Gujarat topped the overall rankings with a score of 56.6. Which Indian states are the most investor friendly? Gujarat, Maharashtra and Tamil Nadu have secured the top three positions in NITI Aayog’s Investment Friendliness Index for states and Union Territories (UTs), according to the report released on Friday.At the other end of the rankings, Lakshadweep…
USCIS says there will be no second round of lottery for H-1B. In a major update, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that there will be no second lottery for FY2027. “US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000…
The weakness in SpaceX shares has raised concerns about the broader momentum behind artificial intelligence-related IPOs. (AP photo) SpaceX, which made its founder Elon Musk the world’s first trillioniare, is all set to lose over $1 trillion in market capitalization from its record high. Shares of SpaceX, he aerospace and artificial intelligence company, fell sharply…
Garry Sobers (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Garfield Sobers, one of the greatest all-rounders in cricket history and a former West Indies captain, passed away on Friday at the age of 89. His death was confirmed by his son, Daniel.Sobers was just 10 days short of his 90th birthday. Widely regarded as one of the…
NEET UG AIR 3 Uplakshya Goyal (Credits: PTI) When the alleged paper leak forced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 to be conducted again, many candidates were left wondering whether months of preparation had gone to waste.For Uplakshya Goyal, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 3 in the re-examination, the uncertainty…
It is well versed how sometimes fans often try to emulate their favourite movie stars. Be it Salman Khan’s iconic bracelet or trying to match how Shah Rukh Khan smells. Now a cake seems to have joined that list. The cake of TN CM and Vijay’s 52nd birthday celebration has become a hit in Chennai,…
Celebrated Irish actor Brenda Fricker, whose memorable performances in ‘My Left Foot’, ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and the BBC medical drama ‘Casualty’ earned her worldwide acclaim, has died at the age of 81. She passed away on Thursday in Dublin. Fricker made history as the first Irish actor to receive an Academy…
For centuries, shellfish poisoning has been a threat to humans, and we have had no way to stop it. The ‘red tide’ algal blooms found on the Pacific coast are deadly contributors, producing one of the most vicious neurotoxins known: saxitoxin (STX). Eat the wrong shellfish, and paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) follows. There is no…
Representative image (AP photo) Apple Inc has once again become the world’s most valuable company, ovrtaking Nvidia after the chipmaker’s shares fell sharply on Friday, according to a Bloomberg report.Nvidia’s stock dropped 3.7%, reducing its market value to about $4.8 trillion. Apple, meanwhile, gained 0.4%, pushing its valuation to around $4.9 trillion and reclaiming the…
The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
