A routine cab ride in Hyderabad has turned into a viral story after a passenger discovered her driver had walked away from a job at Amazon to work full-time as an Uber driver.The woman shared her experience online, describing how the conversation during the ride revealed a major career shift. The driver, she learned, had…
Emerging regulatory frameworks such as the European Union’s carbon tax regime and India’s proposed Carbon Credit Trading Scheme (CCTS) are transforming environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices from a voluntary reporting exercise into a key compliance and business priority for companies, industry experts said.They cautioned that companies lacking credible carbon data systems and traceable reporting…
One issue that is likely to come up again is the annual increment rate for central government employees. 8th Pay Commission news: The 8th Pay Commission is set to travel to Chennai on September 7 and 8, following its two-day stakeholders’ consultation meeting in Jaipur. During the Chennai visit, representatives of employee and pensioner organisations,…
The shooting of former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly’s biopic has landed a Counry club in financial trouble. Leicestershire have been handed a 27-point penalty and fined £5,000 (almost Rs 6.43 lakh) after being found guilty of breaching pitch regulations during their County Championship match against Glamorgan in August. The decision has left the club in…
Industrial profits rose 21.1% in May from a year earlier, easing from a 24.7% increase in April, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Saturday. China’s industrial profit growth slowed for the first time in six months in May, signalling that stronger exports and higher factory-gate prices were not enough…
File photo: CJI Suryakant (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: With trials in Delhi riots and many UAPA cases against accused including Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam dragging, Chief Justice Surya Kant said expeditious completion of trial in these cases is desirable as final adjudication of evidence would address the grievances of non-grant of bail despite…
A building facade from the Motel Inn in 2022. The birthplace of modern road-trip culture is back on the market, giving buyers the chance to restore a landmark of hospitality history or redevelop it into housing for older residents.Located along Highway 101 in San Luis Obispo on California’s Central Coast, the historic 4.2-acre site where…
UK police said Friday officers were trying to contact Oscar-winning actor Helen Mirren and “reviewing” video footage which shows her “being subjected to antisemitic verbal abuse”.Footage of the incident, which London’s Metropolitan Police said it believed occurred last year in the British capital, has been circulating online.It shows Mirren and her husband being approached by…
AP photo European Union energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned that amid the ongoing Iran war, oil and gas prices in Europe are unlikely to return to normal levels anytime soon, even if peace were declared tomorrow.Skyrocketing energy costs have pushed gas prices up by about 70% and oil prices by 60% in Europe since the…
JoSAA is set to announce its Mock Seat Allotment Round 1 today at 2 pm, offering candidates an early preview of potential college and course outcomes based on their JEE ranks and filled preferences. The provisional result, available on josaa.nic.in, will guide students in refining their choices before final counselling deadlines. The Joint Seat Allocation…
