Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a roundtable meeting with the CEOs of top global companies before his keynote address at the plenary session of the World Economic Forum (WEF) here on Tuesday morning. India also got a thumbs up from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday, which reaffirmed that India’s economy is […]
The highest level in January since 2010 and further increase is expected today Electricity spot market prices sky-rocketed yesterday, from around $100 per megawatt hour to over $12,000. The average price was $905 over the day, representing the highest level for January since 2010, when average prices reached $1,153 over the day. A further increase […]
The cases of sexual harassment and assault are rife in the UN offices around the world, with offenders enjoying impunity in a culture of flawed grievance system, a media report said on Friday. Of the employees interviewed, 15 said they had experienced or reported sexual harassment or assault within the past five years, and alleged […]
US President Donald Trump has appeared to undercut his party’s attempts to reach a budget deal with Democrats, on the eve of a possible government shutdown. In a tweet, the Republican president criticised a sweetener added to the spending bill by congressional leaders to win Democratic lawmakers’ votes, BBC reported on Thursday. The White House […]
Apple and Google have been forced to reroute their shuttles ferrying employee after the vehicles were attacked with either pellet guns or rocks several times on the way to office. According to a report in Slate Magazine on Friday, six buses operated by these tech companies to shuttle employees to their offices have been attacked […]
To provide safe and plentiful energy for future robotic and human missions for Mars and beyond, NASA is conducting experiments on Kilopower — a small nuclear reactor that can generate a reliable power supply. This pioneering space fission power system could provide up to 10 kilowatts of electrical power — enough to run two average […]
Minimum temperatures throughout the Kashmir Valley and Ladakh region dropped several notches below the freezing point on Friday. The Met said the cold wave will continue till Sunday. At minus 20, Kargil was the coldest town in Jammu and Kashmir followed by Leh at minus 13.8. The 40-day long harsh winter of ‘Chillai Kalan’ would […]
North Korea has accused the US of plotting to provoke another Korean War by convening a foreign ministers’ meeting in Vancouver, Canada. “The US, in collusion with Canada, created the scene of war simulation by summoning the foreign ministers’ meeting of the countries participated in the Korean War,” Xinhua quoted an official from the North […]
WhatsApp has finally rolled out a new feature for iOS users where they can play YouTube videos right within the instant messaging app. Beginning Thursday, when your friend sends a YouTube link to you on WhatsApp, you are no longer required to move out of the messaging app to watch it. The YouTube clip will […]
Apple has announced to contribute $350 billion to the US economy over the next five years that includes an estimated $55 billion investment this year. The investments will concentrate in three areas where Apple has had the greatest impact on job creation: direct employment by Apple, spending and investment with Apple’s domestic suppliers and manufacturers, […]