Month: July 2024

MTNL deposits bond interest payout after government guarantee invocation

July 17, 2024 admin

A view of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) exchange building. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR India’s Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has made the requisite payment due to be paid to its bondholders later this week, the state-run telecom operator informed the exchanges on July 17. MTNL had to deposit the interest for the…

Business

Snakes on a plate: pythons touted as protein alternative

July 17, 2024 admin

In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by. They are being raised for their robust, diamond-patterned skins, which are sold to high-end European fashion houses for belts, bags and handbags, but some scientists and industry…

Science

Gautam Gambhir Highlights ‘Most Important Factor’ In His Team During Selection Meeting. It Is…

July 17, 2024 admin

File image of Gautam Gambhir© BCCI Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir held an hour long virtual introductory meeting to lay down the vision Gambhir has for Team India, according to a report. The squad for the upcoming series against Sri Lanka was the…

Sports

Elon Musk Moving X And SpaceX Out Of California. Here’s What Triggered Him

July 17, 2024 admin

SpaceX will now move its HQ from Hawthorne, California, to Starbase, Texas, Elon Musk said. San Francisco: Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk today said he will move the headquarters of its aerospace company as well as social media platform X from the US state of California. Musk’s decision came after California Governor Gavin Newsom…

World

Virat Kohli On Holiday, Rohit Sharma Could Take ‘Selfless Decision’ For SL ODIs: Report

July 17, 2024 admin

File photo of Rohit Sharma© X (Twitter) As the Indian cricket team begins a new era under Gautam Gambhir, there have been talks over the unavailability of Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Jasprit Bumrah. It was reported that Gambhir wants the trio to be available for the series as there aren’t many ODI…

Sports

Karnataka Jobs Reservation, Group C Group D Jobs For Kannadigas, Siddaramaiah, Labour Minister Santosh Lad Clarifies

July 17, 2024 admin

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (File). Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has deleted a social media post announcing 100 per cent reservation for Kannadigas in all Group C and Group D jobs in private companies in the state. Reservation of jobs in private firms will be capped at 70 per cent for non-management roles and 50…

Nation

Google To Empower 10,000 Indian Startups In AI, Unveils New Tools

July 17, 2024 admin

Google said it is working with India’s MeitY ‘Startup Hub’ to train 10,000 startups in AI. Bengaluru: Google said today that it is working with MeitY ‘Startup Hub’ to train 10,000 startups in artificial intelligence (AI), as the tech giant expanded access to its AI models and introduced new language tools for the developers in…

Nation

Women are too short, weak to protect someone like Donald Trump: U.S. right

July 17, 2024 admin

U.S. former President and 2024 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump looks on at the conclusion of the second day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on July 16, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP As questions swirl over how a would-be assassin managed to get anywhere near Donald Trump,…

World

Climate change risk hits oil market

July 17, 2024 admin

An offshore oil rig platform is photographed in Huntington Beach, California, U.S. July 4, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters From forest fires to hurricanes and other natural disasters: climate change risk is increasingly influencing oil prices, just as the world is struggling to shift away from high-polluting fossil fuels. Hurricane Beryl became the latest weather…

Science

Naval ship, P-8I patrol aircraft join rescue efforts for capsized tanker with 13 Indians off Oman coast

July 17, 2024 admin

Guided missile stealth frigate INS Teg, Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement An Indian naval frigate was diverted and a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft pressed in for search and rescue (SAR) efforts after Compros-flagged Oil Tanker MV Prestige Falcon, capsized about 25 NM South East of Ras Madrakah. Oman on…

World