Passengers fume as Bengaluru airport’s new rules compel them to trek 800 metres for cabs BENGALURU: What feels worse after a long flight — sitting inside the aircraft or walking for nearly 800 metres with luggage to board a private pre-booked cab? For hundreds of passengers arriving at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) over the past…
AI image (Representative) US saw a significant cutdown in jobs in November, marking a record unemployment high since 2021. It gained 64,000 jobs in November, over October’s loss of 105,000 positions, primarily due to federal workforce reductions under the Trump administration. The unemployment level increased to 4.6%, reaching its peak since 2021.The Labour Department’s delayed…
Representative image made with AI Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are recruiting technology professionals at a rate four times faster than IT services companies, representing the most significant employment transformation in India’s IT sector in ten years.GCCs are increasing their workforce by 18-27% annually, whilst IT services grow at 4-6%, as per TeamLease Digital’s statistics, cited…
Elon Musk became first person ever to have a fortune exceeding $600 billion, with the sharp rise in the value of his companies, particularly SpaceX, driving his net worth to unprecedented levels. The latest jump follows a offer launched by SpaceX earlier this month that values the private rocket company at $800 billion, up from…
Sajid Akram, 50, and his 24-year-old son Naveed Akram, accused of killing 15 people in Sydney’s famed Bondi Beach, visited the Philippines last month, Philippine immigration authorities said.Sajid Akram, one of the suspects in the recent mass shooting at Bondi Beach in Australia, is a native of Hyderabad, the Telangana Police told PTI on Tuesday.According…
Ravi Bishnoi (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi described his return to Rajasthan Royals as “like playing at home” after the inaugural champions secured him for Rs 7.2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The bidding for the 25-year-old turned intense before the Royals finally had the last word…
MUMBAI: The Reserve Bank of India has approved HDFC Bank to acquire and hold an aggregate stake of up to 9.5% in IndusInd Bank, within the regulatory framework governing significant shareholding in banks. The approval, dated Dec 15, 2025, has been disclosed by IndusInd Bank in a regulatory filing on Tuesday.According to sources the approval…
Alan Garber extended as Harvard President indefinitely as Corporation and Board of Overseers support leadership. (Getty Images) Harvard University’s governing boards have confirmed that Alan M. Garber ’76 will continue as president indefinitely, extending his leadership well beyond the previously anticipated end of his term. The decision delays a presidential search that had been expected…
Chennai Super Kings snapped Karthik Sharma for Rs 14.20 during the IPL 2026 Mini Auction. (Instagram) NEW DELHI: Lokendra Singh Chahar vividly remembers the day he saw a five-year-old Kartik sitting on his father’s shoulders, holding a plastic bat, at his academy in Agra.Kartik Sharma’s father, Manoj Kumar — a cricket tragic himself — wanted…
Naveed Akram (File photo) Fresh details have emerged in the probe into Australia’s deadliest mass shooting in decades, with Telangana Police confirming that Sajid Akram, one of the accused in the Bondi Beach terror attack, was originally from Hyderabad. The clarification corrects earlier reports that had identified the attacker as being of Pakistani origin.In a…
