[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After delivering back-to-back innovations in fuel grades, Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) has now set sight on the Grand Prix and will in next three months start producing fuel used in adrenaline-pumping Formula One or F1, motor racing. The firm’s refinery at Paradip in Odisha will in three months produce the petrol used…
[ad_1] DHARAMSHALA: India’s head coach Rahul Dravid has urged that the BCCI‘s new Test incentive scheme should not be viewed as a mere sop to attract the best players and safeguard the format’s future. Instead, the staggering hike in rewards for Test regulars should be seen as an acknowledgment of the immense rigours and challenges…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: Since his tumultuous takeover of Twitter, Elon Musk has made an unabashed turn to the right politically, defying the orthodoxy that Silicon Valley is a citadel of well-heeled liberals beholden to Democrats.Long considered non-identifiable ideologically, Musk’s politics are now hardline right wing as he uses his platform (now called X) to stoke the…
[ad_1] WASHINGTON: The popularity of remote work in the United States has emptied office buildings, a cause for worry as their value falls and owners risk losses on property loans — in turn putting pressure on smaller banks.“There will be bank failures, but this is not the big banks,” said US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome…
[ad_1] OPED By Air Marshal Anil Chopra (Retired) As the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) pushes ahead with massive expansion, the construction of the much more advanced 4th Chinese aircraft carrier has reportedly started. This will give a big maritime power boost as it adds to the expanding fleet of destroyers, frigates, conventional and nuclear…
[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Ravichandran Ashwin and Jonny Bairstow had contrasting performances in their 100th Test match at the picturesque HPCA Stadium. Ashwin, the veteran off-spinner, made the milestone match unforgettable by bamboozling the England batters with his variations. Although he couldn’t contribute much with the bat, Ashwin made up for it with a remarkable performance…
[ad_1] The unrest has seen 362,000 Haitians internally displaced. Port-Au-Prince: Residents of Haiti’s capital scrambled for safety on Saturday following the latest spasm of gang violence, with a UN group warning of a “city under siege” after armed attackers targeted the presidential palace and police headquarters. Criminal groups, which already control much of Port-au-Prince as…
[ad_1] Recently, scientists revealed that a drilling incident, which took place last year at an exploration well in the Mangistau region of southwestern Kazakhstan, led to one of the worst methane leaks in history. It was possibly the second biggest man-made methane leak ever. Methane is a potent greenhouse gas — it traps heat in…
[ad_1] The United States is weighing sanctions on several Chinese tech companies, including chipmaker ChangXin Memory Technologies, in a bid to further restrain China’s development of advanced semiconductors, Bloomberg News said on Friday. Citing people familiar with the matter, it said the commerce department’s bureau of industry and security was considering adding ChangXin to the…
[ad_1] China became increasingly dependent on technology during the pandemic China has been renowned for its cutting-edge technology and innovative advancements. This time, it’s a room service robot in a hotel in China which is making waves on the internet. Ken Abroad, a travel vlogger, shared an online video showing a robot delivering food to his hotel…
