Russian President Vladimir Putin said Moscow and Beijing stand firmly against what he called “discriminatory” sanctions in global trade, accusing the West of undermining global development with restrictive measures. In a written interview with China’s state-run Xinhua news agency published on Saturday, Putin said the two countries would push to cut barriers in their booming…
Top IT service firms in the country are diversifying beyond the core US market, opening new centres and making acquisitions in Australia, the Middle East, the Nordics and India.With technology spending on the rise in these geographies, software service providers are setting up nearshore centres to meet local demand and cushion themselves from US market…
The government has approved Rs 6,982 crore as additional capital expenditure (capex) support for BSNL in 2025, Parliament was informed on Thursday.The allocation is in addition to previous support of Rs 3.22 lakh crore provided to the state-run telecom firm through various tranches, including a Rs 69,000 crore revival package in 2019, Rs 1.64 lakh…
BENGALURU: Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Friday said steps are being taken by the state government to frame a comprehensive “Karnataka-specific” education policy which will lead to holistic development of the youth.A commission constituted for this purpose has recommended a two-language policy in school education and that Kannada or the mother tongue be the medium of…
In a move that could help streamline public service hiring and reduce missed opportunities for eligible candidates, the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) has launched a new email alert system for institutions. Educational and professional bodies across India can now subscribe to receive timely notifications about relevant UPSC recruitment advertisements directly in their inbox.Announced on…
Taiwanese manufacturer Wistron, which sold its Karnataka iPhone facility to Tata Electronics in 2023, is now planning an electronics production unit in Telangana with a proposed investment of Rs 1,000 crore, according to informed Economic Times sources.The company is currently looking for suitable land in Hyderabad to establish a facility dedicated to manufacturing servers, routers…
In a major strategic move, Elon Musk’s aerospace firm SpaceX has invested $2 billion in his artificial intelligence startup, xAI. The merger of xAI with social media platform X earlier this year valued the combined company at $113 billion, according to reports. From the orbital ambitions of Starlink and SpaceX to the on-the-ground deployment of…
As the United States marks its 249th Independence Day, national pride appears to be wavering, especially among Democrats during the Trump era. While some Americans are reconsidering how—or whether—to celebrate the Fourth of July, others are continuing their traditions with patriotic vigour. In several communities across southern California, Independence Day festivities have been scaled back…
In the early hours of June 28, after a day of severe weather warnings and storm activity across Central Florida, SpaceX successfully launched a Falcon 9 rocket carrying 27 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station. The launch, which occurred at 12:26 a.m. from Launch Complex 40, followed hours of anticipation as meteorologists issued…
China, Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday agreed to expand the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor to Afghanistan as top leaders from the three nations agreed to deepen trilateral cooperation. The China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC)-related announcement was made after Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, and Acting Foreign Minister of Afghanistan Amir…