Washington: Elon Musk outlined plans Wednesday for his new role as “efficiency” czar — signaling an assault on federal spending and staffing that would be backed by President-elect Donald Trump’s executive powers and a conservative Supreme Court. In the Wall Street Journal, the world’s richest man said he was taking aim at hundreds of billions…
Cairo: Hamas’ acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in an interview with Al-Aqsa TV released on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the war in the Palestinian enclave ended. “Without an end to the war, there can be no prisoner swap,” Hayya said in a televised interview with the…
New Delhi: India on Wednesday strongly trashed as “smear campaign” a Canadian media report that claimed that the Indian prime minister was aware of the alleged plot to kill Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Referring to the report quoting an unnamed official, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said such “ludicrous statements” should be dismissed…
Prior to its relaunch as an electric-only brand, luxury car manufacturer Jaguar announced its ‘new era ‘ by unveiling its new logo and branding. The new logo of the Tata Motors-owned British vehicle maker on Tuesday revealed a new bespoke logo, written as JaGUar, alongside a new prancing “leaper” cat design and marketing slogans like…
Even as Google, the internet giant, stored the world’s information, it kept a lid on its internal communications – telling employees to destroy messages and not use certain words – to avoid antitrust suits, claimed a report. The company has been deploying such strategies since 2008, when it faced antitrust scrutiny over an advertising deal…
Ukraine’s recent strike inside Russia using US-made missiles has raised fears of Russian retaliation through “hybrid warfare.” This strategy combines cyberattacks, sabotage, disinformation, and even physical violence to destabilise opponents, according to a report by The Guardian. Hybrid warfare aims to cause disruption, interfere with military supplies, and put pressure on Ukraine’s allies by blurring…
Friends, family and former bandmates of One Direction star Liam Payne came together on Wednesday to pay the final tribute to the British singer at his funeral in Buckinghamshire, England. Mr Payne died at age 31 last month after falling from a hotel room in Argentina’s Buenos Aires. Among the mourners at the private service…
Georgetown: India and Guyana on Wednesday firmed up 10 agreements to shore up cooperation in a range of key sectors such as hydrocarbons, digital payment systems, pharmaceutical and defence following talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Guyanese President Mohamed Irfaan Ali. In his media statement, PM Modi said Guyana will play an important role…
London: London has topped a definitive ranking of the World’s Best Cities 2025 released on Wednesday for the tenth year in a row, followed closely by New York and Paris, even as Indian cities failed to make the cut based on the criteria of perception and performance. The annual rankings produced by Resonance Consultancy in…
London: UK claimants on Wednesday announced legal action against US pharmaceutical and cosmetics giant Johnson & Johnson, alleging that women diagnosed with cancers were exposed to asbestos in the company’s talcum powder. J&J risks UK court action for the first time over the allegations, having faced a series of similar lawsuits in North America. KP…
