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BENGALURU: From young professionals to experienced developers, techies are increasingly taking up freelance assignments to supplement incomes and build alternative career paths as the industry grapples with slowing hiring, rapid advances in AI, and growing uncertainty around traditional tech roles. For some, these gigs are side hustles alongside full-time jobs-reflecting a rise in moonlighting-while others…
NEW DELHI: Integrated shipping and logistics company Maersk has decided to levy a temporary emergency bunker surcharge on new cargo bookings to ensure the cross-border movement of essential items amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia. However, the surcharge is subject to regulatory approvals and will apply globally, including India, without exception from March 25,…
NEW DELHI: India’s oil purchases from Russia have increased by nearly 45% in March, rising from around 1 million barrels a day (mbd) in Feb to 1.5 mbd in the first 11 days of the month.With transit through the Strait of Hormuz disrupted since the beginning of the conflict 12 days ago, supplies from oil-rich…
MUMBAI: Reliance Industries (RIL) will bankroll the first new oil refinery project in the US in 50 years, marking one of its biggest overseas bets and a return to the American energy market after four years.America First Refining (AFR), the startup developing the refinery at the Brownsville port in Texas, said it received a “nine-figure…
Crypto Twitter Explodes After Influencer Claims Dubai Demanded Permit to Post A viral tweet by crypto trader ElonTrades, founder of Signal Labs, has sparked fresh debate about the rapidly evolving rules governing social media content in the United Arab Emirates. The trader, who describes himself on X (formerly Twitter) as “Crypto since 2017” and known…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has directed messaging platform Telegram to disable access to several channels accused of distributing pirated films and web series, asking the intermediary to comply within three hours of the notice being received.In a notification issued on Wednesday, the ministry of information & broadcasting invoked provisions of Information Technology Act, 2000, and…
The government’s move to relax foreign direct investment rules for China and other nations sharing land borders with India has drawn support from experts, who say the step attempts to strike a balance between attracting capital and protecting strategic interests. They also noted that the proposal for a 60-day fast-track approval window for investments in…
Concerns over cooking gas availability amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia are prompting households to turn to electric kitchen appliances, triggering a sharp rise in demand for induction cooktops and electric kettles, industry executives said.Tata Group’s Croma has seen a strong spike in consumer interest in induction cooktops over the past few days, while…
India’s purchases of Russian crude have surged about 50% in March as refiners move to secure alternative supplies amid disruptions to shipments from the Middle East due to the widening military conflict. Ship-tracking data showed imports rising to around 1.5 million barrels per day this month from 1.04 million bpd in February. India–the world’s third-largest…
A coordinated global effort to stabilise volatile energy markets gathered pace on Wednesday after the International Energy Agency (IEA) agreed to release the largest volume of emergency oil reserves in its history amid escalating tensions in the Middle East.According to an AP report, the Paris-based agency will make 400 million barrels available from members’ strategic…
