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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…
Venezuela’s acting President Delcy Rodriguez, right, and US Interior Secretary Doug Burgum after a meeting at Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, Venezuela (AP) Venezuela’s state-owned mining company has signed a multimillion-dollar agreement to sell up to 1,000 kilograms of gold destined for US markets.The agreement requires state-owned company Minerven to supply between 650 and 1,000…
Piyush Goyal (File photo) New Delhi: India wants to diversify its sources of crude oil and coking coal and would “love” to source high-quality coking coal from the US, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday. He also said that the US can provide certain goods that India needs desperately for its economic…
Goyal said India can produce goods in areas where US manufacturers may not be competitive. India is looking to diversify its sources of crude oil, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal has said. Goyal’s comments assume significance in light of the India-US trade deal joint statement which lowers tariffs on Indian exports to 18%. The Donald Trump…
The safe harbour regime proposed in the Union Budget for component warehousing linked to manufacturing could offer multinational companies a comparable or better post-tax cost structure, along with lower regulatory risk, Finance Ministry sources told PTI.The proposal, which targets supply chain efficiency for electronics manufacturing, is expected to result in an effective tax of about…
India will restrict crude oil purchases from Russia and limit imports only to cases where supplies are irreplaceable, as part of a broader understanding reached with the United States to secure lower trade tariffs, sources quoted by news agency PTI claimed.While no immediate blanket ban is planned, Indian refiners will not place fresh orders for…
NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs on Thursday said it is making preparations to facilitate the return of Indian nationals from Iran who wish to travel back to India, in view of the evolving situation in the country, sources told ANI.Earlier,the Indian Embassy in Iran has issued an advisory urging all Indian citizens currently…
AI image (Picture credit: Google Gemini) India is unlikely to face any major impact from the 25 per cent tariff announced by the US President Donald Trump on countries doing business with Iran, as per government sources cited by news agency ANI, who pointed to India’s limited trade exposure with Tehran.Newly announced US tariffs are…
Vitamin B9 supports cell growth and repair. According to Healthline, “research establishing folic acid as a hair-growth method is minimal. One study published in early 2017, looked at 52 adults with premature graying. The researchers behind the study found deficiencies in folic acid and vitamins B-7 and B-12”. Top natural sources include: Spinach, kale, beetroot,…
Four peddlers, one consumer arrested in Telangana drug bust HYDERABAD: The Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (H-NEW) arrested four people, including three alleged drug peddlers, for their involvement in a drug network.H-NEW officials said the accused — Ummidi Immanuel, an event manager from Kondapur; Sushmitha Devi, a software professional at a prominent firm; and G Sai…
