Latest News, Updates & Breaking Headlines
Norway’s $2 trillion Sovereign Wealth Fund has voted for proposals against Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella. The world’s largest Sovereign Wealth Fund voted at Microsoft’s shareholders’ meeting on December 5, where multiple governance and compensation issues were also reviewed. The shareholder meeting was held virtually. At the shareholders meeting, Norway Fund voted against the re-election of…
In a big change to the infant vaccination process, the CDC’s (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) vaccine advisory committee has voted to move away from a “one‑size‑fits‑all” hepatitis B shot at birth, and instead, let parents and clinicians decide on a case‑by‑case basis for babies, whose mothers test negative for hepatitis B. This however,…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday levelled serious allegations against the Election Commission and the BJP, claiming the two were working together to misuse the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls. He alleged that the revision exercise was being deployed to “cancel over 50,000 votes” in assembly constituencies where INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar sparked a political row after telling voters in Malegaon that while they “have votes,” he “has funds” and he will ensure that there was no shortage of it if his party’s candidates were elected.He further warned that if the voters did not back the NCP candidates, and…
ChatGPT maker OpenAI was voted the second most likely “billion-dollar AI startup” to fail in an informal survey at the Cerebral Valley AI Conference. The result offers an unexpected perspective on a company often regarded as a major player in AI. The survey asked founders and investors which AI startup they would be willing to…
NEW DELHI: Bihar’s 2025 election results threw up a story full of surprises. Tejashwi Yadav‘s RJD turned out to be the party with highest vote share in the state, yet it ended up with one of its lowest seat tallies ever. On the other hand, the NDA kept the power with landslide victory, clinching over…
NEW DELHI: Polling for the Tarn Taran Assembly by-election in Punjab on Tuesday saw a voter turnout of 60.95%, slightly lower than 65.81% recorded in the 2022 assembly elections. Polling remained peaceful across 222 booths, with votes scheduled to be counted today.Counting is underway:SAD candidate Sukhwinder Kaur is leading by 1480 votes after two rounds.AAP…
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., makes a statement to reporters following a vote in the Senate to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) After six weeks of political deadlock, the Senate voted…
The US Senate has given a major blow to US President Donald Trump’s order to impose additional 10% tariffs on Canada, revoking his authority to impose steep duties on the country. The resolution was passed late Wednesday (local time) with a 50–46 vote, as reported by The Hill. Four Republicans, Susan Collins and Rand Paul…
MUMBAI: Mehli Mistry, Ratan Tata‘s long-time confidant, executor of his will, and a man widely seen as custodian of the late chairman’s legacy, has been denied reappointment as lifelong trustee of the Tata Trusts. The decision was taken after Noel Tata, chairman of the Trusts, and vice-chairmen Venu Srinivasan and Vijay Singh declined to give…
