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Indian techie in US works part-time as mehndi artist, earns <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh from 10-hour bridal gig

New Delhi: India is targeting $1 trillion in goods and services exports this year, with the government calling upon the automobile industry to deepen localisation, expand capacity and aggressively pursue global markets as the country seeks to build a more resi

Observed on September 5 every year, Teacher s Day is celebrated to honour the contributions of teachers and marks the birth anniversary of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan. This day recognises the hard work, dedication, and guidance of teachers in shaping students

A visiting delegation of journalists from Jharkhand visited the historic Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station (TERLS) on Thursday, gaining insights into India s remarkable journey in space research and technology. The delegation was also subsequently tak

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever is in India for a three-day official visit from September 2 to 4 at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The visit marks De Wever s first trip to India as Prime Minister and the first visit by a Belgian PM to Ind

The office isn't dying, it's being redefined. As AI compresses the time required to produce work, the value of physical space has shifted from enabling output to enabling outcomes

Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Shirish Chandra Murmu has spelt out five areas of focus for non banking finance companies (NBFCs) and housing finance companies (HFCs) to ensure sustainable growth for the sector.NBFCs must focus on governance, liquidity m

Slice Small Finance Bank has raised about $100 million (Rs 950 crore) from global and domestic investors at a valuation of $450-470 million (Rs 4,275-4,465 crore), marking its first institutional fundraise as a bank and a steep cut from its previous valuation

The state school education department has directed schools across Maharashtra to ensure that students school bags weigh no more than 10% of their body weight. The directive, issued by the school education commissioner on September 1, applies to all schools gov

The India findings of the Microsoft Work Trend Index (WTI) 2026 paints a rosy picture about AI adoption in the country. However, it puts the onus on leaders to scale up the adoption for it to bear fruit at a larger scale

Tata Motors has introduced the Curvv Series X with a six-variant lineup, bringing more technology, comfort and features across the range.The lineup includes the Pure X, Pure X+ and Creative X+ among its key variants. The Pure X gets a 10.25-inch HARMAN infotai

New York, India's 7.8 per cent GDP growth in the first quarter of 2026-27 fiscal year continues the country's trajectory as the fastest-growing large economy in the world, Indian Ambassador to the US, Vinay Kwatra, said as he rang the opening bell here at Nasd

India's 7.8 percent GDP growth solidifies its status as the world's fastest-growing large economy. Ambassador Vinay Kwatra highlighted this economic and technological transformation at Nasdaq

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged urban bodies to address water challenges from population growth. He advocated for increased adoption of water-saving technologies and global best practices

Indian markets experienced a sharp decline on Wednesday due to global factors. Technical analysis suggests further downside potential for the Nifty index

Conventional technology professionals have domain experts in user industries emerging as new rivals for plum jobs at locally listed outsourcing companies and global capability centres (GCCs), pointing to increasing head-hunter preference for embedded experienc

In a disturbing incident from Maharashtra, two brother allegedly thrashed their elderly parents over a Pune land sale dispute. The two brothers allegedly beat up their elderly parents on the evening of August 30 after being angry over the sale of land owned by

Ride-hailing major Uber is laying off 200-250 employees in India as part of a global restructuring that will see around 3,300 jobs eliminated, people familiar with the matter told ET. This is the second such exercise at Uber India in the past six months

AI-ready is quickly becoming a familiar phrase in higher education. Universities are launching new courses, setting up AI classrooms and labs, training faculty, and announcing new tech initiatives

Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix shares plunged as much as 14% as South Korea s Kospi extended its sharp selloff for a second day. The decline was triggered by renewed concerns over AI chip demand, excess capacity fears, and weak U.S

Wendell Berry, poet, farmer, environmental visionary, passed away on August 31, at the age of 92. He was a quiet, steady, sagely presence for people across the world

Think about the expansion of a construction budget of nearly 1,000 percent, not for some stadium or high-rise building but for the creation of a set of fish ladders. This is the scenario that occurred with Bonneville Dam, on the Columbia River near the Oregon

Most plastic bottles are used briefly before becoming waste. But in Hawaii, the equivalent of nearly 195,000 plastic bottles was given a very different destination beneath the tyres of thousands of vehicles

Cooling a building without using electricity may seem far fetched, but over several years, a research team at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) has shown that a coat of paint can provide a surprising amount of cooling. Radiative cooling has been used

A bond-market selloff of a scale not seen in decades is creating a fresh headache for Indian investors. Yields across major economies have climbed to multi-year highs as traders grapple with three increasingly uncomfortable forces: oil-driven inflation, tighte

India's engineering sector has emerged as one of the country's strongest export drivers. Government initiatives such as Make in India, increased infrastructure investments, and a growing emphasis on domestic manufacturing have significantly strengthened India'

As many as 7.2 million direct electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing jobs can be created by 2040 if India builds domestic battery-cell manufacturing capacity, according to a new study by the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and IIM-Bangalore

Piyush Goyal says India could attract more than $200 billion in investment into its data centre industry as the country seeks to emerge as a global data centre hub. The Commerce and Industry Minister highlighted data centres, AI, semiconductors and manufacturi

A new UN report has acknowledged what has been clearly evident for some years - that there is no way for the world now to contain the global rise in temperatures to within 1.5 degree Celsius from pre-industrial times. The report by UN Environment Programme (UN

Chinese and Hong Kong stocks fell as rising oil prices, higher bond yields and geopolitical tensions intensified inflation and interest-rate concerns. Major indexes declined, while gold, technology, auto and property stocks weakened

HDFC Bank CEO Sashidhar Jagdishan will depart after his term ends next month. New chairman Rajiv Kumar sought aggressive changes and executive replacements

With India's robust economic expansion comes a pressing need to manage foreign exchange effectively. Zoho's Sridhar Vembu emphasizes that as growth accelerates, so does the reliance on imported energy and technology

The US pressed G20 members on Tuesday to take a hands-off approach to AI regulation and avoid creating rules for the technology at a gathering of industry titans and commerce ministers in North Carolina. The US goals largely align with the thinking of the worl

Bengaluru-based spacetech startup Astrobase is in talks to raise $40-50 million in a funding round led by Peak XV Partners, valuing the company at around $250-300 million, people aware of the matter told ET.The spacetech startup is developing two-stage reusabl

BEML has secured a significant Rs 180.60 crore order from Integral Coach Factory. This order is for the manufacturing and supply of Vande Bharat sleeper trainsets

A few years ago, the question on every campus and in every boardroom was: Will AI take our jobs? It is the wrong question

A remotely controlled car, a journalist in the passenger seat and one wrong turn a demonstration of a Pakistani student s experimental driverless vehicle ended with the car crashing into a parked police van in Islamabad. A Pakistani journalist Muhammad Aalijah

As rising temperatures, extreme weather, and soaring energy bills continue to challenge households across the United States, scientists are searching for smarter ways to keep buildings comfortable without increasing energy consumption. One of the most promisin

The police arrested three people after a group led by Amit Thackeray, son of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray, allegedly removed Prime Minister Narendra Modi s portrait from a Pune polytechnic college s office on Monday. He allegedly questi

Ashok Soota is selling a significant stake in Happiest Minds Technologies for Rs 1,330 crore. These funds will support his medical research and healthcare ventures

OpenAI founder Sam Altman has reportedly proposed granting the US government a 5% equity stake in the company as part of a broader arrangement under which Washington would hold a similar stake in each of the country's leading AI developers. Altman and other Op

Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) highlights a key paradox of the modern age. While it enables rapid progress in climate action and supply chain transparency, it is also highly energy intensive

Khadim Batti, cofounder and chief executive officer of enterprise software startup Whatfix, passed away on Tuesday following a cardiac arrest. He was about 49 years old.Vara Kumar, Batti's cofounder and a close friend, told Whatfix employees in an email that B

Rising tuition costs, visa and immigration restrictions, and concerns over safety and geopolitical uncertainty are prompting Indian Gen Z students to reassess plans to study abroad, with nearly half of those who had considered an overseas education saying thei

US vice president JD Vance on Monday issued a warning to Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed after the latter invoked Vance s wife, second lady Usha Vance, while also taking a swipe at the Republican over remarks about his late grandfather. "Keep

For thousands of Indian families living in the US on H-1B visas, the right of a spouse to work has quietly become part of everyday life. Now, that arrangement may be at risk

John Ternus takes over as Apple s new CEO Tuesday, succeeding Tim Cook after his 15-year tenure at the helm, during which he oversaw the Cupertino-based technology giant s rise to become the world s most valuable and influential technology company. Cook announ

Japan s Nikkei slipped 0.2% on Tuesday as investors rotated out of heavyweight technology and AI-linked stocks amid rising government bond yields and elevated oil prices. The broader Topix gained 0.5%, with auto and utility stocks supporting the market, highli

Shares of Symbiotec Pharmalab made a lukewarm debut, listing largely flat on the bourses. The stock opened at its IPO price of Rs 988 apiece on the NSE

Commuters faced traffic disruption in Mohali on Monday as farmers began setting up barricades and tents a day before their planned protest on September 1. The activity caused congestion, forcing commuters through the area to take alternate routes