AI image (Picture credit: OpenAI via ChatGPT) For thousands of Indian professionals and the companies that seek to hire them, the upcoming H-1B season for fiscal year (FY) 2027 may prove to be the most uncertain in the programme’s history, where higher wages improve selection odds, a $100,000 entry fee deters overseas hiring, and US…
Marks & Spencer has been crowned the country’s favourite supermarket Marks & Spencer has been crowned the country’s favourite supermarket for the fifth year in a row, despite being “quite expensive” for the average shopper, according to a survey. Which survey by the consumer watchdog organisation? The survey revealed that Marks & Spencer’s in-store customer…
The Prime Minister has condemned Sir Jim Ratcliffe’s “offensive and wrong” comments about immigration. The Manchester United co-owner, who is one of Britain’s richest men but a resident of tax-exempt Monaco, told Sky News that Britain was “colonised” by immigrants who were exploiting state resources. “You cannot create an economy in which 90 lakh people…
Responding to the discussion on the budget in the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman underlined the government’s strategy to maintain high capital expenditure along with fiscal consolidation, saying the total expenditure in the Union Budget for the financial year 2026-27 has been pegged at Rs 53.47 lakh crore. The revised estimate for the current…
Jeffrey Epstein had power and influence because he had money. This attracted both wealth and individuals seeking it. His fortune enabled the crimes he committed. Its role cannot be underestimated. The frenzy following his death has left questions about how he came to have the money. Epstein files: see the latest revelations Epstein’s empire once…
BP has reported a 16% drop in annual profits after the collapse of wholesale oil prices through the end of 2025. The company, which is awaiting the arrival of a new chief executive in April amid a renewed campaign for oil and gas earnings, reported a net profit of $7.5bn (£5.5bn). BP said it had…
Social media testing is underway in Los Angeles. What happens next could change the way they work. Inside L.A.’s Supreme Court, a historic trial is underway. Accusations are mounting that social media companies, like tobacco and cigarettes in the 1980s, are addictive by design. He will face about 22 “bellwether” trials, i.e., test cases, with…
