Standard Chartered’s plan to cut nearly 7,800 jobs globally by 2030 has triggered a fierce backlash online after CEO Bill Winters described some roles as “lower-value human capital” while outlining the bank’s AI-driven overhaul.The London-headquartered lender, which has major back-office operations in India, said it would eliminate around 15 per cent of corporate-function roles over…
US President Donald Trump has delayed a planned resumption of military strikes on Iran after pressure from Gulf allies and ongoing diplomatic efforts. This comes despite him saying that US forces were “all set to start” operations.Speaking at the White House on Tuesday, Trump said he had decided to give Tehran a “limited period of…
Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan Sai Shraddha Suresh Viswanathan, an Indian-origin student leader and current president of the National Union of Students Scotland, has claimed she was asked to withdraw as a Scottish Green Party candidate because of her student visa status.Viswanathan had applied to contest the Holyrood election for the North East of Scotland region…
Archaeologists studying ancient Roman graves in England have uncovered a discovery that is changing what experts know about wealth and burial traditions in Roman Britain. During an examination of infant burials in Roman York, researchers identified traces of Tyrian purple, one of the rarest and most expensive dyes of the ancient world. As reported in…
An Indian-origin finance expert has been appointed as the new Chief Strategy and Investment Officer at Metropolitan Police.Hardev Virdee previously served as Group Chief Financial Officer at Barts Health NHS Trust and has spent more than a decade working in senior finance roles across the National Health Service, including positions at Central and North West…
For most people, water is harmless, even comforting. It cools the body on hot days, washes away dirt, and makes up nearly 60 percent of the human body itself. But for a tiny number of people around the world, contact with water can trigger painful, itchy hives within minutes. The condition, known as Aquagenic urticaria,…
Nov. 26, 2006 file photo of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Centre) (Photo credit: AP) The United States and Israel reportedly explored a regime-change plan in Iran after Israeli strikes allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials in the early days of the war, according to a report by The New York Times. Days after…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday gifted Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni packets of ‘Melody’ chocolates during his visit to Rome.The act prompted the Italian leader to post a light-hearted video thanking him for the gift. Sharing the video on X, Meloni wrote, “Thank you for the gift.”In the viral video, the Italian Prime Minister…
Marcus Aurelius (Image: Wikipedia) People often expect powerful quotes to sound dramatic. They imagine big words, complicated ideas and messages that immediately announce themselves as life lessons. Yet some of the most memorable quotes do something much quieter. They begin as simple observations and then slowly settle into the mind hours later. This quote by…
Human history feels straightforward when seen in textbooks. A neat timeline with a clear rise from simple tools to complex cities. But archaeology keeps disturbing that picture slowly and quietly. Then suddenly. A buried temple appears that is older than farming itself. A lost city rises out of the jungle. A tomb untouched for thousands…