On Tuesday, 18 November, Cloudflare experienced a major service disruption that affected several popular websites, including X, Spotify, PayPal, Canva, and Perplexity. The company attributed the outage to an “internal service degradation,” describing it as a “global network outage” that caused widespread API and dashboard failures. Cloudflare CTO Dane Knecht explained that a latent bug…
When space is limited, setting up a consistent home workout area requires careful equipment selection, and one often-overlooked piece is a bench. Despite common assumptions, benches don’t need a large room. A quality bench can transform your routine by supporting presses, rows, step-ups, curls, and core exercises. It helps maintain proper alignment, reduces strain, and…
India’s monthly unemployment rate held steady in October as labour markets showed momentum to match the increased workforce during the month, the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) monthly bulletin released on Monday showed.Data by the National Statistics Office (NSO) pegged the unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above in the current weekly…
Reliance Industries Ltd’s Human Resources chief, Ira Bindra, has been recognized as one of the world’s top Chief Human Resources Officers (CHROs) in the 2025 Leaders40 Top CHRO Award by N2Growth, marking Reliance as the sole Indian company on the list. This year features other prominent CHROs like Lisa Buckingham (Vialto Partners) and Matthew Breitfelder…
The Indian rupee weakened by 5 paise to settle at ₹88.75 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid persistent foreign fund outflows and a firm American currency in global markets. The decline reflects cautious investor sentiment ahead of key macroeconomic data releases and global monetary policy cues. At the interbank foreign exchange…
India’s wholesale inflation, measured by the Wholesale Price Index (WPI), declined to (-)1.21% in October 2025, marking its lowest level in over two years. The drop was attributed to a combination of factors, including reduced Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates, a favourable base effect, and deflation in key commodity groups. The Ministry of Commerce…
The Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) will commence a nationwide migration survey in July 2026, aiming to assess the rates and reasons for various types of migration, including out-migration and short-term migration. Villages in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands will be excluded from the survey due to accessibility issues, according to a concept…
Bajaj General Insurance Limited (formerly known as Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Limited), one of India’s leading private general insurers, has successfully uncovered an INR 25 crore motor accident insurance fraud based on a fabricated third-party compensation claim. The fraud was orchestrated through a false FIR and misleading documentation submitted to the Motor Accident Claims…
Neville Tata, son of Tata Trusts Chairman Noel Tata, was on Tuesday appointed as a trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust. The trust is the single-largest shareholder in Tata Sons, holding a 27.98 percent stake in the conglomerate’s holding company. The move follows the resolution of a long-standing tussle between two factions—one led by…
Apple has introduced a new accessory called the iPhone Pocket, designed to carry iPhones along with other small items. The tech giant collaborated with fashion house ISSEY MIYAKE on the concept, which draws inspiration from “a piece of cloth” and features a 3D-knitted design that can fit any iPhone. The development was carried out in…
