Standard Chartered will eliminate roughly 7,800 jobs by 2030, around 15 per cent of its corporate functions, as the Asia-focused lender leans on AI to slim down its back office. The bank employs nearly 82,000 people worldwide, and more than 52,000 of them sit in the corporate functions being targeted.CEO Bill Winters, the UK’s longest-serving...
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Jharia coal fires may burn hotter, emit more greenhouse gases than thought
Fires have burnt beneath the Jharia coal fields in Jharkhand for decades now, releasing smoke and gases through cracks in the ground. And according to a new study, parts of this underground fire system may burn hotter and release more greenhouse gases than previously estimated. Researchers from the U.K. and India, including the CSIR-Central Institute...
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Promise or pressure? Why TMC candidate Jahangir Khan withdrew from Falta repoll
Jahangir Khan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan from Falta withdrew his candidature on Tuesday, just days before the repolling for Falta was scheduled.In a press conference, he cited West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s “special package” for Falta as the reason for him backing out.“I am the son of Falta,...
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Jyotika on marriage with Suriya, parenting: ‘It’s not just him supporting me, I chose to do less work’
Jyotika, who is gearing up for the release of her upcoming Amazon Prime Video legal drama System, recently opened up about her marriage to Suriya, making independent choices in a male-dominated industry, and reclaiming space for herself both personally and professionally. Directed by Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari, the film also stars Sonakshi Sinha and Ashutosh Gowariker....
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‘Not reasonable’: Delhi court rejects Umar Khalid’s bail plea to care for ailing mother
NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday rejected student-activist Umar Khalid’s bail plea to care for ailing mother. The court rejected the plea on the grounds that the reasons cited by him for temporary release were not “reasonable”, ANI reported.Additional sessions judge Sameer Bajpai was hearing Khalid’s plea seeking 15 days’ interim bail to attend...
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Vijay’s co-star Jai opens up about converting to Islam; claims he faced ‘insults’ at temples
4 min readKochiMay 19, 2026 04:27 PM IST Although he was once touted as the next big thing, Jai’s career has declined sharply over the years, primarily due to the many mediocre-to-subpar movies he has starred in. Even though he is still active in films, Jai’s name rarely comes up in discussions about Tamil cinema...
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Bumrah, Jadeja rested for AFG series as Prince Yadav earns maiden call-up
Ahmedabad: India’s Jasprit Bumrah during a training session on the eve of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final cricket match between India and New Zealand, at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak)(PTI03_07_2026_000358A) NEW DELHI: Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli were named in India’s ODI squad for the upcoming Afghanistan...
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Putin to visit India for Brics summit in September
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India to attend the upcoming Brics summit scheduled to be held in New Delhi on September 12 and 13, according to a statement by the Russian Embassy in South Africa. Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov confirmed that Putin will participate in the summit in the national...
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Who is Gurnoor Brar? The Dale Steyn fan picked for Afghanistan Test, ODI series
Punjab pacer Gurnoor Brar has received maiden India call-up. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Growing up, Gurnoor Brar was one of the many Indian kids who used to mimic the bowling actions of Dale Steyn, Brett Lee and Shoaib Akhtar, even while crossing the road.Although Brar picked up the red cherry at the age of 16,...
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What is the Zwan-Wolf effect at Mars?
A: The solar wind is a stream of charged particles flowing outwards from the sun. As the solar wind nears the magnetic field of a planet, it becomes compressed near the magnetic boundaries. This creates a difference in pressure, or pressure gradient, that squeezes the charged particles along the magnetic field, away from the stream....
