US markets today: Wall Street slips as Nvidia extends losing streak; global tech rout deepens after Cloudflare glitch

Wall Street lost ground again on Tuesday as a fresh slide in Nvidia and other major technology stocks weighed on sentiment, adding to concerns that recent valuations had climbed too high. Early trading saw the S&P 500 fall 0.3%, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropping 361 points and the Nasdaq composite declining 0.6%, AP…

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‘Attack on RJD’s soul’: Tej Pratap flags ‘pressure’ on Lalu, Rabri; makes plea to PM Modi, Shah | India News

NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal founder Tej Pratap Yadav on Tuesday urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah to investigate allegations of “mental and physical pressure” on his parents, RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad and former chief minister Rabri Devi. Calling it an attack on the “very soul” of RJD, Tej Pratap…

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Textile expansion: Govt okays 17 firms under PLI scheme; new projects eye Rs 12,893 crore sales lift

The government has approved 17 additional applicants under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles in the third selection round, a move the Textile Ministry said will strengthen domestic manufacturing and improve India’s competitiveness in man-made fibre (MMF) apparel, MMF fabrics and technical textiles.According to the ministry, the newly approved companies have committed investments…

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Random Musing: The Bihar election results explained through four Jungian archetypes | India News

A lot of words have been written so far about why Bihar voted the way it did. Pro-regime commentators claim it’s a vindication of the current establishment’s popularity while the opposition sees the result as proof of electoral fraud or manufacturing consent by hijacking the mandate. Philistines – news channels call them psephologists – would…

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Busting myths! H-1B visa holders are not ‘cheap labour’ – why foreign workers are important for US

H-1B visas are important: they are the route to getting highly skilled foreign nationals to work in the US. (AI image) H-1B visas, on which the Donald Trump administration is imposing increasing restrictions, are actually beneficial for the US economy and unlike some people who claim that they constitute ‘cheap labour’, evidence seems to suggest…

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‘I will retire if … ‘: Prashant Kishor over pre-poll vow on quitting politics if JDU wins; changes stance | India News

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor on Tuesday said he would “definitely quit politics” if the Nitish Kumar government fulfils its pre-poll promise of giving Rs 2 lakh each to 1.5 crore people in Bihar. His remarks came a day after he conceded defeat in the state elections and acknowledged that he had failed…

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