Jones Act: White House mulls suspending ‘Jones Act’ to curb soaring oil prices amid Iran conflict – key maritime law explained

Amid the rising oil prices as the Iran conflict continues to escalate, the Trump administration is considering the idea of suspending a key maritime law that requires American ships be used to transport between US ports.“In the interest of national defense, the White House is considering waiving the Jones Act for a limited period of…

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Will Nizamabad be renamed? Telangana BJP proposes changing district name to ‘Indur’; Congress hits back | India News

Ramchander Rao (ANI image) NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reignited political debate in Telangana by proposing to rename Nizamabad district as Indur if it comes to power in the state.Nizamabad MP Dharmapuri Arvind said names associated with the Nizam era reflect oppression and suffering and should be replaced to reflect cultural pride…

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AI fears wipe Rs 6 lakh crore off IT stocks; how TCS, Infosys and other tech firms are shifting strategy

IT stocks have taken a massive hit, losing over Rs 6 lakh crore in market value across eight sessions, with the Nifty IT index dropping more than 8 per cent. The sell-off stems from fears that AI could automate core IT services like application development, maintenance, and testing – the backbone of Indian IT companies’…

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Top stocks to buy: Stock recommendations for the week starting December 29, 2025 – check list

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd, the top stock picks for the week (starting December 29, 2025) are Midwest, and Ambuja Cement. Let’s take a look: STOCK NAME CMP (Rs) TP (Rs.) UPSIDE (%) Midwest 1,690 2,000 18% Ambuja Cement 554 750 35% MidwestMidwest is…

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‘Not even in human cases’: SC observes surge in pleas over stray dogs case; hearing on Wednesday | India News

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed the unusually high number of interlocutory applications being filed in the stray dogs case. It also remarked that these many applications are not even seen in human cases.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta observed this when two lawyers mentioned the interlocutory application filed by…

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