July 2026

German car maker Volkswagen is reportedly planning to cut 100,000 jobs and close four of its manufacturing plants in the country, per a CNBC report last month. Now, Reuters reports that Volkswagen employees will get the chance to directly question and “grill” CEO Oliver Blume. According to the news agency, Volkswagen’s works council said it…

Delayed monsoon rains have slowed Telangana’s farm activity to its lowest levels (AI image used for representational purpose only) Delayed monsoon rains have slowed Telangana’s farm activity to one of its lowest levels in recent years, with paddy emerging as the biggest casualty of the uneven rainfall pattern. Farmers across several districts are holding back…

Image credit: X (Twitter) Florida’s Palm Beach County commissioners have reportedly rejected an AI data centre expansion proposal. The county in which US President Donald Trump‘s Mar-a-Lago property is located has rejected the proposal to expand the long-running “Project Tango” development into a large AI-focused data center campus. This move comes after a public hearing…

The villagers placed a child atop the MLA’s vehicle to draw attention to their pleas concerning water and electricity shortages BHOPAL: A BJP MLA in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district landed in controversy after he allegedly refused to hear grievances of villagers from a neighbouring Assembly constituency, telling them they were “not his voters”.Later, an agitated…

Andy Burnham has been elected leader of the Labour Party, the centre-left party announced on Friday. He is set to become the next prime minister of the United Kingdom on Monday, formally replacing Kier Starmer.Burnham was the only contender in the leadership contest to replace departing Prime Minister Keir Starmer. He secured nominations from 379…