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PERM certifications at 13 IT companies fell to 607 in 9 months from 1,670 in FY25

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

BENGALURU: IT firms had shrugged off concerns over their dependence on the US green-card route well before the US administration announced the suspension of PERM processing, with certified applications already declining sharply.Thirteen major IT services companies recorded 607 certified permanent labour certification (PERM) applications in the first nine months of FY26, compared with 1,670 in...

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Elon Musk becomes biggest known donor of 2026 midterm elections

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

Elon Musk spent more than $276 million in newly disclosed donations to Republican groups since July, making him the biggest known donor of the 2026 midterm election as the party fights to hold its majorities in Washington this November. The largest share – $158 million – went to the Senate Leadership Fund, the main super...

Economic settlement not resolved: Mallika, Lakshmi

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

CHENNAI: Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan have said the economic settlement within the Venu Srinivasan (VS) family remains unresolved, disputing suggestions that a division of assets has been completed.In a joint statement issued amid recent media reports, Lakshmi Venu and Mallika Srinivasan, daughter and wife of Venu Srinivasan, respectively, said no agreement on the division...

ICMR sets up high-altitude research centre in Keylong to study health risks in Himalayas | India News

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

JP Nadda said the centre would help build a strong institutional foundation for research into the health challenges faced by people in the Himalayan region and personnel deployed in high-altitude areas. NEW DELHI: From how soldiers acclimatise to thin air at extreme altitudes to how low oxygen levels and harsh winters affect the health of...

Centre, states to work on widening GST base

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman with Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah, Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar, Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta, state finance ministers and other dignitaries during the 57th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council Meeting NEW DELHI: With GST rate rationalisation and procedural simplification out...

Sunil Mittal gets highest French civilian award

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman Sunil Bharti Mittal NEW DELHI: Sunil Bharti Mittal, Bharti Enterprises founder and chairman, has been named a Chevalier de l’Ordre national de la Legion d’Honneur (Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour) by French President Emmanuel Macron. Established in 1802 by Napoleon Bonaparte, this is the highest...

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Uttarakhand CM Dhami meets Union minister Chouhan to seek approval for rural road expansion | India News

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

: Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan meets Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, in New Delhi. Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami met with Union Rural Development Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in New Delhi on Monday and held detailed discussions on the expansion of rural road connectivity in Uttarakhand...

Uniform themes for sermons across mosques in J&K planned | India News

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

SRINAGAR: J&K Waqf Board has decided to constitute a core committee comprising imams and religious scholars to finalize common themes for sermons across mosques and shrines on Fridays and other religious occasions.Board chairperson Dr Syed Darakhshan Andrabi told TOI that the decision was taken at a meeting on Saturday following suggestions from imams and Islamic...

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The bull market just turned four after climbing a wall of worry

TazaPulseOctober 13, 2026

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City. Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Happy birthday to the bull market, which just turned four. Monday marks the fourth anniversary of the current bull market, with the S&P 500 having climbed nearly 120% since its closing low on Oct. 12,...

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IonQ to acquire cybersecurity firm Elisity for up to $1.3 billion

TazaPulseOctober 12, 2026

Sheldon Cooper | Lightrocket | Getty Images Quantum computing platform IonQ said on Monday it will acquire cybersecurity company Elisity in an all-stock deal worth up to $1.3 billion, including up to $150 million in performance-based earnouts. The move is designed to defend against and uncover attackers targeting generative AI large-language models and AI agents,...