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Tesla shareholders approved CEO Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package, the electric vehicle-maker said on Thursday, a big thumbs-up to his leadership and an incentive to keep his focus on his biggest source of wealth. The approval underscores the support that Musk enjoys from Tesla’s retail investor base, many of whom are vocal fans of the mercurial billionaire. The proposal passed despite opposition from some large institutional investors and proxy firms. Onstage at the annual shareholder meeting in Austin, Texas, Musk described himself as pathologically optimistic. “If I wasn’t optimistic this wouldn’t exist, this factory wouldn’t exist,” Musk said to…
Comedian Kunal Kamra recently slammed Zomato Founder and Chief Executive Officer Deepinder Goyal after he shared a post on the company’s new achievement. Mr Goyal shared that his food delivery platform set the Guinness World Record for the “largest first aid lesson at a single venue.” He added that over 30,000 delivery partners are now trained to provide first aid during critical road emergencies. “Yesterday in Mumbai, we broke the Guinness World Record for the largest first aid lesson at a single venue, together with 4,300 delivery partners. Over 30,000 @zomato delivery partners are now professionally trained to provide medical…
The arrest of popular Kannada actor Darshan Thoogudeepa in connection with a murder case has sent shockwaves across the film fraternity in Karnataka. Darshan, along with 12 others, was taken into custody after the body of Renuka Swamy, 33, was found in a drain in Bengaluru. Mr Swamy had allegedly sent inappropriate messages to Darshan’s co-star and girlfriend Pavithra Gowda. Reacting to the arrest, Darshan’s colleague and co-actor, Sanjjanaa Galrani, said it was like “doomsday” for the industry. “This has been a black day for us yesterday, and it’s been like a doomsday for the Kannada industry,” she told NDTV, calling…
Former India speedster Sreesanth has backed USA ahead of the Babar Azam-led Pakistan to make the cut to the Super 8 in the T20 World Cup as he feels the co-hosts of the marquee event “deserve it”. Pakistan got a reprieve on Wednesday after arch-rivals India won the match against USA as this has kept up hopes of Azam-led team of making it to the next stage of the marquee event through the remaining spot from the group. India clinched a hard-fought 7-wicket win over the co-hosts USA. The victory took Rohit Sharma-led side to the Super-8 stage. Pakistan’s fate…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni was seen greeting global leaders arriving at the G7 Summit with a classic Namaste gesture on Thursday. Videos of Prime Minister Meloni’s greetings have gone viral on social media. Italy is hosting this year’s G7 Summit which is being held in Borgo Egnazia (Fasano) in the city of Apulia in southern Italy from June 13-15. Several videos of the gesture have surfaced on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter). They show the Italian PM welcoming the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with the traditional Indian way of…
In a bid to expand its clout overseas, China is building a port in South America that could further dent its relations with the US. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal, Beijing is developing a deep-water port in Peru’s Chancay which is likely to be inaugurated by Chinese President Xi Jinping later this year. China’s Cosco Shipping is building the $3.5 billion port in the resource-rich region that may bolster trade between Asia and South America and open new markets for Chinese electric vehicles and other exports It will also be the first port on South America’s Pacific…
Former Pakistan international batsman Ahmed Shehzad is making a habit of criticising Pakistan captain Babar Azam. With Pakistan on the verge of elimination from the 2024 T20 World Cup, Shehzad has again launched a scathing attack on Babar on the Pakistan talkshow “Haarna Mana Hai” (Losing Is Not An Option!). This time, the show displayed a humiliating comparison between Shehzad and Babar’s T20 World Cup stats. Mocking Babar’s tag of “King” by calling him a “Fake King”, Shehzad stated that Babar’s stats are worse than his. Not only that, Shehzad also accused Babar of not letting young players grow in…
A special Air Force aircraft has taken off from Kuwait carrying the bodies of 45 Indians, who died in a massive fire in the Gulf country two days ago. The plane is expected to land in Kerala’s Kochi around 11 am and then leave for Delhi. Gonda MP Kirti Vardhan Singh, who had to rush to Kuwait soon after taking charge as a junior minister in the foreign ministry, is also returning in the same aircraft. A special IAF aircraft carrying mortal remains of 45 Indian victims in the fire incident in Kuwait has taken off for Kochi. MoS @KVSinghMPGonda,…
BJP leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Thursday said senior party leader Amit Shah asked her to “carry out political and constituency work intensively”, a day after a video of her interaction with the Union home minister surfaced on the social media. In the video clip from TDP leader Chandrababu Naidu’s swearing-in as Andhra Pradesh chief minister on Wednesday, Mr Shah can be seen talking to Soundararajan in an animated manner while gesturing with his finger. In a post on X on Thursday evening, Ms Soundararajan, who is the former Governor of Telangana, said she met Amit Shah for the first time…
Gaffe-prone US President Joe Biden was seen awkwardly saluting Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni after he arrived in Italy for the G7 summit on Thursday. Later, he appeared to wander off from a group of leaders while they posed for a photograph. In a video of the interaction, Biden is seen slowly shuffling to stage to meet Ms Meloni. The two exchange a hug and talk for a few moments before the US president raises his hand to his forehead and salutes her, before slowly walking off the stage. Biden appears confused as he SALUTES Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni…