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Experts have flagged a 2018 FAA advisory that warned of possible disengagement of the fuel switch locking mechanism on similar Boeing models. | Photo Credit: KUNAL PATIL Aviation experts believe that future lines of enquiry by the Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) are likely to focus on possible electrical or software malfunction that may have […]

Haryana: Mobile internet services will remain suspended for 24 hours in Haryana’s Nuh, ahead of the Braj Mandal Jalabhishek Yatra. The suspension will be in effect from today, July 13, 9pm to July 14, 9pm, as per an order from the Haryana Department of Home Affairs. A holiday in government and private schools in the

Smoke from Canadian wildfires has covered parts of the Midwest, making the air dangerous to breathe. About 22 million people in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan have air quality alerts telling them to stay inside. The smoke comes from over 100 wildfires burning in Canada’s Manitoba province, where fires have already burned 4.8 million acres, nearly

Syria has signed an $800 million agreement with UAE-based company DP World to develop the port of Tartus, state media reported on Sunday, marking a major step in the country’s push to rebuild after 14 years of civil war. The deal comes as the new Islamist authorities, who took power following the ousting of longtime

India looks full of ambition, fearless, confident and full of pride from space, astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla said on Sunday. “Even today, Bharat looks ‘saare jahan se accha‘ from above,” Shukla said reprising the iconic words of India’s first astronaut Rakesh Sharma in 1984. Calling his journey “incredible” and almost “magical”, Shukla said he is taking

Today marks one year since the July 13 shooting at Donald Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania—an attack that nearly took his life and claimed the life of a supporter. “A miracle he’s not dead” Senator Lindsey Graham, a longtime friend of Trump, said the incident continues to weigh heavily on the President. “I think it’s

Indian Railways will install CCTV cameras in all 74,000 coaches and 15,000 locomotives. The move is based on the positive outcome of experimental installation of such cameras in passenger coaches,. This move will significantly improve passenger safety too. Miscreants and organised gangs often target gullible passengers. With cameras, such incidents will significantly reduce. “To preserve

Heavy rains caused havoc in Odisha, as rainwater entered CT scan and MRI machines’ rooms in Odisha‘s Mayurbhanj on Saturday. Patients and relatives of patients told ANI that they saw water accumulating in the rooms. “I came here for my father’s MRI. After the rain started, water started accumulating in the rooms. This is risky

A cheerful beachside photo posted by Katie Miller on X has reignited speculation around her relationship with tech mogul Elon Musk—and stirred fresh curiosity about her political ties. In the image, Miller is seen smiling in the surf with her three children, while husband Stephen Miller is tagged and visible in the distance. “Three kids

European Union president Ursula von der Leyen and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto on Sunday announced a “political agreement” to finalise a long-anticipated free trade deal, as US President Donald Trump disrupts global trade with sweeping tariff threats.“We’re living in turbulent times and when economic uncertainty meets geopolitical volatility, partners like us must come closer together.

Axis Bank consolidated its international business, including corporate and financial institution loan assets at Gift City unit. | Photo Credit: Elke Scholiers Large Indian lenders are increasingly turning towards Gujarat’s Gift City to tap overseas clients banking needs, senior bankers say, with some banks even choosing to shut some of their foreign country branches due

Thiruvananthapuram, Apr 18 (ANI): A view of the Vizhinjam International Seaport, India’s first semi-automated transhipment port, which will be dedicated to the nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on May 02, in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday. (ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI The Adani Group-run Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport, the country’s first dedicated container trans-shipment

This is an AI generated image, used only for representative purpose. India must take steps to ramp up its domestic chip design capabilities as competition from China intensifies, experts have warned. The warning follows the US decision to lift restrictions on exports of Electronic Design Automation (EDA) software to Chinese firms. This reversal of curbs

BRUSSELS (AP) — The EU will suspend retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods scheduled to take effect Monday in hopes of reaching a trade deal with the Trump administration by the end of the month. ″This is now the time for negotiations,″ European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told reporters in Brussels on Sunday, after

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Sunday that the EU will continue holding off on retaliating against US steel and aluminium tariffs, as negotiations remain underway to avoid wider 30% duties.“The United States has sent us a letter with measures that would come into effect unless there is a negotiated solution, so

The Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The IIM-Calcutta, however, declined to share details of the measures being undertaken, citing sensitivity of the matter

Mumbai: A crucial ruling by the Bombay High Court, which declared that solo entrepreneurs operating One Person Companies (OPCs) generally cannot be held personally liable for company debts, could give a shot in the arm to entrepreneurship in India, experts said. The 3 July judgement reinforces the legislative intent behind one person companies by ring-fencing

A view of the Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) headquarters on Anna Salai in Chennai. File | Photo Credit: S.R. Raghunathan In response to increasing demand and interest from entrepreneurs, banks headquartered in Tamil Nadu are now expanding their network by opening additional branches and specialized cells to support the startups. For many years, banks have

A lawyer was shot dead by unidentified assailants in broad daylight in Bihar’s Patna on Sunday, July 13. According to Parichay Kumar, SP Patna East, the victim, Jitendra Mahato, was shot at by unidentified assailants. He succumbed to his injuries during treatment. “Criminals shot a person named Jitendra Mahato. He was taken to the hospital

India’s used car market is on track to cross 6 million units in sales this fiscal, fuelled by value-conscious buyers, increasing digital adoption and improved access to finance, according to a report by Crisil Ratings.The surge has pushed the used-to-new car sales ratio to 1.4, up from below 1 five years ago, with volumes growing

The Commerce and Industry Ministry on Sunday said a 20,000 sq ft skill development centre will be set up at the Aurangabad Industrial City (AURIC) in Maharashtra. It will be established in partnership with the Confederation of Indian Industry, and a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in this regard is likely to be signed next week.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday will attend the FIFA Club World Cup final, a match that will offer Trump a preview of the globe’s premier soccer tournament that North America will host next year. Trump and first lady Melania Trump will travel from their golf club in Bedminster, New Jersey, to East Rutherford 40

The mysterious disappearance of Sneha Debnath, a 19-year-old student at Delhi University, has rocked the nation, prompting the Chief Minister of her hometown, Tripura, to now intervene personally. Tripura CM Manik Saha has issued instructions for immediate and appropriate action on the matter. “The report of Miss Sneha Debnath, a resident of Sabroom, who has

The Ministry of Railways has announced its plan to introduce CCTV cameras in all its passenger and locomotive coaches with the aim of improving passenger safety, according to an official statement released on Sunday, 13 July 2025.  Indian Railways will install the camera based on the ‘positive response’ of the experimental installation programme of the

India’s financial intelligence agency, the Enforcement Directorate (ED), arrested two people who allegedly played a ‘key role’ in siphoning money, disposing of properties, and assisting the promoters of the Sahara Group in the money laundering case, reported the news agency PTI on Sunday, 13 July 2025.  Also Read | ED attaches ₹1,460 cr Aamby Valley

Vedanta Ltd. nearly quadrupled its donations to the ruling BJP | Photo Credit: Reuters Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s mining conglomerate, Vedanta.Ltd, nearly quadrupled its donations to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contributing ₹97 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2025, according to its latest annual report. Under “Miscellaneous Expenses’, Vedanta detailed the political donations

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has once again urged US President Donald Trump to release the Epstein files as promised. “Seriously. He said ‘Epstein’ half a dozen times while telling everyone to stop talking about Epstein. Just release the files as promised,” Musk said in a reply to a post on social media platform X. Earlier

After nearly a decade of performing thousands of autopsies, autopsy technician Dolly shared six everyday things that can turn fatal. In a viral video, Dolly shared that while assisting forensic pathologists across multiple states, she has encountered a few completely preventable deaths. Based on real-life cases, Dolly’s cautionary list includes behaviours most people wouldn’t think

At least 10 Amarnath Yatra pilgrims were injured after the bus they were travelling in met with an accident in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kulgam district on Sunday afternoon, officials said. The injured were returning from the pilgrimage and were en route to Vaishno Devi when the incident occurred. One of the injured pilgrims said the

Representative image | Photo Credit: R. Ragu Public sector Indian Bank has handed over sanction letters worth ₹1,011 crore to over 3,000 women, extending financial support to Self Help Groups across Tamil Nadu. Ministry of Finance, Department of Financial Services, Secretary M. Nagaraju presented the cheques to the beneficiaries at a Mega Self Help Group

The ministry of civil aviation investigators, who analyzed cockpit voice recordings, have found that the 12-year-old Boeing 787 Dreamliner’s fuel control switches transitioned from “RUN” to “CUTOFF” position within one second, causing a sudden power loss, leading to the 12 June accident that claimed 260 lives. One pilot can be heard asking the other, “Why

Telangana: Congress MLC Chintapandu Naveen alias Teenmar Mallanna – his office was reportedly vandalised by Telangana Jagruthi workers following his remarks against Kavitha, the daughter of former Telangana chief minister and BRS supremo K Chandrashekar Rao. A Member of the legislative Council (MLC), Naveen Kumar is popularly known by his screen name Teenmaar Mallanna. Visuals

File Photo: BITS Pilani Institute Facade. | Photo Credit: HANDOUT_E_MAIL BITS Pilani, an Institution of Eminence, will invest over ₹2,200 crore on expansion, including an ‘AI+ Campus’ at Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh, its Chancellor and industrialist Kumar Mangalam Birla said on Sunday. The investment will be made over a period of five years. In his

Radhika Yadav murder case: Deepak Yadav, who allegedly shot his daughter Radhika Yadav dead at point-blank range, was sent to 14-days judicial custody by a Gurugram court on Saturday.  While the cops say that the 25-year-old tennis player was shot dead by her father, allegedly over a disagreement regarding her tennis academy in Sector 57

With the self-immolation case of woman undergraduate student of FM Autonomous College in Odisha’s Balasore gaining momentum, opposition Biju Janata Dal leaders on Sunday stage a protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence in Bhubaneswar, reported ANI. Seeking justice for the victim, BJD leader Elina Dash hit out at the BJP government, stating women are not

NEW DELHI: Costa Coffee, the British coffee chain, reported a significant increase in its India operations, with revenue climbing 30.76% to Rs 198.5 crore in FY25, while profit increased by 28.4% to Rs 149.7 crore.The company expanded its presence from 179 to 220 outlets in FY25, contributing to this growth, as detailed in Devynai International

Tibetans believe the soul of any senior Buddhist monk is reincarnated after his death, but China says the Dalai Lama’s succession will also have to be approved by its leaders * The succession of Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, is a thorn in China-India relations, the Chinese embassy in New Delhi said on Sunday,

India’s merchandise trade gap is estimated to have narrowed slightly to $20.7 billion in June 2025, down from $21.9 billion in May, according to a report by Union Bank of India (UBI). The modest improvement was largely driven by lower crude oil prices, subdued gold imports, and a change in sourcing strategies that helped buffer

Indonesia is poised to appoint a US-educated technocrat as its ambassador to Washington, ending a prolonged vacancy in a key diplomatic post at a time when the Southeast Asian nation is recalibrating trade and business ties with the world’s largest economy. Lawmakers in Jakarta have approved Dwisuryo Indroyono Soesilo as envoy to the US following

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have continued to be net buyers in Indian equities for the fourth straight month, with July seeing fresh inflows of Rs 3,839 crore so far, according to data from the National Securities Depository Limited (NSDL). This adds to the buying momentum witnessed in April, May, and June, when FPIs picked up

 Once operational, the Lower Subansiri hydro-power project will be the biggest hydropower plant of India | Photo Credit: Shahbaz Khan Multiple hydro-power projects with an investment of over ₹one lakh crore are underway in Arunachal Pradesh to produce 18,000 MW of power, Chief Minister Pema Khandu has said. Five of these projects of 2,620 MW

Representative image | Photo Credit: Reuters Mercedes Benz India plans to hike prices by 1-1.5% from September to mitigate the impact of a weak rupee against the euro, according to its MD and CEO Santosh Iyer. The luxury car market leader has already hiked vehicle prices twice this year, first in January and then in

The banned ULFA(I) on Sunday claimed drone attacks on its camps along the Myanmar border by the Indian Army, though there was no confirmation about the development from the armed forces. According to a PTI report, the ULFA(I) said that the attacks were carried out with drones in the early hours at several mobile camps

The Princess of Wales, Kate Middleton, made a graceful and emotional return to Wimbledon this weekend, receiving a heartfelt standing ovation from the crowd at Centre Court. The 43-year-old royal was attending the prestigious tennis tournament for the first time this year, amid her ongoing recovery from cancer, the New York Post reported. Kate, who

NEW DELHI: Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, the world’s largest hotel franchisor, expects India to become one of its top growth markets, with over 50 new properties in the pipeline and plans to launch more of its global brands in the country, company officials said.During a PTI interview, Wyndham Hotels and Resorts’ top executives, President for

(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump is likely to stick with convention when he picks the next Federal Reserve Chair, according to one of the world’s biggest bond managers.  Despite Trump’s vocal calls for lower interest rates and his public admonishments of current Fed chief Jerome Powell, the names rumored “all look like well qualified

NEW DELHI: India’s crude oil imports from Russia surged to an 11-month high in June, as domestic refiners ramped up purchases to bolster inventories amid heightened geopolitical tensions between Israel and Iran, analysts said.Russian crude imports to India stood at 2.08 million barrels per day (bpd) in June, reaching the highest level since July 2024,

NEW DELHI: Markets ended the week with over 1% losses, dragged down by ongoing global tariff uncertainties and a weak start to the first-quarter earnings.Despite a stable start, across the first three sessions, selling pressure in final sessions pulled both the Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and Nifty50 near weekly lows. Sensex dropped 689.81 points,

So far, 8,000 participants in various centres at Pune, Chennai, Kolkata, Delhi and Bhubaneswar among others have received either the vaccine or a placebo as part of the trial sponsored by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) and Panacea Biotec. Enrolment of about 10,500 participants in the phase III clinical trial of the indigenous

Shiv Sena (UBT) workers allegedly thrashed an auto-rickshaw driver in the Palghar district of Maharashtra over ‘anti-Marathi’ remarks. A video of the incident went viral on social media recently, further fuelling the controversy over the language issue in the state. While Mint could not verify the authenticity of the video, police said on Sunday they

Fun optical illusions have become the new pastime on the internet. They have led to friendly competitions between friends and left many individuals scratching their heads. Whether it’s about finding hidden details in images or solving small puzzles, these challenges test how fast your brain can observe hidden details. One such viral optical illusion requires

The Rajasthan government has disbursed over ₹42,131 crore in interest-free short-term crop loans to more than 75 lakh farmers since the formation of the new government. The cooperative department has also expanded its network, setting up over 600 new cooperative societies across the State by June 30, 2025, an official statement said on Saturday. The

New Delhi: Commuters during rain near the Jama Masjid, in New Delhi, Sunday, July 13, 2025 | Photo Credit: Shahbaz Khan Delhi received light to moderate rainfall on Sunday morning, bringing welcome relief from the spell of high humidity and soaring temperatures. Several areas across the city, including Firoz Shah Road, experienced light to moderate

Rajya Sabha nominee Ujjwal Nikam recalled his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ahead of the Ministry of Home’s notification about Rajya Sabha nominations. He told news agency ANI that he had received a phone call from PM Narendra Modi, who asked him if he should talk in Hindi or in Marathi. “He

Legal trouble knocked doors of a two-star Michelin restaurant located in South Korea’s capital — Seoul, for serving ant garnished food. This marks an instance when fine dining comes in conflict with the laws of the country. The high-end fine dining restaurant had been serving ants in its select dishes for the past four years

The burgeoning space industry and the technologies society increasingly relies on – electric grids, aviation and telecommunications – are all vulnerable to the same threat: space weather. Space weather encompasses any variations in the space environment between the Sun and Earth. One common type of space weather event is called an interplanetary coronal mass ejection.

While donations to the BJP soared, those to the opposition Congress were cut to just ₹10 crore Billionaire Anil Agarwal’s mining conglomerate Vedanta Ltd nearly quadrupled its donations to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), contributing ₹97 crore in the fiscal year ending March 2025, according to its latest annual report. Under “Miscellaneous Expenses’, Vedanta

The driver of a speeding car which ran over five persons sleeping on a footpath in Vasant Vihar area of the national capital earlier this week, allegedly under the influence of liquor, has been arrested, Delhi Police said. The incident occurred around 1:45 am on July 9 and the driver of the car, Utsav Shekhar

Former President Pranab Mukherjee presenting the Padma Shri Award to Kota Srinivasa Rao- Art- Andhra Pradesh, during the Civil Investiture Ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on April 08, 2015. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV Veteran Telugu actor and former MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao died following prolonged illness here on Sunday, industry sources

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: Mercedes-Benz India is set to increase vehicle prices by 1–1.5% in September to offset the impact of the weakening rupee against the euro, Managing Director and CEO Santosh Iyer said.“There is another price hike coming up in September, because of the euro. If you see, the last

The growth of IPL underscores the league’s expanding commercial appeal, global reach, and deepening fan engagement, particularly in the digital domain The business valuation of the Indian Premier League (IPL) has surged an unprecedented $18.5 billion, marking a 12.9 per cent increase over the past year. According to the latest edition of analysis by Houlihan

Former diplomat Harsh V Shringla The President Droupadi Murmu has nominated former diplomat Harsh V Shringla, noted lawyer Ujjwal Nigam, historian Meenakshi Jain and teacher C Sadanandan Master for Rajya Sabha. A notification on the matter was issued by the Home Ministry late on Saturday. The nominations have been made by the President of India

The meteorite NWA 16788, the largest known piece of Mars on Earth, is displayed during the press preview of Sotheby’s Natural History auction in New York City, US. | Photo Credit: Eduardo Munoz For sale: A 54-pound (25-kilogramme) rock. Estimated auction price: $2 million to $4 million. Why so expensive? It’s the largest piece of

Former tennis player Radhika Yadav’s best friend Himaanshika Singh Rajput claimed in a video that Radhika’s parents were always under “societal pressure.” She also called them “orthodox” and said they shamed Radhika for wearing shorts. Himaanshika posted two videos on Instagram on Saturday, days after Radhika was shot dead by her father at their Gurugram

This is a representative AI image NEW DELHI: NLC India, a state-owned enterprise, is in advanced negotiations with a Russian government-backed entity to secure lithium supplies from its mine in Africa, marking a key step in securing critical minerals for India’s energy transition.This initiative is crucial as India implements strategies to secure consistent lithium supplies

A diesel-laden goods train en route to Chennai caught fire near Tiruvallur railway station in Tamil Nadu on Sunday, resulting in a significant fuel leak. The incident has caused a major disruption in train services between Arakkonam and Chennai, with railway authorities working to restore normal operations at the earliest. The train, which was transporting

Other countries that were highly dependent on U.S. funding including Zambia, Nigeria, Burundi and Ivory Coast are already increasing their own resources | Photo Credit: Thomas Faull Just a week had remained before scientists in South Africa were to begin clinical trials of an HIV vaccine, and hopes were high for another step toward limiting

US President Donald Trump has sent letters to 23 trading partners this week, including Canada, Japan, Brazil, and others — threatening blanket import tariffs ranging from 20% to 50%. The move, part of a renewed aggressive trade stance, also includes a 50% duty on copper imports.The letters outline that the proposed 30% general tariff would

No casualties have been reported | Photo Credit: ANI A wagon of a goods train carrying diesel caught fire and the blaze spread to other wagons on Sunday morning near Tiruvallur, a Railway official said. No casualties have been reported, he said. Fire tenders have been rushed to the spot and overhead power supply for

Kota Srinivasa Rao death: Legendary Telugu film actor and former BJP MLA Kota Srinivasa Rao passed away at the age of 83 at his residence in Filmnagar in Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad. On July 10, he marked his 83rd birthday. All you need to know about ‘Shiva’ actor Born in 1942 in Kankipadu, Krishna district of

President Droupadi Murmu nominated four members to the Rajya Sabha. The list of these nominated members was released in a notification issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs later Saturday, July 12. According to the The President nominated four persons to the Rajya Sabha under powers conferred by clause (3) of Article 80(1)(a) of the

Ponsana David, a CEO and working mother of two daughters aged 9 and 14, raised concerns about how adult products such as condoms and sex toys are easily accessible, and often visible, on popular grocery and food delivery platforms like Zomato, Blinkit, Swiggy, and Zepto, without any parental controls or age filters. In a detailed

A drunk Audi driver allegedly ran over five people, including two couples and an eight-year-old girl, as they slept on a footpath near Shiva Camp in southwest Delhi’s Vasant Vihar, an official said on Saturday. The incident took place around 1:45 am on July 9. The driver, 40-year-old Utsav Shekhar, was arrested at the scene.

The Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) said on Sunday it detected 11 Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels, and one official ship operating around Taiwan until 6 am (local time) on Sunday. “11 sorties of PLA [China’s People’s Liberation Army] aircraft, 7 PLAN vessels and 1 official ship operating around Taiwan were detected up

The Delhi government will soon finalise a drainage master plan for the city, Public Works Department (PWD) Minister Parvesh Verma said on Saturday.  Working on the project since 2021, the department has divided the city into three basins: Najafgarh Basin, Barapullah Basin, and Trans-Yamuna Basin, and floated tenders for each of them. PTI reported, citing

Sitaare Zameen Par Box Office Collection Day 23: Aamir Khan’s sports drama made a comeback in fourth week as its earnings skyrocketed notably on Saturday, July 12. Marking 177.78 percent increase in domestic business, the ‘spiritual’ successor to Taare Zameen Par is set for a successful box office run. Let’s have a look at Day

US President Donald Trump defended Attorney General Pam Bondi on Saturday amid backlash against her from some of Trump’s supporters over how the Justice Department handled the investigation into the death of accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein and his alleged clientele. Trump said “nobody cares about” Epstein, and that more time or energy must not

A fire erupted at Dwarka’s Radisson Blu Hotel in Delhi in the early hours of Sunday. The blaze was reported in the sauna room on the second floor of the hotel, officials said.  They added that no casualties have been reported. “We received a call around 12:17 am that a fire broke out in the

Democratic lawmakers finally entered Florida’s controversial “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center on Saturday after being blocked earlier. What they saw horrified them, according to reports. U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz called conditions “vile,” with 32 men crammed into cage-like units sharing just three toilet-sinks. Temperatures hit 83°F in supposedly air-conditioned areas, with grasshoppers swarming everywhere. Though

At the Karlovy Vary film festival, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgard (74) made explosive comments about legendary director Ingmar Bergman. While accepting a Crystal Globe award, Skarsgard called Bergman “a Nazi during the war” and claimed he was “the only person I know who cried when Hitler died”. Stellan describes Bergman as ‘manipulative’ He described Bergman

Mexico is projecting confidence that it will fend off a new set of 30% tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on the Latin American country starting on Aug. 1. Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said in a speech in the border state of Sonora that every country was getting a letter from Trump.

(Bloomberg) — A federal judge in Los Angeles issued an order temporarily blocking US authorities from using racial or ethnic profiling during immigration sweeps in the region and requiring that detainees get access to lawyers.  The order Friday by US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is the latest fallout from the Trump administration’s controversial crackdown

The story so far: A recent report by the World Bank has generated significant debate with regard to the true picture of inequality in the Indian economy. The report outlined a number of salutary outcomes; not only had extreme poverty reduced drastically, inequality had reduced too. The Gini coefficient — a measure of inequality that

Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. File | Photo Credit: AFP IIFL Home Finance, a company focused on the affordable housing segment, on Saturday (July 12, 2025) said it has secured a $100 million (about Rs 858 crore) financing from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB). The partnership aims to significantly enhance access to affordable housing finance

Vanessa Hudgens has announced her pregnancy for the seconf time on July 12, 2025, via Instagram photos in a cream maternity set, captioning “Round two!!!!” with Cole playfully poking her belly 36. Friends like Ashley Benson and Jenna Dewan flooded the comments with support. Who is Vanessa Hudgens?  Vanessa Hudgens, 36, became famous worldwide as

Attorney General Pam Bondi faces a firestorm after promising to release Jeffrey Epstein’s secret “client list” but delivering nothing. In February 2025, Bondi told Fox News the list was “sitting on my desk right now”. But weeks later, the Justice Department shocked everyone by saying no client list exists at all. FBI Director Kash Patel

VinFast Auto India, a subsidiary of Vietnam-based electric vehicle maker VinFast, has signed agreements with 13 dealer groups for opening 32 dealerships across 27 cities, a statement said on Saturday (July 12, 2025). VinFast, which is gearing up to launch its electric vehicles in the Indian market, aims to establish 35 dealerships across the country

US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell is reportedly thinking about resigning. This comes after heavy criticism about a super expensive $2.5 billion renovation of the Fed’s Washington headquarters. Bill Pulte, a top Trump administration official, said Friday he heard “reports” Powell might leave before his term ends in May 2026. The project’s costs ballooned from

US President Donald Trump, in a recent post on Truth Social, threatened to revoke Rosie O’Donnell’s citizenship, calling her “a Threat to Humanity” who should “remain in Ireland”. Trump wrote on his Truth Social account,”Because of the fact that Rosie O’Donnell is not in the best interests of our Great Country, I am giving serious

File picture used for representation only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu While the financial inclusion programme of the Union government has meant that around 96% of the population has access to a bank account, the latest data and analysis on the sector show that a vast part of India’s poor and low-income households are increasingly

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on jobs is “inevitable”, according to Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, who said AI will become part of routine business processes sooner rather than later. “Sooner or later we will have to start using AI as an employee or even as a CFO,” Sharma said at an AI-focused event

Kate Middleton attended Wimbledon 2025 on Saturday, July 12. She watched the women’s singles final as Iga Swiatek squared off against Amanda Anisimova. Later, she presented the trophy to Iga Swiatek, who won the match in straight sets. This is the first Wimbledon Kate Middleton has attended since the Princess of Wales announced she was

Software Technology Parks of India, a body set up under the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in 1991 originally to promote the growth of tech sector by offering software certification, tax holidays and incentives and high speed data connections, is now repositioning itself to be able to drive the next wave of digital transformation

US President Donald Trump on Saturday intensified the tariff trade war even further by threatening to impose a 30 per cent tariff on imports from Mexico and the European Union starting on August 1. In an escalation of the trade war that has angered US allies and rattled investors, Trump announced the latest tariffs in

A trade deal between India and the US has still not been finalized. (AI image) India-US trade deal: In February this year, US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the intent for a trade deal by fall this year. Come April 2025, and Trump announced reciprocal tariffs on a lot of

Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the 12 June Air India AI 717 plane crash, is taking a psychiatrist’s help to find a way of coping with the traumatic experience, PTI quoted his cousin as saying. An Indian-origin British citizen, Vishwas, was the only survivor to have walked away alive when the London-bound Boeing