NEW DELHI: Fresh uncertainty awaits India and several other countries, with the US Trade Representative moving ahead with just one of the two probes against American trading partners, as the deadline for phasing out the 10% additional tariff approaches.From Tuesday to Thursday, USTR will hold public hearings on the probe related to forced labour which…
FIFA’s recent decision to rescind Folarin Balogun’s red card has sparked controversy, enabling the US talent to compete against Belgium. (AP Photo) In an unprecedented development that has sent shockwaves across the footballing world, FIFA has officially overturned the red-card suspension of United States star striker Folarin Balogun. The extraordinary ruling clears the tournament’s standout…
‘Gatta Kusthi 2’ box office collections day 3: Vishnu Vishal-Aishwarya Lekshmi film jumps 25.3%; earns Rs 18.78 crore worldwide Vishnu Vishal and Aishwarya Lekshmi’s ‘Gatta Kusthi 2’ continued its theatrical run on a positive note by registering a healthy jump in collections on its third day. The sports drama witnessed improved footfalls on Sunday. Film…
MUMBAI: Demand for soaps, shampoos, packaged food and other household supplies remained stable in the June quarter despite hike in prices amid a broader inflationary environment driven by the West Asia war, companies said in their quarterly updates.El Nino conditions and its bearing on monsoon rains could, however, weigh on rural consumption going ahead, firms…
A routine cab ride in Hyderabad has turned into a viral story after a passenger discovered her driver had walked away from a job at Amazon to work full-time as an Uber driver.The woman shared her experience online, describing how the conversation during the ride revealed a major career shift. The driver, she learned, had…
NEW DELHI: Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai is emerging as a fresh challenger to OpenAI and Anthropic after its latest flagship model GLM-5.2 gained traction among developers for delivering advanced coding and AI agent capabilities at a significantly lower cost.The Beijing-based company’s latest model has climbed developer rankings and drawn praise from prominent AI figures,…
The Estadio Azteca provides the stage for arguably the biggest Round of 16 encounter of the FIFA World Cup 2026 as co-hosts Mexico face England in a heavyweight knockout showdown. With the winner advancing to a quarter-final against either Brazil or Norway, there is no margin for error in one of the tournament’s most anticipated…
Quote of the day by Samuel L. Jackson: ‘The best advice that was given to me was that I had to be 10 times smarter, braver and more polite to be equal, so I did’: A tale of resilience, confidence and growth from the ‘John Wick’ actor Samuel L. Jackson started from almost nothing, and…
NEW DELHI: Weekend rush in malls is not without reason as consumers splurge on fashion, entertainment, dining and electronics, resulting in nearly two-thirds of the weekly spend of urban consumers on Saturdays and Sundays.Looked another way, on an average, urban consumers spend Rs 6,700 during weekdays, while spending Rs 10,700 on weekends – resulting in…
Forty Thousand Cubic Meters of Fresh Water Flow from the Congo into the Atlantic Every Second. A New Study Traces Where It Goes from There. Every second, the Congo River releases about 40,000 cubic metres of freshwater into the Atlantic Ocean. That makes it the world’s second largest river by discharge. But once that enormous…
