Microsoft founder and Philanthropist Bill Gates has stared a political firestorm after publishing a memo which downplays the existential threat of climate change. In response to the post shared by Gates, US President Donald Trump took to Truth Social to claim victory over what he has long called the ‘climate change hoax’.“I (WE) just won…
Yami Gautam’s 2022 thriller ‘A Thursday’ is back in the headlines, this time over a shocking hostage situation that unfolded in Mumbai’s Powai area, ironically on a Thursday, October 30. About the Rohit Arya case According to news reports, a man, identified as Rohit Arya, a YouTuber and former schoolteacher from Nagpur, took 17 children…
The Indian-origin student who posed the immigration question to JD Vance is going viral. A student at the Turning Point USA event at the University of Mississippi went viral as she posed a tough question to Vice President JD Vance on immigration. The woman, believed to be of Indian-origin, questioned the Donald Trump administration’s hard…
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by $6.93 billion to $695.35 billion during the week ended October 24, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.In the previous reporting week, overall reserves had risen by $4.50 billion to reach $702.28 billion, PTI reported.The RBI data showed that foreign currency assets (FCA),…
South Indian cinema is set to dominate your home screens this week with a diverse lineup of films now available on OTT. From the epic prequel ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’ to the fantasy action of ‘Lokah Chapter 1: Chandra’, these recent box office successes offer a blend of action, emotion, and grand visuals for viewers to…
With the defeat at the MCG, India are now 1-0 behind in the T20I series (Images via AP) Australia sealed a comfortable four-wicket victory over India in the second T20I at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Friday, taking a 1-0 lead in the five-match series. After being asked to bat first under cloudy skies, India’s…
India should speed up free trade agreement (FTA) negotiations, expand its export reach beyond traditional markets, and maintain active engagement with Washington to conclude a Bilateral Trade Agreement (BTA) with the US, Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Chairman S Mahendra Dev said on Friday.Delivering the First ISID@40 Distinguished Person Lecture, Dev said…
Aishwarya Rai and Superstar Rajinikanth are two of Indian cinema’s biggest icons. Yet, they have only shared the screen once, in the 2010 blockbuster ‘Enthiran’ or ‘Robot’. This pairing, however, was a long time in the making. According to Rajinikanth himself, speaking at an event for his film ‘Chandramukhi’, filmmakers tried to cast the former…
India vs Sri Lanka (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) India have secured their place in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 final after defeating Australia by five wickets in a thrilling semifinal match. The Indian team successfully chased down a record target of 339 runs.Jemimah Rodrigues played a magnificent unbeaten innings of 127 runs from…
The Centre’s fiscal deficit reached 36.5 per cent of the full-year target at the end of the first half of FY26, data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday showed.During the same period last year, the fiscal deficit had stood lower at 29 per cent of the Budget Estimates (BE) for 2024–25,…
