The Congressional Budget Office has lowered its projection of how much President Donald Trump’s tariff increases will reduce US budget deficits over the next decade. The non-partisan agency now expects the duties to cut deficits by $3 trillion through 2035, down from the $4 trillion estimated in August, as per news agency Reuters.According to the…
In a major policy shift, the government on Friday announced the implementation of four consolidated labour codes–Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020)–with effect from November 21, 2025. The move rationalises 29 existing labour laws and aims to…
File photo: Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey (Picture credit: ANI) Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday said the regulator is not working on any fresh framework for digital gold, stressing that only existing, regulated options remain under its purview. Speaking to reporters at the National Conclave on REITs and InvITs-2025, he explained that gold-related…
Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma has publicly defended SS Rajamouli after the director faced backlash for declaring himself an atheist. Varma argued that atheism is constitutionally protected and that an artist’s personal beliefs shouldn’t limit their creative expression. He suggested critics’ jealousy fuels the controversy, asserting Rajamouli’s success will continue regardless. Director S.S. Rajamouli was at…
With discipline, some lifestyle pruning and a willingness to recalibrate your retirement expectations, you can still get your plan back on track. (AI image) Most people wake up to the reality of retirement planning only in their 40s. By then, the nest egg often looks slimmer than what early savers manage to build. The reasons…
NEW DELHI: A 5.5-magnitude earthquake struck central Bangladesh on Friday, killing at least six people and injuring several, AP reported citing officials. The quake, which shook buildings in Dhaka and sent residents fleeing outdoors, was felt across several parts of the country and in neighbouring regions of India including Kolkata.Also read: West Bengal: Strong tremors…
At least 15 workers were killed and seven others injured on Friday after a boiler exploded at a glue-making factory in Faisalabad, eastern Pakistan, authorities said. Police reported that the factory manager had been arrested, while the owner fled the scene shortly after the blast.The explosion occurred at the industrial unit in Punjab province, severely…
Inside the ‘Bomb Factory’ FARIDABAD: In a quiet Faridabad home Dhoj village, terror was being ground to powder. The co-accused in the Delhi car blast Dr Muzammil, turned flour mill into a chemical workshop. Pictures of the mill and electrical machinery, recovered from the house of a taxi driver in Faridabad, Haryana, reveal the chilling…
Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates has revealed that he almost missed the chance of meeting his now closet friend and legendary investor Warren Buffet, back in 1991. What started as a reluctant introduction pushed by Gates’ mother turned into a daylong conversation which reshaped his point of view about business and also sparked a decades-long friendship….
Experts sound red alert as Delhi air turns ‘life-threatening’ NEW DELHI: As capital wakes up each morning to skies the colour of ash and an AQI brushing the ‘severe’ zone, scientists, doctors, parents and protest groups warn that Delhi’s pollution crisis has now crossed into a life-threatening public health emergency. Despite stubble-burning contributing only a…
Gold and silver prices retreated in Friday’s futures trade after robust US employment data reduced expectations of a December interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve. A stronger dollar also weighed on bullion, pulling both metals lower in domestic and global markets.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for December delivery slipped Rs 355,…
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday released video footage of what it said is a major Hamas tunnel network in southern Gaza, where the body of Israeli soldier Hadar Goldin was allegedly held in recent years before being returned last week.The IDF described the tunnel as “one of the most significant and complex” it…
SHIMLA: Himachal’s Rikhi Ram — or Ravi Chaudhary as his official ID says — has walked straight out of the pages of aworn-out Bollywood script.Having lost his memory as a 16-year-old after a traumatic head injury, Rikhi wandered off to Nanded, Maharashtra, where he was given a new name, and a new life. He married…
The Enforcement Directorate conducted extensive searches at over 40 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe into coal mafia operations. The investigation targets alleged coal theft, pilferage, and illegal mining, with significant financial losses to the government suspected. RANCHI/KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate launched extensive searches across more than 40…
The new Vande Bharat sleeper train will look to offer superior comfort to Rajdhani Express trains on long-distance overnight routes. Vande Bharat sleeper train launch: Indian Railways is looking to launch the first Vande Bharat sleeper train soon, with the first prototype rake undergoing changes after trial runs. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has said that…
Google parent Alphabet Inc shares surged to their highest level in history on Wednesday, fueled by a wave of overwhelmingly positive reviews for the newly released version of its Gemini artificial intelligence model. The Google parent’s stock climbed as much as 6.9%, marking its largest gain in two months and besting the performance of the…
NEW DELHI: What should have been a routine school morning turned tragic for 16-year-old Shourya Patil’s family. He had refused to perform a dance because of a sprained ankle — but warning from his teachers that morning pushed him to the brink.Shourya left the school through the back gate and never reached his designated pick-up…
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Friday said the United States had shown signs of reconsidering its G20 boycott, calling it a “positive sign” and insisting that “boycott politics never work,” even as the White House dismissed his claim as “fake news” and accused him of “running his mouth.” “In a way, we see this…
Strong earthquake tremors felt in Kolkata KOLKATA: An earthquake of magnitude 5.7 struck near Dhaka capital of Bangladesh on Friday. The tremors were reported in Kolkata and several parts of Northeast India, according to the US Geological Survey (USGS).The quake struck 13 km south-southwest of Narsingdi in the Bangladesh at 10.08am, and at a depth…
Adrian Hill (Image via: IG/X) Referee Adrian Hill’s sudden lower-leg injury during the Buffalo Bills–Houston Texans game on Thursday created an unusual halt in play and shifted the momentum of an already bruising matchup. The incident unfolded early in the third quarter at NRG Stadium, moments after Houston delivered yet another heavy hit on Josh…
