TOI correspondent from Washington: A rare congressional rebuke of President Donald Trump’s Canada tariffs, a presidential rant targeting a flagship US-Canada bridge, and an impending Supreme Court ruling on emergency trade powers are converging to deepen uncertainty around American trade policy — and raising fresh doubts about the durability of the fledgling US-India trade framework.On…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella’s love for cricket has reportedly made its way inside the company. According to a report by Business Insider, the tech CEO is now using a‘cricket term’ for the software giant’s progress in artificial intelligence (AI). Nadella, the report says, has shifted to telling the company’s top manager that it is in…
Mark Zuckerberg’s email landed in 78,000 inboxes on Wednesday morning, just as the first wave of layoff notices began going out in Singapore at 4 a.m. local time. To the roughly 8,000 employees losing their jobs, the Meta chief executive offered gratitude. To everyone else—the people still logged in, still wondering whether next month brings…
India’s ambition of exporting goods and services worth $1 trillion by the end of FY26 is likely to remain out of reach, Global Trade Research Initiative (GTRI) predicted in its latest report on Thursday, pointing to weak merchandise shipments due to weak global demand and increasing protectionist trends.Ajay Shrivastava, founder of the economic think tank,…
Healthcare emergencies have emerged as one of the leading reasons for personal loan borrowing in urban India, highlighting gaps in health insurance coverage and rising medical costs, according to a new consumer research report released by Paisabazaar.The study, titled The Personal Loan Story, found that 11% of personal loan borrowers nationwide took credit to meet…
KOLKATA: Despite RG Kar outrage and citywide protests, Kolkata has once again emerged as India’s safest metro city, recording the lowest rate of cognisable offences per lakh population among 19 Indian cities with populations exceeding 20 lakh, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2024 report.The latest figures reaffirm Kolkata’s position at the…
Arvind Panagariya, chairman of the 16th Finance Commission (PTI file photo) Arvind Panagariya, chairman of the 16th Finance Commission, spoke to TOI after submitting the panel’s report. He speaks on a range of issues from growth prospects for the economy to reforms that need to be pushed. Excerpts:How do you see India’s growth prospects in…
MSCI’s broad Asia-Pacific index excluding Japan dropped 0.7% during Wednesday trading. Japan’s Nikkei slid 1.6%, while South Korea’s Kospi lost 2%.Chinese blue-chip shares weakened 0.4%, and Hong Kong’s Hang Seng index fell 0.7%. European stock futures also pointed lower, with pan-European futures down 0.5%. Nasdaq futures were largely unchanged, while S&P 500 futures slipped 0.1%….
Ovid (Image source: Wikipedia) A great deal of writing about love focuses on what people possess. Houses, jewellery, money, status and all the visible things that can be counted. This line from the Roman poet Ovid looks in the opposite direction. It begins with a lack rather than an abundance.That may be one reason the…
33 Sham Nath Marg is one of the most iconic government addresses in Delhi. The bungalow here has existed for decades now. However, it may soon disappear from the city’s landscape as authorities have plans to demolish it and redevelop the property into a modern administrative complex. The address is better known in political circles…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul celebrates his century (AP Photo/Manish Swarup) KL Rahul produced a historic knock for Delhi Capitals, becoming the first Indian batter to score 150 in the IPL, as he hammered an unbeaten 152 against Punjab Kings in Delhi. The innings now stands as the third-highest individual score in the history of the…
European Union energy commissioner Dan Jorgensen warned that amid the ongoing Iran war, oil and gas prices in Europe are unlikely to return to normal levels anytime soon, even if peace were declared tomorrow.Skyrocketing energy costs have pushed gas prices up by about 70% and oil prices by 60% in Europe since the conflict began.“What…
MUMBAI: Airlines have stepped up evacuation efforts with more special flights as the crisis in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.Up to Tuesday, 1,221 international flights by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers were cancelled, the civil aviation ministry said. It said Indian…
Thirty doctors who were found guilty of accepting a foreign trip worth Rs 2 crore to Paris and Monaco, funded by a pharma company, come from at least nine states. This was revealed in response to an RTI application. From National Medical Commission’s reminder to state medical councils (SMCs), it is clear that six out…
Image: Frontiers in Environmental Archaeology High in the Spanish Pyrenees, at an altitude where steep slopes and rocky terrain still make access difficult today, archaeologists have been investigating a cave that appears to have drawn people back again and again over thousands of years. Known as Cova del Sardo, the site has yielded evidence of…
US President Donald Trump narrowly escaped harm after a shooting scare disrupted the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Washington, turning one of the capital’s most prominent social and political gatherings into a scene of panic, lockdown and intense security action. Gunfire erupted near a screening checkpoint outside the Washington Hilton shortly before Trump was scheduled…
Keira Knightley, the Oscar-nominated actress best known for her roles in ‘Pride and Prejudice’ and ‘Atonement’, is at the centre of divorce rumours after her husband James Righton was spotted without his wedding ring. The musician was recently photographed cycling around London with his fingers noticeably bare, adding further fuel to speculation that has been…
Dubai Signs Elon Musk’s Boring Company to Build Futuristic “Dubai Loop” Revolutionising Urban Transport Beneath the City Dubai has taken a major step toward realising one of the most ambitious transport innovations of the 21st century. The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) of Dubai has officially signed a contract with Elon Musk’s The Boring Company…
When we talk about heart attacks, we usually picture a scene straight out of a movie scene – a man clutching his chest in pain, and then collapsing to the ground, unconscious. However, heart attacks, no matter how major, do not always look like this. In a video, Dr. Jeremy London, Cardiovascular Surgeon, points out…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday highlighted India’s achievements in Various field in 2025 during his monthly radio pogramme — Mann Ki Baat.In the 129th edition of the radio programme, PM Modi said that 2025 gave many such moments that every Indian can take pride in.Here are the key quotes from his address…
