VISAKHAPATNAM: A day after India and the US completed another round of negotiations, commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal said Friday that the two countries are moving towards finalising the interim trade agreement and are expected to execute the first tranche of the trade deal by mid-July.“I also met with them yesterday, and we are...
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Taylor Swift reportedly rejects Meghan Markle-style wedding spotlight buzz
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are reportedly planning a deeply personal wedding, far from a celebrity-filled spectacle. Sources claim Swift does not want a Meghan Markle and Prince Harry-style event packed with famous guests for publicity. Instead, the couple allegedly wants only close friends and family present. Insiders said Swift “has no interest in turning...
No mass data leak: JEE (Advanced) authorities
NEW DELHI: JEE (Advanced) authorities on Friday said a cloud storage misconfiguration identified by an ethical hacker earlier this week did not result in any mass extraction of candidate data and had no impact on examination records, results or rankings. The clarification came after social media claims that candidate records and admit card documents linked...
Bangladesh border guards, BSF accuse each other of push-in attempts
BGB, the border patrolling force of Bangladesh, claimed on Friday that India’s BSF “made multiple attempts to push in people into Bangladeshi territory in the early hours of Thursday and Friday”.In an official statement, Border Guard Bangladesh further pointed out to alleged incidents near their areas such as Lalmonirhat and Panchagarh (both close to Bengal’s...
SC: Can’t use OSA to deny accused access to documents relied on by prosecution
NEW DELHI: Holding that it is part of an accused’s right to fair trial that he gets access to documents relied upon by the prosecution, Supreme Court has said invocation of the Official Secrets Act (OSA) cannot take away the right of the accused person to get copies of the documents forming part of the...
GDP rose 7.7% in FY26, 7.8% in Q4; RBI trims this year’s projection to 6.6%
NEW DELHI: The Indian economy grew 7.8% in the Jan-March quarter as strong investment, sustained farm production and expansion of the construction and tertiary sector led to a robust demand, offsetting the anticipated adverse impact of the conflict in West Asia.Data released by the National Statistics Office (NSO) Friday with the revised 2022-23 base year...
Gabrielle Union reveals why she nearly let Dwyane Wade go amid marriage struggles
Dwyane Wade’s wife Gabrielle Union breaks silence on why she wanted to end their marriage.(Image via Getty Images) Dwyane Wade, the NBA legend, and his wife, Gabrielle Union, prefer to live relatively private lives as they raise their daughter, Kaavia, together.While Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union seem to be happy together, their marriage has been...
From tax waivers to free hedges, RBI & govt join hands to boost Rupee
MUMBAI: In a coordinated move, govt and RBI Friday rolled out a clutch of measures aimed at attracting foreign portfolio investors and non-resident funds to govt bonds and bank deposits. The strategy is as much about sentiment as it is about flows: signalling openness, easing friction, and offering a small subsidy from RBI in the...
Bride-to-be, stabbed 34 times, chilling CCTV: How Mohali office turned into scene of horror
A 30-year-old woman whom a colleague stabbed to death at her Mohali office on Thursday was to be married in a few days. MOHALI: A 30-year-old woman whom a colleague stabbed to death at her Mohali office on Thursday was to be married in a few days.Dimple of Patiala was attacked at her desk during...
Google to buy computing from Spacex at $920 million per month; filing shows 90 days notice period
Google has agreed to pay Elon Musk’s Spacex $920 million a month for computing power as part of a cloud-services deal. According to a Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) filing by Spacex, the deal runs through mid-2029. As per the agreement, Google will pay Spacex the monthly fee from October through June 2029, with capacity ramping...
