Trump and co see red in PIO Nithya Raman’s surge in LA (Image source: AP) TOI correspondent from Washington: Welcome to LA LA land’s latest political plot twist — where an Indian-American democratic socialist crashes the establishment party, a reality TV star cries foul, and MAGA mavericks smell yet another election heist.Spencer Pratt, the former...
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Markets dumped India for AI stars. BlackRock says that’s a mistake
Representative image India’s equity market has been “over-punished” for lacking a direct artificial intelligence (AI) play and for its exposure to rising oil prices, according to BlackRock, which said record foreign outflows and a tougher macroeconomic environment have not undermined the country’s medium- to long-term investment prospects.Natasha Sarkaria, EMEA investment strategy lead of wealth at...
Delhi weather: 41°C on paper, but it feels like 48°C
New Delhi: Delhi continued to reel under extreme heat on Wednesday, with the feels-like temperature soaring to 48.2 degrees Celsius against an actual temperature of 41.4 degrees at noon due to high humidity.While India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for rain on Thursday, relief may be limited as humid conditions are expected...
Gurgaon road rage: Doctor, her husband attacked during confrontation; one arrested
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only GURGAON: A female doctor was allegedly harassed, abused, threatened, and her car was damaged by two men during an incident in Gurgaon’s South City-II area on Tuesday evening. Police have arrested one person in connection with the case and are making efforts to trace the second accused. The incident...
Crisis on all fronts: Pakistan sought Iran-US peace, faces turmoil at home
(Photo credit: AP) Pakistan had hoped to position itself as a key diplomatic player in efforts to broker a ceasefire between the United States and Iran. Instead, the country finds itself confronting a deepening security crisis at home, with unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), escalating cross-border tensions with Afghanistan, deadly militant attacks and fresh military...
Indian-origin man accused of hosting sex parties and blackmailing attendees
An Indian-origin financier is accused of running a $100 million bank fraud scheme in California. He lived a double life of luxury, intimidation and blackmail, including hosting parties with sex workers and later using those events to pressure attendees, reports the New York Post.44-year-old Mahender Makhijani was arrested on Wednesday after armed federal agents raided...
‘Made in India’ Airbus C295 takes to the skies for first test flight – Watch
Image: ANI India’s first ‘Made-in-India’ Airbus C295 military transport aircraft successfully completed its maiden test flight from the Final Assembly Line in Vadodara on Wednesday. The aircraft is the first of 40 C295 transport planes to be built in India under a partnership between Airbus and Tata Advanced Systems Limited for the Air Force.This marks...
Government summons top US diplomat over Oman ship attack that left 3 Indians missing
The government on Wednesday summoned US diplomat after a vessel with several Indian onboard was attacked. Additional secretary (Americas) in the ministry of external affairs Nagaraj Naidu summoned Jason Meeks, Chargé d’Affaires of the United States to protest the attack on the ship. The move comes as India condemned the attack on the commercial vessel...
3 Indians missing, 21 rescued after vessel attacked off Oman; MEA condemns incident
Image: IANS The ministry of external affairs on Wednesday condemned the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman and said efforts were underway to trace three missing Indian crew members.The ministry said 21 of the 24 Indian nationals on board had been rescued, while the Indian Embassy in Muscat was coordinating...
US stocks today: Wall Street mixed as tech stocks slide, Iran tensions weigh on sentiment
File photo Wall Street’s major indexes traded mixed to lower on Wednesday as investors grappled with a continued selloff in technology stocks, rising geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, and expectations that the Federal Reserve could keep interest rates elevated for longer.The S&P 500 was nearly flat after recovering from an early decline, while the...
