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Representative image Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been with the company since 1997 and moved into his current role five years ago. On his first visit to India as chief executive, Jassy announced a further scale up in its investment and a ramp up of the quick commerce business to 300 cities. He also took...

NEW DELHI: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said tariffs could return to their previous levels if the Section 301 investigations being conducted by the US trade representative result in fresh levies.“Right now, we have something called Section 122 tariffs, which is a 10% global tariff. Currently, USTR, ambassador Jamieson Greer, is doing studies for Section...

NEW DELHI: This cost cutting move could potentially stink all the way from ground to the sky. Loss-making Air India has informed its flight crew that “routine availability of laundry services during international layovers will be discontinued from July 1, 2026.” The same will, however, continue at domestic layovers.Pilots and cabin crew give their uniforms...

Suvendu govt likely to introduce UCC bill in assembly on Monday KOLKATA: The Bengal govt is likely to introduce a bill on Uniform Civil Code (UCC) in the Assembly on Monday. The Assembly’s Business Advisory Committee, chaired by Speaker Rathindra Bose, decided to email the draft UCC Bill to all MLAs and then table it...

WWE is reportedly planning to back former World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk in the upcoming SummerSlam (Image via: WWE) CM Punk recently reflected on one of the most frightening moments of his WWE career, recalling one of the terrifying incidents that he encountered during his visit to Brazil. The incident actually escalated far beyond a...

Gulmarg’s gondola ride resumes after a month SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah Thursday re-opened Gulmarg’s popular gondola (cable car) ride that was closed on May 25 after a technical snag left more than 300 tourists stranded for nearly seven hours. Gulmarg’s gondola is among the world’s highest ropeways.Omar said operations were resumed after the manufacturer,...

Representative image SRINAGAR/JAMMU: The commanding officer of 17 Rashtriya Rifles and a Major were among 30-odd Army personnel named in an FIR Thursday, accusing them of storming a police station in J&K’s Kishtwar, assaulting policemen on duty and damaging govt property after a military vehicle was intercepted for allegedly obstructing the deputy commissioner’s convoy on...

HYDERABAD: A fresh probe into the assets of a revenue official already under arrest in a bribery case has led Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) officials to uncover properties, cash, jewellery and other assets worth an estimated Rs 20 crore.ACB sleuths conducted searches at four locations, including the residence of T Sucharita, tahsildar and joint sub-registrar of...

Nilesh was among the 15 people killed in the devastating Aliganj fire. In the days that followed, as Nilesh’s grief-stricken family gathered his belongings, they came across the carefully preserved sketch. LUCKNOW: For weeks, 24-year-old 3D artist Nilesh Kumar had quietly worked on a surprise he never got to deliver. Tucked away inside a notebook...

94-year-old woman appeals for Indian citizenship in Andhra Pradesh, says she wants to die as an Indian. 94-year-old Kondragunta Mahalakshmamma became a US citizen in 2000 and lived in the US for nearly 18 years. Now, she wants to regain her Indian citizenship as the last wish of the Andhra Pradesh woman is to die...