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NEW DELHI: The global image of the United States has fallen behind both Russia and China under US President Donald Trump, according to a new international survey that pointed to growing global unease over Washington’s foreign policy, tariffs and military actions.The latest Democracy Perception Index by the Denmark-based Alliance of Democracies Foundation found that America’s...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131060707,imgsize-574051,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2026-05-13t143122.jpg" alt="Rupee at 95.74: INR hits all-time low as oil prices pressure economy" title=" Representative image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative image The rupee slipped to a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, extending its recent losing streak as rising oil prices, overseas debt repayments and importer demand for hedging continued to...

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is joining President Donald Trump on his China visit. According to reports, President Trump added Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to the list of CEOs accompanying him to China at the 11th hour on Tuesday, May 12. Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing late on Wednesday local time for two days of...

Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday decided to retain the Bhabanipur seat and vacate Nandigram after winning from both constituencies in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections.Suvendu had contested from his stronghold Nandigram as well as Bhabanipur, the constituency long considered a bastion of former chief minister...

Weeks after a public marital dispute, Prateek Yadav and BJP leader Aparna Yadav vacationed in Iceland with their daughter, sharing photos of a seemingly resolved conflict. LUCKNOW: Just weeks after publicly announcing that their marital dispute had been resolved, Prateek Yadav and BJP leader Aparna Yadav appeared together on a family vacation in Iceland, with...

File photo of Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya. New Delhi: Mumbai Indians captain Hardik Pandya resumed full-throttle training and spent over three hours at the Reliance Corporate Park on Tuesday. Hardik missed the side’s two matches against Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026 due to a back spasm and is unlikely...

Google is in talks with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for a rocket-launch deal to put orbital data centres in space, reports the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the discussions. Data centres in space have been emerging as a potential solution to traditional data centres that require more energy. The search engine giant is also...

How Gujarat Titans second-half surge them towards IPL 2026 playoffs (Image: X) Gujarat Titans, who struggled at the start of IPL 2026, are on the verge of qualification for the playoffs. GT has secured 8 wins from 12 matches, amassing 16 points and an improved Net Run Rate (NRR) of +0.551.In the first phase of...

NEW DELHI: A day after drawing flak from the opposition, Tamil Nadu chief minister Vijay on Wednesday revoked the appointment of his astrologer Radhan Pandit as his officer on special duty.Moments after the floor test, the government released a circular which said, “The orders issued regarding the appointment of Thiru. Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel as...