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File photo The World Bank has lowered its global growth forecast for 2026 to 2.5%, citing the economic fallout from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, rising energy prices and heightened uncertainty across markets.In its latest Global Economic Prospects report, the lender warned that global growth could slow further to 1.3% if energy supply...

AP file photo The TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump built a political movement around a simple proposition: America had spent too much blood and money policing the world. The Iraq War was a “big, fat mistake.” Afghanistan was an endless quagmire. Nation-building, he argued, had drained American power.Now, as a second term President, Trump...

The United States on Thursday shared footage of attack on MT Jalveer in the Strait of Hormuz which had 20 Indians onboard, claiming that the foreign-flagged vessel attempted to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman.“US forces disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman at 11.20pm ET on June 10 after...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (X-Cricbuzz) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is proving he is far more than a power-hitting T20 sensation after the 15-year-old impressed once again for India A in the ongoing tri-series in Sri Lanka.Sooryavanshi caught the eye with a sparkling 44 off just 22 balls against Afghanistan A on Thursday, continuing...

GREATER NOIDA: A group of alleged toll dodgers created chaos at a Greater Noida toll plaza after they reportedly refused to pay the toll fee, broke through a barrier and sped away.The incident took place at Luharli Toll Plaza, where the accused allegedly confronted toll plaza employees and created a ruckus.CCTV footage from the toll...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (X-Cricbuzz) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has lavished praise on teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the youngster produced another eye-catching innings for India A in the ongoing one-day tri-series in Sri Lanka.Sooryavanshi, who recently earned his maiden India call-up for the upcoming T20I series against Ireland, continued to impress in the 50-over format...

PATNA: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief and former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad celebrated his 79th birthday on Thursday, with party workers and supporters holding events across Bihar to mark the occasion.One such celebration in Vaishali district grabbed attention after an RJD worker fell while cutting a cake atop a JCB machine.RJD worker Kedar Yadav...

Xbox CEO Asha Sharma Microsoft’s Xbox division is heading into July with a layoff plan, a marketing budget cut, and possibly a studio closure on the table, according to Bloomberg, as CEO Asha Sharma uses her first 100 days to set up what she is calling a full business “reset.” The cuts, expected shortly after...

ANI file photo Bangladesh’s Jamaat-e-Islami and a coalition of opposition parties, including the National Citizen Party (NCP), have announced protests along the India-Bangladesh border over alleged “push-ins” by India and the reported killing of Bangladeshi nationals near the frontier.The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party alliance has unveiled a two-day protest programme, demanding an end to the alleged push-ins...

There is new money, old money, and then the kind of money that could make someone the world’s first trillionaire!With SpaceX set to make its long-awaited Wall Street debut on Friday in what is expected to be the biggest IPO in history, that possibility may no longer seem far-fetched. If the listing goes as planned,...