Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) The received wisdom in Washington circles has been that Pakistan has ‘played’ Donald Trump better than its Indian counterpart. This has included praising Donald Trump to high heavens at every turn, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize with every breath, offering him (snake?)...
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Art of the deal: How India turned from ‘Maharaja of tariffs’ to global trade hub
“Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that get things done,” Donald Trump said on Monday, announcing that India and the United States had reached a trade deal after nearly a year of negotiations. Trump announced it in his trademark style on Truth Social, and with this, the “immediate” tariff reduction to 18% marked...
Birthday balloons explode inside Mumbai lift, 2 injured; CCTV captures chilling moment
MUMBAI: A 21-year-old student, Himani Tapriya, suffered burns on her arm, neck and stomach after dozens of gas-filled balloons exploded inside a building lift at Amol Tower in Goregaon (West) on Monday night, police said.The Goregaon police registered a case of negligence against the owner of the shop, T K Jaiswal, after his employee was...
‘Getting better day by day’: Rishabh Pant offers positive update on comeback
FILE – India’s Rishabh Pant (AP Photo/Jon Super, file) India wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant on Tuesday offered a positive update on his recovery, saying his fitness is steadily improving and that he is optimistic about returning to competitive cricket soon. Pant was speaking on the sidelines of the World Pickleball League, where he attended as the...
India-US trade deal decoded: What does it mean for economy, markets & Russian oil imports?
India-US trade deal (AI image) Has India managed to secure the ‘father of all deals’ with the US? American President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi took everyone by surprise this week when they announced that the tariff rate on Indian goods to the US will be reduced to 18%. While a trade deal...
No PM Modi speech in Lok Sabha: What happened in a minute that led to adjournment
NEW DELHI: Proceedings in Lok Sabha were adjourned for the day seconds after it assembled for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s reply to the debate on Motion of Thanks on the President’s Address.The House went into chaos as soon as the proceedings began at 5pm. Congress MPs entered the well and aisles and raised slogans over...
World Cup dream over for Samson? Surya confirms ‘definitely Ishan’ to open
Ishan Kishan, right, arrives to bat as Sanju Samson walks off the field after his dismissal during the second T20I cricket match between India and New Zealand, in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. (PTI Photo) India got the new T20 opening pair on Wednesday as Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma walked out to open the innings as Men-in-Blue...
Operation ‘Trashi-I’: One terrorist killed in J&K’s Kishtwar
J-K Op underway NEW DELHI: A terrorist was killed on Wednesday evening during an ongoing anti-terror operation in the Kishtwar region of Jammu and Kashmir, the officials said.The encounter took place under Operation ‘Trashi-I’, as security forces continued their search for terrorists hiding in the area. In a post on X, the Army’s White Knight...
Nvidia CEO on why $200 billion-plus wipe out in global stock markets is purely ‘illogical’
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127911050,imgsize-51818,width-400,resizemode-4/jensen-huang.jpg" alt="Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang on why $250 billion-plus wipe out in global stock markets triggered by Anthropic AI is purely 'ILLOGICAL'" title=" Jensen Huang, CEO, Nvidia ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Jensen Huang, CEO, Nvidia Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has dismissed the market panic that recently erased over $250 billion from global software stocks. Defending...
9 editions, no home winners: The strange history of the T20 World Cup
With the 10th edition set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the big question remains — will a host finally break the jinx? (Image credit: ICC) Since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was launched in 2007 in South Africa, nine editions of the marquee tournament have been completed, producing six different...
