Spread the love US Fed chair Jerome Powell (File photo by AP) The US Federal Reserve’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), led by Fed Chair Jerome Powell on Wednesday cut the key rate by 25 basis points. The rate now stands between 3.5 percent and 3.75 percent, the lowest level in nearly three years. “In support of its goals and...
Guwahati: Foreign tourist alleges harassment at Post Malone concert; police reach out
Spread the love GUWAHATI: A foreign tourist has alleged that she and her female friend were harassed and “touched without consent” during American rapper Post Malone’s debut concert in Guwahati on Monday. But, despite Guwahati police reaching out to them on social media for details, no response has been received so far.The woman, who described herself as a backpacking travel...
Philip Rivers’ week 15 status takes center stage as Colts turn to veteran QB after Daniel Jones’ injury
Spread the love Philip Rivers’ status for week 15 (Image via: Getty Images) The Indianapolis Colts have shocked the NFL by pulling 44-year-old Philip Rivers out of retirement after Daniel Jones went down with a season-ending Achilles injury. With the playoff race tightening and stability at quarterback slipping away, the Colts turned to a trusted veteran who already proved he...
Goa club fire: Net closes in on Luthra brothers; MEA may revoke passports
Spread the love NEW DLEHI: The external affairs ministry on Wednesday received a request from the Goa government seeking to revoke the passports of Gaurav and Saurabh Luthra, and the request is currently under examination, reported PTI citing sources. The move comes amid an expanding probe into the nightclub blaze in North Goa that killed 25 people last week. Earlier...
Bengaluru stampede: KSCA pushes to restart cricket at Chinnaswamy
Spread the love File photo NEW DELHI: Newly elected KSCA president Venkatesh Prasad began work on Wednesday by visiting the Stadium in Belagavi and holding meetings with Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah and deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar to discuss steps to resume top-level cricket at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Prasad, along with KSCA vice-president Sujith Somasundar and secretary Santosh Menon, inspected...
DeepSeek using smuggled Blackwell chips? Nvidia issues clarification; refuted reports
Spread the love Nvidia’s data focused on what are known as mixture-of-expert AI models. Nvidia has refuted a report which claimed that the Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek is utilising smuggled Blackwell chips to develop its upcoming AI model. DeepSeek drew attention in January this year when it launched the R1 AI model which, the company claimed, was trained...
Sophie Kinsella passes away at 55: A look at the author’s life & books
Spread the love Credit: Instagram/ sophiekinsellawriter Sophie Kinsella, the beloved pen name of Madeleine Sophie Wickham, passed away on December 10, 2025, at the age of 55. Her family confirmed that she died peacefully at home after a long battle with glioblastoma, an aggressive form of brain cancer. Kinsella had publicly shared her diagnosis in 2024 while choosing to keep...
Goa club blaze: Luthras booked Thailand tickets as fire raged; manhunt on
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125893571,imgsize-887731,width-400,resizemode-4/vhp-flags-pressure-on-judiciary-seeks-debate-on-minority-status-at-delhi-meet-2.jpg" alt="Goa club blaze: Luthras booked Thailand tickets as fire raged; manhunt on" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: Goa police said the brothers purchased seats on a Phuket-bound flight at 1.17 am on December 7, even as firefighters and local authorities were struggling to contain the flames and rescue staff at Birch by Romeo...
Massive earthquake jolts Japan days after 7.5 tremors
Spread the love Japan on Wednesday recorded another strong earthquake, the third in as many days, after a 6-magnitude tremor struck eastern Aomori and Hokkaido. No tsunami warning was issued, authorities said. The fresh jolt comes after a 7.6-magnitude quake on Monday and 6.7 tremors on Tuesday in Honchō. Monday’s earthquake injured 51 people so far, with the toll rising,...
Mixed signals? US trade aide says India tough ‘nut to crack’; hails ‘best-ever offers’
Spread the love <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125893143,imgsize-97532,width-400,resizemode-4/india-us-trade-deal.jpg" alt="Mixed signals on trade deal? US Trade Representative calls India ‘very difficult nut to crack’; but adds America gets ‘best ever ‘offers from India" title=" Currently, India and the US are conducting parallel negotiations on two fronts. (AI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Currently, India and the US are conducting parallel negotiations on two fronts. (AI...
