India’s Tokyo drift: PMs open new chapter in ties

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi’s visit to India for the India-Japan summit heralded what her counterpart Narendra Modi described as a new chapter in their special strategic and global partnership, with both sides signing several agreements to boost cooperation in AI, energy security, mineral exploration and defence.The two also adopted a roadmap for economic security to...

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce secretly married in intimate ceremony: Report

Spread the love       Celebrated American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have reportedly tied the knot in a private ceremony ahead of their star-studded celebration at New York’s Madison Square Garden, according to a report by the New York Post, citing multiple unnamed sources.The report claimed the pop superstar and the Kansas City Chiefs tight end, both 36, are already...

Bank of Baroda enters 5.7k crore settlement with creditors of NMC Health

Spread the love       MUMBAI: Bank of Baroda has agreed to pay $600 million (about Rs 5,700 crore) to the administrators of the collapsed West Asian healthcare group NMC Health in an out-of-court settlement that brings to a close years of cross-border insolvency and fraud-related litigation, with both sides making no admission of liability and courts in Abu Dhabi Global Market...

‘Minor’ drop in mileage of vehicles due to E20, says Hardeep Singh Puri

Spread the love       Hardeep Singh Puri NEW DELHI: Seeking to allay public fears over ethanol-blended fuel, petroleum minister Hardeep Singh Puri Thursday said a “make-believe” narrative had been unleashed on social media over the past few days.Addressing a press conference, the minister said the reduction in mileage of an E20-fuelled vehicle is “minor”. “It is well established that when you...

SC nixes rulings by NCLT, NCLAT based on fake AI citations

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: In the first case of its kind, Supreme Court on Thursday quashed orders passed by NCLT and NCLAT on the ground that they decided a case on the basis of AI-generated non-existent case laws and verdicts, cautioning that unchecked use of AI could distort the justice delivery system.A bench of Justices P S Narasimha and...

PM Modi, Japan’s Sanae Takaichi push for early Quad meet

Spread the love       PM Modi with Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi reaffirmed their commitment to an early convening of the next Quad Leaders’ Summit and underlined the importance of ensuring unimpeded freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz in a joint statement.With both countries heavily dependent on...

To avoid legal battles, ED settles 150 Fema cases with RBI nod

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Faced with a pile of cases under the Foreign Exchange Management Act (Fema) and eager to avoid prolonged legal battles, the Enforcement Directorate is settling for large-scale compounding of offences and termination of adjudication proceedings after obtaining the Reserve Bank of India‘s approval.In the last 15 months, more than 150 Fema cases have been terminated...

After WhatsApp, Centre sends notices to Telegram, Signal

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: A day after directing Meta to pause WhatsApp’s proposed username feature, govt has issued similar notices to Telegram and Signal over their existing username systems, asking them to explain how they prevent fraud and impersonation.The IT ministry wants detailed responses on safeguards against scams, phishing, digital arrest frauds and identity impersonation. Like WhatsApp, Telegram and...

Usain Bolt, Kasi Bennett’s 2026 net worth: Earnings, endorsements and lifestyle

Spread the love       Usain Bolt and Kasi Bennett combined net worth in 2026: Career earnings, endorsements, lifestyle and more(Getty Images) Usain Bolt remains one of the most recognizable sporting icons in the world even nine years after retirement. From Olympic tracks to boardrooms, Bolt has transformed his dominance in athletics into long-term financial success, while his longtime partner Kasi Bennett...

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