Part of the concern is that blacklisting Chinese companies could trigger another economic confrontation between Washington and Beijing. (Reuters file photo) The Donald Trump administration’s road to economically choke Iran will have to go through China – if it wants to cripple the Middle East country. However, with a fragile trade peace in place between…
Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa (PTI Photo) Indian Grandmaster R Praggnanandhaa secured his place in the final of the last leg of the Grand Chess Tour with a commanding 19-9 victory over Germany’s Vincent Keymer.Praggnanandhaa will now face pre-event favourite and defending champion Fabiano Caruana of the USA in the title clash.The Indian entered the final…
Rukmini Vasanth has been keeping her Toxic promotional wardrobe interesting, and her latest Chennai outing certainly had a colour that was hard to ignore.For the film’s Chennai promotions, the actor stepped out in a bright orange strapless maxi from Dash & Dot, choosing a look that was simple in almost every other way. She paired…
Calcutta HC protects Abhishek Banerjee from arrest and allows overseas travel for medical treatment. NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court has clarified that Trinamool Congress MP Abhishek Banerjee can travel abroad for medical treatment, subject to the conditions permitted by the Supreme Court.The clarification came in connection with a travel restriction imposed on Banerjee in…
A small box of honeybees once became an unusual passenger aboard the space shuttle Discovery. In 1984, Nasa sent thousands of honeybees into orbit to see how they would behave when gravity was no longer guiding their movements. The experiment was less about honey and more about a basic piece of bee life: building a…
Roger Federer will take part in the “Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York” exhibition during Fan Week at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Tuesday, August 25. (Getty Images) Roger Federer is in New York this week, but not to compete. The 45-year-old Swiss legend is headlining “Roger Federer: An Icon Returns to New York,”…
Women cannot participate fully in the economy if they carry a disproportionate share of unpaid care work. For years, CSR programmes aimed at women have focused on familiar themes such as scholarships, skill training, self-help groups and entrepreneurship. But a more fundamental barrier is increasingly coming into focus: women cannot participate fully in the economy…
Nathan Cofnas (left), Jason Arday (right) Nathan Cofnas, the American researcher who first publicly detailed extensive plagiarism allegations against Cambridge University’s youngest Black professor, Jason Arday, has said he bore no personal animosity towards the late academic. In his first detailed comments to VRT NWS after Arday’s death, Cofnas stated that he “had zero interest”…
Former England captain Michael Vaughan has called for a severe punishment following Brydon Carse’s latest involvement in a nightclub incident, saying the ECB must take action strong enough to deter the entire England cricket setup from similar behaviour.Carse became the latest England player to attract scrutiny after a video emerged showing the fast bowler handcuffed…
SC seeks response from 20 rebel MPs on Abhishek’s plea NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought the response of 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs on a plea filed by the party’s general secretary and Lok Sabha member Abhishek Banerjee, challenging the delay in deciding petitions seeking their disqualification.Abhishek has asked the top court…