Why Sanrio landed in hot water in China Hello Kitty maker Sanrio has come under fire in China over its collaboration with Japanese TV drama VIVANT.The partnership involved a range of soft toys, including Hello Kitty and other characters dressed as spies from the show. However, its storyline, which depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency…
NEW DELHI: When Neha Bora recently said “AISA will not be a part of normalising the signing of peace bonds”, she inadvertently highlighted a contrast that the Jantar Mantar 2.0 protests against SIR and “vote chori” had brought to the fore. Neha’s refusal to sign the peace bond before a special executive magistrate and her…
Earning more, spending more: The budget squeeze facing common man Aamdani atthanni, kharcha rupaiya!It is a familiar refrain, and a financial loop the common man spends a lifetime trying to escape.For India’s middle class, much of working life revolves around one big aspiration: earning enough to afford not just the essentials, but also the little…
Putin also warned against restrictions on navigation in the Baltic Sea The US has urged several NATO allies, including Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, to tone down their public warnings about the threat posed by Russia, cautioning European countries against rhetoric that could further strain relations with Moscow, according to a Reuters report.The messages, delivered by…
BJP Rajya Sabha MP Ajeet Gopchade speaks in Rajya Sabha (File photo/ANI) NEW DELHI: India must adopt a robust legal framework to ensure the safe, ethical and accountable use of artificial intelligence in healthcare, clinical research and medical education, where errors can have serious consequences for patients and medical professionals.With the objective to establish a…
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not happy with delivery platform DoorDash’s spending $17 billion to buy rival Instacart. And he made it clear in a post online. Mamdani’s dismay comes almost a month after he managed to win $131.5 million from DoorDash for delivery workers in New York. In September, Mayor Mamdani announced a…
Air India announced the decision on Friday, citing the prevailing situation in the region. The two airlines had earlier cancelled services to Riyadh and Dammam until November 7, while flights to Jeddah were suspended until October 31. Air India and Air India Express have extended the suspension of flights to and from Saudi Arabia until…
Woman takes a cab in Mumbai at 2 AM; what she says about travelling alone has people talking A woman’s reaction to a late-night cab ride in Mumbai has caught the attention of social media users. Her experience has started a conversation about the precautions women often take when travelling alone and how these concerns…
The aircraft was flying from Badrinath to Sahastradhara heliport in Dehradun;, meanwhile, global energy supply disruptions are pushing up LNG prices and crude procurement costs, adding to India’s energy import burden Six people, including a pilot and five passengers from Bengaluru, died after a Trans Bharat Aviation helicopter flying from Badrinath to Dehradun crashed near…
NEW DELHI: A Rafale Marine fighter jet successfully landed on Indian Navy‘s indigenous aircraft carrier INS Vikrant on its maiden attempt during ongoing trials in Goa, the force said.The Navy shared a video of the landing on its official X handle on Friday, a day after the successful landing.Also Read: Rafale Marine trials underway in…
