File photo: Christine Lagarde ECB President Christine Lagarde will resign in Feb, nine months before her term ends, saying she wants freedom to speak beyond monetary policy and engage in politics because she believes she cannot remain neutral. Her departure lets European leaders choose a successor before France’s presidential election. European Council president Antonio Costa…
India’s economy is expected to grow 7.35% in Q2 FY27 (AI-generated image) NEW DELHI: Amid a challenging global environment, the Indian economy is well positioned to sustain the growth momentum for the rest of the financial year 2026-27 and is expected to expand 7.35% during the July-Sept quarter on the back of strong domestic demand,…
Taylor Swift, the iconic American singer and songwriter. keeps making headlines not only for her songs but also for the tremendous charity works that she keeps doing. This time, the 14 Grammy winner is again in the news for her charity work for kids. In 2010, when devastating floods damaged a popular playground in Hendersonville,…
Gukesh and Neem Karoli Baba NEW DELHI: Reigning world chess champion D Gukesh visited Neem Karoli Baba’s ashram on Thursday to seek blessings ahead of his much-anticipated World Chess Championship match against Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov.The visit comes as Gukesh prepares for a defining test in his young career, with the Indian grandmaster set to defend…
File photo: Former Bangladesh Air Force officer KM Tahsif Souri DHAKA: A former Bangladesh air force officer, reportedly linked to a video purportedly showing Sheikh Hasina fleeing the country on Aug 5, 2024, has been found dead near a river in Dhaka, with police saying an inquest report has found no external injury marks, though…
File photo: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang A top executive at a Singapore-based data centre company, Megaspeed, was under scrutiny for possibly steering advanced Nvidia AI chips to China, according to a report in New York Times. American officials had concluded that she was a Chinese intelligence asset, sending information to Beijing.The report claims that surveillance…
The video also drew humorous reactions from viewers. A man who says he studied computer engineering, completed a master’s degree and trained at the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) in Mumbai has drawn attention online after sharing how he eventually chose the life of a sanyasi. In a conversation recorded by travel and documentary creator…
NEW DELHI: Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari’s recent announcement that he has asked authorities not to issue challans to cars travelling up to 20% above the prescribed speed limit on expressways — effectively allowing speeds of up to 140 kmph — cannot be implemented under the existing legal framework and may be detrimental to road…
File photo: Noel Tata Bahram Vakil MUMBAI: Noel Tata has selected close friend and AZB & Partners co-founder Bahram Vakil to succeed him as chairman of Trent, the Tata Group‘s fashion and retail flagship established by his mother, Simone Tata. Vakil will take over as chairman of Trent on Nov 12, a day after Noel…
MUMBAI: The US central bank’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged late on Wednesday, combined with some slowdown in the intensity of selling by foreign funds in recent days, boosted investor sentiment on Dalal Street on Thursday. As a result, sensex rallied 905 points or 1.2% to close at 74,151 points while on NSE, Nifty…
