California Gov. Gavin Newsom California Democrats have officially passed a series of tax-related proposals, sending a package to Governor Gavin Newsom that introduces a brand-new sales tax on digital software downloads. According to a report by The New York Post, the governor is expected to sign the measures into law as part of negotiations over…
Union home minister Amit Shah reviews port security bureau plan, pushes CISF-trained guards NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah, who on Friday reviewed the progress in establishment of a Bureau of Port Security (BoPS), the dedicated agency proposed to oversee regulatory and inspection functions relating to security of ships and port facilities, emphasised that only…
Gunfires at new Cricket Canada president’s house (Image: Cricket Canada) Gunshots were fired at the residence of newly elected Cricket Canada president Arvinder Khosa early Wednesday morning in a chilling incident that has further intensified the crisis engulfing Canadian cricket.According to reports from CBC, Khosa’s home in Surrey’s Newton neighbourhood was targeted around 4:40 a.m….
The man running a 370,000-person firm has a message that cuts against the white-collar doom narrative: AI isn’t gutting payrolls, it’s padding them. Mohamed Kande, global chairman of PwC, told CNBC’s Squawk Box at the VivaTech conference in Paris on Thursday that companies deploying AI “at scale” are hiring more people, not fewer. His reasoning…
Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) celebrates with Portugal’s Pedro Neto (18) after Ronaldo scored his side’s third goal during the World Cup Group K soccer match between Portugal and Uzbekistan in Houston, Tuesday, June 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Karen Warren) Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice to rewrite Portuguese World Cup history as Portugal produced their most complete performance…
Erling Haaland. Image via: Getty Images Erling Haaland made his long-awaited FIFA World Cup debut with Norway in 2026, but the Manchester City striker’s rise to global stardom is also a story about family. In his latest World Cup match against Iraq, he scored 2 goals out of 5 shots as Norway claimed the victory…
MUMBAI: Six states raised a total of Rs 20,100 crore in the latest state development loan auction conducted by RBI on Tuesday, with weighted average yields ranging between 7.6% and 7.9% across tenures of 6 to 30 years. The results are in line with the rise in yields on central govt bonds where 10-year bond…
In the upcoming week, gold prices will be shaped by developments in US–Iran peace negotiations, movements in crude oil rates and a series of macroeconomic data releases. Analysts have said that speeches by officials of the US Federal Reserve could also play a key role in shaping interest rate expectations, which in turn may guide…
Kami-Shirataki Station in Hokkaido remained open for nearly three years so a single schoolgirl could travel to and from school. (Representational AI photo) In many parts of the world, railway stations close when too few people use them. But in northern Japan, one small station stayed open for just one passanger.Kami-Shirataki Station, a tiny stop…
Abandoned farmland restored to wildflower meadow without sowing seeds A five-acre piece of Norfolk (England county) farmland left to recover naturally has turned into a stunning wildflower meadow. It showed that nature acan rebuild lost habitats without the need for expensive commercial seed mixes. And that mother nature always finds a way.The former farming field,…