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Saudi Arabia remains GCC’s biggest borrower in H1 2025 despite 20% YoY drop in debt issuance | World News

The Saudi riyal was the second most-used currency after the US dollar in GCC debt markets, raising $7 billion from eight issuances In the first half of 2025, Saudi Arabia retained its position as the top issuer in the Gulf Cooperation Council’s debt markets, raising $47.93 billion through bonds and sukuk. While this figure reflects […]

The Spectator wins defamation claim brought by Muslim activist who criticised Hindus

TOI correspondent from London: The Spectator magazine and Douglas Murray have won a defamation case brought by a Muslim online influencer who stirred up trouble during the 2022 Leicester riots.Mohammed Hijab, a YouTuber with 1.3 million followers, whose real name is Mohammed Hegab, claimed that an article in the Spectator about the riots, titled “Leicester […]

‘I could not protect her’: Mother says her six-year-old daughter was told to ‘go back to India’; bicycle wheel was pushed onto her private parts

The Indian-origin mother of the six-year-old daughter said she did not want the young boys to get punished but they need counseling. A six-year-old girl has come under racist attack in Ireland when she was playing outside her home in the Kilbarry area of Waterford City. Her mother Anupa Achuthan has been living and working […]

US Open announces record 90 million dollar prize money for 2025 edition

The US Open has unveiled a record-setting 90 million dollars prize money fund for its 2025 edition—the largest in tennis history and a 20 percent increase over the 75 million dollars awarded in 2024. The men’s and women’s singles champions will each receive 5 million dollars, a 39 percent jump from the previous year’s 3.6 […]

US-Russia diplomacy: Trump’s envoy meets Putin for 3-hour ‘productive’ talk; sanctions still on table

US envoy Steve Witkoff met Russian President Vladimir Putin for a three-hour meeting at the Kremlin on Wednesday, as Washington pushes for an end to the war in Ukraine. The talks come just two days before the expiry of a deadline set by US President Donald Trump for Moscow to agree to peace or face […]

Chats of Indian-origin UC San Diego professor Nisarg Jaydeep Shah with a minor revealed; no arrest, not fired from work

Indian-origin UC San Diego professor Nisarg Shah denied all the allegations to the police. People v Preds, the group which outed an Indian-origin UC San Diego professor Nisarg Jaydeep Shah, for engaging with a minor over sex chats, revealed the messages that the professor exchanged with the decoy 14-year-old. A representative from the group confronted […]

South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton hoping to seal opening slot for T20 World Cup 2026

South Africa’s dynamic batter Ryan Rickelton has his sights firmly set on the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, with the left-hander hoping to use the upcoming T20I series against Australia as a platform to secure his spot at the top of the Proteas batting order. The 29-year-old, who made his international debut in 2023, […]

Super-sub Ahadad helps East Bengal beat Namdhari SA

East Bengal pulled off a narrow win against Namdhari SA in a Durand Cup match in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Moroccan substitute Hamid Ahadad’s 68th minute goal helped Emami East Bengal FC beat Namdhari Sports Academy by a solitary goal in a Group-A match of the 134th Durand Cup tournament at […]

Donald Trump’s pay check: ‘Proud to be the only President’ to donate his entire salary

Donald Trump may earn over $600,000 as the President of the United States, but he says the money isn’t for him. On Wednesday, Trump announced that he will be donating his entire presidential salary, repeating the gesture he made throughout his first term. Taking to social media platform Truth Social, he wrote, “I am proud […]

Big revelation! ‘It was Gautam Gambhir who insisted on this transition,’ says ex-India cricketer | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: Former India opener Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday praised head coach Gautam Gambhir for showing conviction and belief during India’s hard-fought Test series in England, and questioned his critics, asking if they would now “stand up and greet him” after the 2-2 draw. India, touring without recently retired legends Virat Kohli and Rohit […]