April 15, 2025
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Amid Trump Tariffs, S Jaishankar, US Counterpart Push For “Early Trade Deal”

New Delhi: India likes to do things differently. While the world has been struggling to get back on its feet after US President Donald Trump pulled the rug from underneath, with his reciprocal tariffs announcement, some nations, like China and Canada retaliated shortly after, with tit-for-tat tariffs. While China countered the US’ 34 per cent […]

SC plays by ‘no mention’ rule, no urgent Waqf pleas listing

NEW DELHI: Two days after Waqf (Amendment) Act came into force, its constitutional validity was challenged before SC Monday by DMK, Maulana Arshad Madani of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind, the All India Muslim Personal Law Board, and Samastha Kerala Jamiathul Ulema. The petitions object primarily to the elimination of the ‘waqf by user’ provision and alleged “ouster […]

Another royal divorce? Prince William hires Princess Diana’s divorce lawyers

There might be yet another Royal Rumble just around the corner.The trying times in the British Royal Family aren’t a-changing. From taking the blow of Megxit to grappling with cancer diagnoses of the Senior Royals in the family, the house of Windsor is dealing with issues one after the other. And it only seems to […]

Explosive Claims By Indian Techie’s Wife

New Delhi: Weeks after billionaire tech entrepreneur Prasanna Sankar accused his estranged wife of harassment amid a bitter divorce and a battle for custody of their son, she has hit back with allegations that her husband solicited sex workers and forced her to accept an open marriage. Rippling co-founder Sankar, who is worth $1.3 billion […]

R Madhavan baffled by India’s growing K-pop obsession: ‘Kids are learning Korean… How did we lose our audience?’ |

R Madhavan recently voiced a sentiment familiar to many parents and observers of contemporary pop culture, expressing both surprise and slight concern over the deep fascination Indian children have developed for K-pop, to the extent that many are even becoming fluent in Korean. In a recent interview, the actor shared his thoughts on this burgeoning […]

Shark Tank Judge Namita Thapar stirs 70-hour work-week debate with her take on ‘Adolescence’ on Netflix

Shark Tank India judge and Emcure Pharmaceuticals Executive Director Namita Thapar has reignited the ongoing debate on work-life balance with her reflections on Netflix’s British miniseries Adolescence . In a LinkedIn post, Thapar shared her thoughts on parenting and the challenges of balancing professional aspirations with family responsibilities, drawing parallels to the themes explored in […]

Global Markets See Mega Tariff Shock, Trump Says Medicine Working

New Delhi: Asian stock markets opened in a bloodbath on Monday as US futures pointed to significant losses on Wall Street over US President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs, even as countries sought compromise with the defiant president. The carnage came as the American President defended his tariffs, saying a lot of countries are ‘dying to make […]

Govt unlikely to ease checks on investments from China

NEW DELHI: Govt is unlikely to ease investment checks on Chinese companies amid growing calls to review FDI norms as it remains wary of flows from across the border. US President Donald Trump’s tariffs have made it even more alert to the growing threat of Chinese companies and their exports, some of which may be […]

Men Carrying Saffron Flags Climb UP Dargah, Raise Slogans: Cops

Members of right-wing groups in Prayagraj created a ruckus on the occasion Ram Navami today by climbing on the dargah of Salar Masood Ghazi Miyan in the Sikandra area. A video of the incident is being widely circulated online. Reports say some people carrying saffron flags suddenly climbed on the roof of Ghazi Miyan’s dargah […]