Japan’s Nikkei slipped 1% and South Korea’s Kospi fell nearly 2%, pulling MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific share index down 0.4%. Futures pointed to a firmer opening for Wall Street, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rising 0.4%, while European futures gained 0.2%. Asian equities traded cautiously on Monday as lingering uncertainty over the Middle East ceasefire…
Suniel Shetty on ‘Welcome to the Jungle’ being compared to Ben Stiller’s ‘Tropic Thunder’: ‘Brain rot cinema will also work’ Suniel Shetty has revealed that he almost did not sign ‘Welcome to the Jungle’, and the reason was the film’s jaw-dropping ensemble cast. The veteran actor, who is now celebrating the film’s strong box office…
A viral post by a Bengaluru entrepreneur has sparked a wider conversation about inflation, rising rents and the changing cost of urban living. As social media users clash over whether ₹2.5 lakh is the new benchmark for financial comfort, the debate highlights the widening gap between metropolitan realities and the incomes of most Indians. Think…
Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB with his parents (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: As India moves one step closer to the landmark of producing 100 Grandmasters, Chennai, long hailed as the “Mecca of Indian chess”, has found itself as the protagonist again.On Sunday, Harshavardhan GB became India’s 97th Grandmaster (GM) from the very land. Pulling off three…
BENGALURU: Unidentified assailants hacked a 29-year-old rowdy sheeter to death as the public watched helplessly in JP Nagar on Saturday evening.The victim is Rajubhai alias Raju, a resident of Pragatipura. Raju was arrested in a decade-old murder case and was named among the rowdy sheeters of the area, police said. The attack took place when…
Hyderabad: Thousands of Indian students and IT professionals face continued uncertainty over their US immigration plans despite a federal judge striking down a controversial $100,000 H-1B visa application fee, as the ruling has been stayed pending appeal, and lawmakers push for wider reforms to the programme.Even after a US federal judge struck down the controversial…
Shimla: Two of Himachal Pradesh’s popular high-altitude pilgrimages — the Shrikhand Mahadev Yatra in Kullu and the Kinnaur Kailash Yatra in Kinnaur — have been suspended until further orders after expert assessments found the routes unsafe due to heightened risks of landslides, flash floods, rockfalls and unstable glaciers.The Kullu district administration suspended this year’s Shrikhand…
Lucknow: A 32-year-old cook in a restaurant was shot at during a clash between two groups near Patrakarpuram crossing in Gomti Nagar on Sunday evening.Around 7 pm, Ankit Rathore was having tea with his associate, Ram Mohan Dixit, a resident of Vinay Khand, when Pranav Shukla, resident of Vinamra Khand, along with Abhay Pratap Singh,…
Udhayanidhi Stalin, TN CM Vijay, MK Stalin (File photo) NEW DELHI: DMK president M K Stalin and leader of the opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin on Sunday intensified their attack on the ruling TVK government, accusing chief minister C Joseph Vijay of administrative failure, deteriorating law and order and turning the Tamil Nadu Assembly into a “film…
NY judge’s query procedural, unlikely to derail DoJ bid to drop charges, says US lawyer in Adani case (Image credit: AP) NEW YORK: A US federal judge’s decision to seek a fuller explanation from prosecutors before approving the dismissal of criminal charges against billionaire Gautam Adani is a procedural requirement and does not signal that…
