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ABC to pay $15 mn to settle defamation suit by Trump

ABC NEWS IS set to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Donald Trump.

Cyclone Chido slams Mayotte, at least 11 dead

AT LEAST 11 people have died after Cyclone Chido caused devastating damage in the French territory of Mayotte in the Indian Ocean, France's interior ministry said Sunday.

Open global trade only way to feed world: WTO

GLOBAL POVERTY WILL increase if the world doesn't work to maintain a stable and open trading system, World Trade Organisation (WTO) director general Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala said.

Crude import bill up 5% in Apr-Nov

INDIA'S CRUDE IMPORT bill increased 4.9% during the first eight months of the current fiscal 2024-25 to $91.7 billion against $87.4 billion in the same period in FY24, data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell showed.

Capacity utilisation by steel companies falls to a four-year low

Demand for higher import tariffs shows cost disadvantage

India gained from the last Trump tariff war: Study

THE PREVIOUS DONALD Trump administration's tariff war with China created new winners in US markets.

Group insolvency rules likely part of Bill to amend IBC

● Need to address stressed asset interlinkages: Experts

Full Budget funding for NHAI may continue for a decade

TO MAINTAIN TRANSPARENCY and sustainability, the Centre will likely continue to shoulder the massive capital expenditure requirements of the state-run infrastructure builder-the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)-for the next decade or so, until it becomes self-sufficient through adequate toll revenue generation.

VCs double returns from public market exits to $4 billion

RIDING THE IPO BOOM

TikTok's bid to pause US ban denied

TIKTOK FACES A US ban next month after an appeals court declined to pause the measure, which takes effect if the popular video-sharing app isn't sold by its China-based parent ByteDance.

Trump was fact-checked by Time for 'Person of the Year'

This has happened for the first time with a designee

OpenAI whistleblower of Indian-origin dies by suicide in USA

A 26-year-old Indian-origin former employee of the artificial intelligence giant OpenAI has died by suicide in San Francisco, authorities said.

Notre Dame Cathedral's reopening capped stellar year for luxury house LVMH

The brand enjoyed unprecedented visibility in 2024

S Korea's Yoon defiant after impeachment

PM Han Duck-soo becomes acting prez, assures 'stability'

Changing nature of Arctic tundra: Carbon sink to source

Wildfires and thawing permafrost are causing the region to release more carbon dioxide than its plants remove, probably for the first time in thousands of years

China to cut rates, reserve requirement ratio next year

5% GDP growth expected this year

When they hear plants crying, moths make a decision

A new study suggests the insects rely on sounds made by distressed vegetation to guide reproductive choices

In Saudi's unchallenged path to 2034 FIFA World Cup, pointers for India's Olympic ambitions

THAT SAUDI ARABIA would get the hosting rights for the 2034 FIFA World Cup was a foregone conclusion once it became clear that the world governing body itself was going out of its way to ensure that particular outcome.

Wishful Bharat is not Viksit Bharat

The article discusses the gap between the government's claims of progress and the reality of widespread distress and low wages, particularly in rural India.

Do you need a fibre supplement?

Here's when to consider boosting your intake of the digestive-friendly and heart-healthy nutrient

Boost Hb the right way

Know from an expert how to increase haemoglobin levels

How to avoid pickpockets and street scams

Staying aware, keeping your valuables close and employing 'layers of security' are among the ways to improve your street savvy

'Character is the most important, not clothes'

As a sought-after stylist and costume designer, Anaita Shroff has not only shaped the looks of celebrities such as Isha Ambani, Deepika Padukone, Aishwarya Rai and many others in B-town, she has also been one of the leading voices in the Indian fashion community for over three decades.

'Content, and not language, defines pan-Indian cinema'

Naga Chaitanya is on a high, both on the personal and professional fronts.

Millions for memorabilia

Iconic movie memorabilia can command staggering prices, like Judy Garland's slippers recently

Words Of the future

IN THE FAST-PACED world that we live in, newer words have been becoming a part of our vocabulary. How many of us used words like pandemic, quarantine, or AI in regular parlance up until a few years ago?

Serious about search

Tech platforms are upping their game on search offerings

Denting & mending

An omnibus on the economy that punctures many claims but also provides solutions

A breezy QSR for wannabe millionaires

Entertaining spiel plus doable wisdom on building a business

Cong struck blows at Constitution, says Modi

In his nearly two-hour-long address, Modi repeatedly spoke about the unity of the country and argued that diversity was India's uniqueness, and should be celebrated.