The US economy grew at a sluggish 0.5% annual pace in the October–December quarter, lower than earlier estimates, as a prolonged government shutdown weighed on activity, AP reported.The Commerce Department revised down its estimate of fourth-quarter GDP growth from 0.7% to 0.5%, marking a sharp slowdown from 4.4% growth in the July–September period and 3.8%…
A viral social media post stirred a row about in-flight etiquette after a US-based techie said he was approached by a passenger asking him to swap seats on an international flight.Saran Shanmugam, an Indian-American and director of Information Technology at the Biophysical Society, was travelling to India on a Middle Eastern airline. He had pre-booked…
Former India cricketer Yuvraj Singh, Abhishek Sharma’s mentor, has stated that it is disappointing for any player who has given his ‘heart and soul’ to the franchise ‘ for years’ to have missed out on leading the side. SRH had announced Ishan Kishan as the stand-in skipper for IPL 2026, snubbing Abhishek and the decision…
Washington — President Trump’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2027 asks Congress for $1.5 trillion in defense spending — a 42% increase — while cutting nondefense spending by $73 billion, or 10%. The White House released the 92-page budget request on Friday, accompanied by several summaries of the administration’s key priorities across the executive branch. The…
US President Donald Trump has once again threatened to exit the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (Nato), a threat he has been making since 2016. The latest threat to pull out of the alliance was sparked after Nato allies refused to take part in an effort to open the critical Straits of Hormuz for shipping. The…
At least one person died and 60 others were injured in what seemed to be a crush of fans at a popular soccer team’s stadium in the Peruvian capital on Friday night, authorities reported. Police said officers rescued people trapped as a result of the influx of Alianza Lima fans in the south stands of…
RaveDAO’s RAVE token, a little-known project until last week, has burst onto the scene in dramatic fashion. It is now the third-largest cryptocurrency behind bitcoin BTC$74,829.11 and ether (ETH) – not by market capitalization, but by liquidations or forced closures of leveraged futures bets by exchanges. In the past 24 hours, exchanges have liquidated $44…
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Former Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson has urged US authorities to prepare a contingency plan for a potential future collapse in demand for US Treasurys, warning that the fallout would be “vicious.” “We need an emergency break-the-glass plan, which is targeted and short-term, on the shelf, so it’s ready to go when we hit the wall,”…
3 students offer to help drunk driver, kill him and flee with car (Image used for representational purpose only) NAGPUR: What began as an apparent act of kindness by three engineering students quickly turned into a cold-blooded murder driven by greed to possess a red Alto car. The trio tried to mislead cops, when they…