Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Tuesday criticised US President Donald Trump’s proposal to impose a 20 per cent charge on commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, mocking Washington as a “pirate” state.His remarks came after Trump announced that the US would reinstate what he called the “Iranian blockade” and begin charging…
Air India has announced a major expansion of its Canada operations for the Winter 2026-27 schedule by launching seasonal non-stop flights between Mumbai and Toronto and upgrading its Delhi-Toronto service with its new Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.According to the release, the move will increase capacity and offer passengers more travel options during the peak festive and…
Actor and Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan has been discharged from the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital in Mumbai after he underwent shoulder surgery. On his discharge, his wife Anna Lezhneva, shared the update on his health and thanked the doctors. Anna Lezhneva’s post Anna Lezhneva took to her Instagram handle to share pictures…
Image: Amy Green/Inside Climate News In Progress Village, Florida, a huge mound of industrial waste has become a symbol of a much bigger environmental and public-health debate. The historically Black community sits beside a massive phosphogypsum stack, a structure created from the waste left behind during phosphate fertiliser production.The stack is difficult to miss. The…
Ludwig Wittgenstein was a 20th-century philosopher best known for transforming the philosophy of language A person standing before a remarkable painting might ask how much the canvas cost, where the paint was bought, or how many hours it took to dry. These questions are technically reasonable, but they completely miss the purpose of the artwork….
England’s Harry Kane (9) applauds at the end of the World Cup semifinal soccer match between England and Argentina in Atlanta, Wednesday, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) Harry Kane says it is far too early to decide whether the 2026 FIFA World Cup will be his last after England’s hopes of reaching the final…
Tanzid Hasan Tamid of Bangladesh celebrates (AP) Bangladesh opener Tanzid Hasan Tamim created a slice of history on Friday, becoming the first batter from his country to score a Test century on Australian soil.The 25-year-old left-hander reached the landmark during the second day of the opening Test of the two-match series against Australia at the…
The United States has imposed a 10% tariff on Indian goods under Section 301, but economists believe the immediate impact on India’s exports will be limited.While the move offers some relief compared with higher tariff proposals, they say that the real challenge lies in reducing the country’s dependence on a single export market by broadening…
The methodology used to calculate internal benchmarks will also have to be made publicly available MUMBAI: Lenders may no longer be able to tinker with loan spreads over the benchmark rate to offer new borrowers better deals than existing customers. Draft RBI rules seeking to standardise interest-rate setting across banks, NBFCs and cooperatives require lenders…
File photo: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (left) and US President Donald Trump Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said Tehran does not want to escalate tensions in the Middle East but will “act with its full capabilities” to defend the country’s security, national interests and territorial integrity, even as US President Donald Trump warned that…
