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Modi conferred with Ethiopia's highest award

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday was conferred with Ethiopia's highest award 'The Great Honour Nishan of Ethiopia' by his Ethiopian counterpart Abiy Ahmed Ali. IMAGE: Ethiopian PM Abiy......

Former financial official executed in China over $ 57 mn bribery case

China on Tuesday executed a former top official of a state-owned financial firm for accepting bribes totalling CNY 1.108 billion (about $157 million). IMAGE: Kindly note that this image has been......

'Shame students have to...': Trump's $1M 'Gold Card' unveiled

United States President Donald Trump has said it is a "shame" that students from countries such as India and China have to go back to their home countries after graduating from top American......

US lawmakers move resolution to end Trump tariffs on India

Three influential United States lawmakers have introduced a resolution in Congress aimed at ending the tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump on India, saying the "irresponsible tariff strategy"......

Putin-Modi selfie speaks thousand words: US representative

United States representative Sydney Kamlager-Dove while talking about the famous car selfie of Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that it spoke a thousand......

Amazon to invest $35 billion in India by 2030 across businesses

E-commerce giant Amazon plans to make a mega-investment of $35 billion, over Rs 3.14 lakh crore, in India by 2030 across its businesses with a focus on AI-driven digitization, export growth and job......

Microsoft to invest $17.5 billion for India's AI-first future: Nadella

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday announced plans to invest $17.5 billion in India to help build infrastructure and sovereign capabilities for the country's AI-first future, marking the third......

HD Hyundai plans shipyard in Thoothukudi for $2 billion

South Korea’s HD Hyundai, one of the world’s largest ship manufacturers, is planning to build a shipyard in Thoothukudi. IMAGE: HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Ulsan Shipyard in Ulsan, South......

Forex reserves jump by $4.5 billion to $702.28 billion

India's forex reserves increased by $4.496 billion to $702.28 billion for the week ended October 17, as the value of gold reserves rose further, the RBI said on Friday. Photograph: Dado......

200% spike in gold import drives India's trade deficit to $41.68 billion

India’s merchandise trade deficit widened to a record $41.68 billion in October, as gold imports trebled and outbound shipments registered their sharpest contraction in 14 months, according to......

Box Office: Will Dhurandhar Beat Pushpa 2?

IMAGE: Akshaye Khanna in Dhurandhar. When Dhurandhar released a week ago, it was expected to become a hit, with a lifetime collections of Rs 300 crore (Rs 3 billion) in reach. But no one knew the......

Dhurandhar Enters 100 Crore Club

After Tere Ishk Mein, we have another hit in the making. Dhurandhar has taken a positive start at the box office, with a century scored in the opening weekend itself. The film has crossed the Rs......

India Generated 21.5 Billion Hours Of...

...of premium video-on-demand viewing in the second quarter of 2025, led by JioHotstar (56 per cent share), with Amazon (Prime Video and MX Player) holding a combined 25 per cent share. IMAGE:......

Hrithik on Dhurandhar: 'May Disagree With The Politics'

IMAGE: Ranveer Singh in Dhurandhar. Hrithik Roshan joined the the celebrities who have hailed Dhurandhar, which released in movie theatres last week. While he praised the Aditya Dhar directorial,......

AI Films Are Coming: India Must Adapt

'If we don't become part of this, if we don't embrace this particular technology, millionaire brands might go down, which we cannot allow.' Kindly note that this illustration generated using......

How Operation Sindoor Hurt IPL's Brand Value

IMAGE: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won their maiden Indian Premier League title, June 3, 2025. Photograph: BCCI The Indian Premier League's overall brand value declined by 20 per cent to $9.6......

ICC Scrambles As JioStar Seeks Exit

A key blow for JioStar came from an unlikely source -- the Indian government's ban on real-money gaming, the sector that had become cricket's biggest advertiser. IMAGE: The International Cricket......

World's Richest Football Club Eyes Stake Sale!

At $6.75 billion, Real Madrid has the highest value in global football. IMAGE: Real Madrid are the only club in world football to have recorded revenues of more than 1 billion euros ($1.2......

'Gambhir best ever coach and human being'

'If 1.4 billion people are there in your country, you can say 2-3 million will be against him. The rest are with Gautam sir and with India team.' vGautam Gambhir's coaching methods may have......