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Indian-origin CEO Sanjay Mehrotra announces $250 million donation to Trump Accounts on behalf of his company Micron. Indian-origin CEO of Micron Technology, Sanjay Mehrotra, announced that on the occasion of American turning 250 on July 4 this year, his company will make a $250 million investment in Trump Accounts, the largest donation that any company…
NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday backed calls for dialogue between India and Pakistan, a day after 117 eminent citizens from both countries wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart, Shehbaz Sharif, urging the two nuclear-armed neighbours to resume talks.Former chief minister Farooq Abdullah, Omar Abdullah’s father,…
Air India Express has fully restored its Middle East operations, bringing back services to Kuwait and Salalah, ending the suspension of flights to the last remaining destinations in the region. The airline resumed flights on the Kozhikode-Salalah sector from July 2, while services between Kozhikode and Kuwait are set to restart from July 3. Flights…
NEW DELHI: Air India is learnt to have reduced the fuel surcharge levied on its long hauls to North America, UK, Europe and Australia from this month, thanks to crude peice falling due to an iffy US-Iran ceasefire. AI’s highest surcharge was $280 on North America and Australia routes, which leading travel agents say, has…
Foreign investors continued to exit Indian equities for yet another month, with June witnessing withdrawals of Rs 49,340 crore $5.16 billion), as global and domestic factors continued to weigh on investment sentiment.The latest sell-off has pushed cumulative Foreign Portfolio Investor (FPI) outflows from Dalal Street to Rs 2.7 lakh crore in 2026 so far, according…
Indian skipper Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) India captain Shreyas Iyer etched his name into the record books during the rain-hit opening T20I against England in Durham, becoming the first Indian captain to register a half-century in a T20I on English soil.Iyer’s composed 68 off 48 balls was not only his first T20I fifty as India’s…
India’s Sanju Samson (ANI Photo) Former India wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik has thrown his support behind Sanju Samson despite the opener’s poor run of form, insisting the experienced batter deserves more backing even as calls for teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continue to grow.Samson’s struggles continued in the opening T20I against England at Chester-le-Street, where he fell…
An invasive snake that likely arrived on Guam hidden inside military cargo after the Second World War went on to transform the island’s ecosystem in ways scientists are still trying to understand. The brown tree snake, native to parts of Australia, Papua New Guinea and nearby islands, found an environment unlike any it had encountered…
Bhubaneswar, July 1 (IANS) The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved 12 key proposals, including the landmark new scheme “Gyanodaya – Prosperity through Education” scheme, aiming to ensure free education for students from Kindergarten (KG) to Postgraduate (PG) level. Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Cabinet on Wednesday approved 12 key proposals, including the landmark new scheme “Gyanodaya –…
Shabana Azmi reveals how Vijaya Mehta turned forgotten punchlines into unforgettable moments: ‘She inevitably messed up the punch line’ As the Indian film and theatre fraternity continues to mourn the loss of legendary actor-director Vijaya Mehta, Shabana Azmi has shared a heartfelt remembrance of her mentor and collaborator. Looking back on their association, Azmi celebrated…
