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This week, we look at the Indian imprint on America’s innovation economy, Britain’s uneasy “I can’t breathe” moment, and why Silicon Valley’s AI age increasingly looks like it runs through Indian operators, founders and engineers. Let’s go. THE BIG STORY Indian founders power America’s unicorn economy Indian entrepreneurs have emerged as the biggest immigrant force…
TOI correspondent from Washington: For a country currently engaged in a vigorous debate about whether immigrants are stealing jobs, swiping opportunities, overwhelming the system, and generally causing western civilization to collapse, the United States has produced a rather awkward statistic.According to a new policy brief by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), immigrants have…
India and the United States have held “positive and constructive” discussions on finalising a bilateral trade agreement, the government said on Friday, following a fresh round of negotiations between the two sides.A delegation from the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) visited India from June 1 to 4 to advance talks on the…
NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party issued a do’s and dont’s list for the upcoming protest on June 6 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. The organisation that started as a “tiny joke”, only to gain over 22 million followers on Insta, higher than any other political party in the country, has called upon the people…
NEW DELHI: K Annamalai’s exit from the Bharatiya Janata Party did not remain a standalone development for long. Within hours of his departure, Tamil Nadu BJP vice-president Karu Nagarajan and 15 other party functionaries resigned, raising questions about the party’s ability to contain the fallout.The resignations came despite state BJP president Nainar Nagendran’s assertion that…
Malay RayRourkela: In a case of social ostracism, residents of a village in Bargarh district refused to perform the last rites of a 60 to 65-year-old woman, a widow, who had married outside her caste, forcing volunteers of a local social organisation to step in and cremate her body.The deceased, Shanti Bariha of Marhatikra hamlet…
Today’s GDP data is being seen as a sign of India’s underlying economic strength. (AI image) India’s economy continues to defy all growth projections. But for how long? At 7.8%, India’s GDP growth for the fourth quarter of FY 2025-26 beat all estimates by a wide margin. Retaining its tag of being the fastest growing…
Emilio Gay and Andrew Strauss (Getty Images) Batter Emilio Gay announced himself on the grandest stage of English cricket with a composed half-century at Lord’s, etching his name into the record books during the opening Test against New Zealand on Friday.The left-handed opener struck a patient 57 off 95 deliveries in England’s second innings, playing…
Nepal’s Kushal Bhurtel (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) Nepal batter Kushal Bhurtel continued his extraordinary run of form at the Asian Games men’s cricket qualifiers, matching a rare world record with back-to-back T20I centuries just days after hammering six sixes in a single over.The explosive opener produced another breathtaking innings on Thursday as Nepal thrashed Malaysia by…
Maharashtra FYJC Round 2 admissions 2026 The Maharashtra School Education Department is set to begin the second round of the First Year Junior College (FYJC) admission process on June 6 with the release of the vacant seat list for junior colleges across the state.The vacant seat matrix will help students understand how many seats are…
