A massive gold-leafed statue of US President Donald Trump lies on its back inside a sculpture studio in Ohio, its future uncertain more than a year after it was completed.The 15-foot bronze sculpture, dubbed “Don Colossus,” depicts Trump raising his fist moments after surviving an assassination attempt in July 2024. Once installed on a 6,000-pound…
NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday, January 27, participated in the traditional Halwa Ceremony, marking the start of the final phase of preparations for the Union Budget 2026–27, scheduled to be presented on February 1.The ceremony was held at the Budget Press in North Block, New Delhi.At the ceremony, Sitharaman was accompanied by…
Facebook-parent Meta’s senior public policy executive for Asia-Pacific is leaving the company amid regulatory challenges in the region. Singapore-based Simon Milner has been with Meta since 2012. In a recent LinkedIn post, he announced that he will leave the company in the first half of this year to retire from full-time work. In his post,…
India and the European Union are on the verge of sealing their long-delayed free trade agreement. (AI image) In a historic first, India and the European Union are all set to seal a trade deal that has taken almost two decades to finalize. The scale of the proposed free trade agreement is evident in Commerce…
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday that he will meet US President Donald Trump in Florida over the weekend, as diplomatic efforts continue to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking to reporters, Zelenskyy said the discussions on Sunday will focus on security guarantees for Ukraine. He said negotiators are close to…
Image used for representative purposes NEW DELHI: Airlines across nation are rushing to complete emergency software upgrades on more than 350 Airbus A320-family aircraft after a rare global safety directive warned that intense solar radiation could corrupt flight-control data and trigger sudden, uncommanded aircraft movements. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered immediate compliance…
Ayodhya temple is decked up on the eve of the flag-hoisting event AYODHYA: PM Narendra Modi will ceremonially hoist a saffron flag atop Ram temple in Ayodhya to mark its formal completion Tuesday, twenty-two months after he presided over the consecration ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol.The right-angled flag, measuring 10 feet in height and…