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The US economy grew at an unexpected 3.8 per cent annualised pace in the second quarter, significantly higher than the previously estimated 3.3 per cent, government data showed Thursday. The revision highlights a strong rebound from a first-quarter contraction of 0.6 per cent and underscores the influence of shifting trade patterns on the country’s economic…
Gold rate today: Gold prices surged Rs 2,700 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 1,18,900 per 10 grams in the national capital on Tuesday, propelled by sustained global demand for the safe-haven asset and a sharp fall in the rupee following the US H-1B visa fee hike.According to the All India Sarafa Association, 99.9…
State Bank of India (SBI) has bolstered its footprint in Tamil Nadu with the inauguration of 14 new branches, two Home Loan centres, two modern Rural Self Employment Training Institutes, and 110 Gram Panchayat camps, a press release said on Sunday.SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty, during his visit to the bank’s local head office in…
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi’s shoutout to Gen Z to “stop vote theft” sparked a sharp retort from the BJP, with Nishikant Dubey quipping: “They are against corruption, why wouldn’t they drive you out?” The comments from Gen X politicians came in after Nepal Gen Z protest toppled the “corrupt”…
What a 25-year-old believed was a long drive with a woman he met through Instagram and her friends turned out to be a meticulously planned abduction. (Image Credit: TOI) NOIDA: What a 25-year-old believed was a long drive with a woman he met through Instagram and her friends turned out to be a meticulously planned…
Even as Bollywood continues to battle a dry spell at the box office, another long-standing issue continues to trouble producers, which is the mounting bills of celebrity entourages. Veteran actor Sharmila Tagore, who never faced such demands during her career peak, admits she became aware of the scale of it only because her family’s Pataudi…
PepsiCo’s global chairman and CEO, Ramon Laguarta, met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday evening, as per sources cited by ET. The meeting marks the first time Modi has met a top US CEO in India amid rising trade tensions and new GST taxes. Laguarta was accompanied by PepsiCo’s entire board, representing…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday called for scaling up action and execution in the fight against drugs right from points of entry and masterminds of the cartels to local sale and distribution level. He also launched the NCB’s drug disposal campaign and destroyed 1.37 lakh kilograms of drugs worth Rs 4,800…
India’s unemployment rate for people aged 15 years and above eased to 5.1 per cent in August 2025, marking a second consecutive month of decline, according to the latest Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) released by the ministry of statistics and programme implementation (MoSPI) on Monday.The rate had stood at 5.2 per cent in July…
US stocks climbed on Monday, with the S&P 500 inching closer to fresh all-time highs, as Tesla shares surged and investors positioned for the Federal Reserve’s key policy meeting later this week. Tesla gained 7.2% after CEO Elon Musk bought about $1 billion worth of shares through a trust, signalling confidence in the electric vehicle…
