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Shares of Tylenol maker Kenvue rebounded sharply on Tuesday, recovering from a steep fall triggered by President Donald Trump’s unfounded remarks linking the drug to autism.At the opening bell, Kenvue shares climbed more than 6 per cent, a day after plunging 7.5 per cent, AP reported. Trump had repeatedly instructed pregnant women to avoid Tylenol…
Disabled and low-income Americans are facing increasing obstacles in accessing Social Security benefits, a report scheduled for release next month finds. Advocates warn that changes under the Trump administration–including staff reductions, updated phone systems, and policy tweaks–have made high-touch support harder to obtain, raising risks of food insecurity, housing instability, and mental health crises.The research,…
States’ expenditure on salaries, pensions, and interest payments has surged nearly 2.5 times over the past decade, highlighting the rising share of committed spending in state budgets, according to the latest report by the Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG).The report, State Finances 2022-23, shows that combined committed expenditure across 28 states rose to…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) have withdrawn Rs 7,945 crore from Indian equities in September so far, weighed down by global uncertainties including tariffs and ongoing geopolitical tensions, according to depository data. The sell-off follows heavy outflows of Rs 34,990 crore in August and Rs 17,700 crore in July, taking the total net equity outflow by…
NEW DELHI: The monsoon devastation in Himachal Pradesh has claimed 427 lives between June 20 and September 20, according to the State Disaster Management Authority (SDMA). Of these, 243 deaths were caused by rain-related incidents such as landslides, flash floods, drowning and lightning, while 184 fatalities occurred in road accidents during the same period. Public…
Net direct tax collection climbed 9.18 per cent to over Rs 10.82 lakh crore till September 17 in the current fiscal, driven by higher advance tax payments from corporates and slower issuance of refunds, the government said. Refunds issued during the period dropped 24 per cent to Rs 1.61 lakh crore, PTI reported.Corporate advance tax…
Portugal’s Isaac Nader reacts after winning the men’s 1,500 meters final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo. (AP) Tokyo: The beauty of sport is its ability to surprise and Isaac Nader produced one of the biggest ever in international 1,500 metres finals as he won the world title on Wednesday while Katie Moon was…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) After the success of India’s most violent film ‘Marco’, Mollywood’s handsome Unni Mukundan has been officially announced as the lead in ‘Maa Vand’ which is a biographical film charting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s extraordinary journey. TThe announcement was made on the occasion of the Prime Minister’s birthday. ‘Maa Vande‘ to cover Modi’s…
For most of us, the rhythm of day and night is constant, defined by sunrise and sunset. But for astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla, India’s first spacefarer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) during the Axiom-4 mission, that rhythm was dramatically altered. Instead of the familiar cycle of sunrises and sunsets seen from orbit, Shukla encountered a…
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…
