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NEW DELHI: The First Information Report (FIR) in the Tamil Nadu stampede case has blamed Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay‘s late entry to the rally for “overcrowding and restlessness” among the crowd that eventually led to the death of 41 people and left 60 injured.The stampede at Velusamypuram occurred after actor Vijay stayed inside his…
Silchar: A former employee of the defunct Cachar Paper Mill in Assam’s Hailakandi district died on Friday night, adding to the rising number of deaths among workers of the two closed units of Hindustan Paper Corporation Limited (HPCL).The deceased, Nurul Hoque (66), a resident of Surtara in Cachar, had been battling cancer for the past…
Accenture, the global IT services and consulting firm with a significant Indian workforce, reported a 7 per cent year-on-year increase in revenue to $17.60 billion for the June-August 2025 quarter, reflecting steady client demand and digital transformation projects, the company said on Thursday. The growth included a 2.5 per cent foreign-exchange impact, PTI reported.Julie Sweet,…
The US Treasury is in discussions with Argentina to provide a $20 billion swap line to the South American country’s central bank, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday, as right-wing President Javier Milei seeks to stabilise markets ahead of upcoming midterm elections. Following the announcement, the Argentine peso gained 2.4 percent to 1,333.90 per dollar.“The…
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…
