MK Stalin meets P Benjamin (Image/PTI) NEW DELHI: Former AIADMK minister P Benjamin has joined the DMK along with his supporters, in a significant political shift that adds to the continuing exodus of leaders from the opposition party in Tamil Nadu.Benjamin joined the ruling DMK in the presence of party president and chief minister MK…
US inflation rises to highest level in nearly 3 years The consumer price index increased 4.2% in the 12 months through May, boosted by surging prices for energy products amid the West Asia conflict, and giving more ammunition for the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged into 2027. This was the largest gain since…
US vice president JD Vance arrives on Air Force Two at Joint Base Andrews. (Reuters photo) Amid the rapidly evolving situation in West Asia, US vice president JD Vance has said that the United States and Israel are not always aligned, underscoring that Washington will prioritise its own interests when differences arise.In an exclusive interview…
MUMBAI: Banks have begun passing on benefits from the Reserve Bank of India’s free hedging window to non-resident customers, pushing up Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank) deposit rates and, in the process, reopening a tidy arbitrage between offshore borrowing costs and onshore returns.Meta taps RIL for AI data centre capacityMeta taps RIL for AI data centre…
NEW DELHI: Two Indian sailors died and a chief engineer remains missing after a commercial vessel came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz, the Forward Seamen’s Union of India (FSUI) said on Thursday, raising concerns over the safety of Indian seafarers operating in the conflict-hit Gulf region.The development comes after the ministry of external…
NEW DELHI: Meta has signed its first artificial intelligence data centre deal in India, partnering with Reliance Industries on a 168-megawatt facility in Jamnagar, Gujarat, as technology companies race to secure the computing infrastructure needed to power AI applications.The agreement deepens a relationship that began with Meta’s $5.7 billion investment in Jio Platforms in 2020…
Microsoft locks own engineers out of Claude Fable 5 over fine print Anthropic launched Claude Fable 5 on Tuesday, its first Mythos-class model and the most powerful one the company has cleared for wider use. Within a day, Microsoft had quietly walked it out of the building. The Verge reports that Microsoft is restricting employee…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday struck an unexpectedly upbeat note on inflation, saying that he “loves” it. The response came after fresh data showed that consumer prices in the United States had risen at their fastest annual pace in more than three years. Responding to a reporter’s question about the latest inflation figures released…
Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate, claims responsibility for a Delhi gym firing, associated with popular singer Guru Randhawa. NEW DELHI: A chilling social media post has surfaced online in which a purported member of the notorious Lawrence Bishnoi syndicate has claimed responsibility for a firing incident outside a fitness center in Delhi, explicitly citing the target’s association…
MUMBAI: Tata Consumer Products, which began as a tea joint venture with British firm Finlay, has crossed Rs 20,000 crore in annual revenues, marking what chairman N Chandrasekaran called the completion of its transformation into a multi-category consumer goods group.The company has built its newer “growth” businesses —packaged foods, pantry staples and ready-to-drink beverages —…