U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday that Chinese President Xi Jinping personally assured him China would not invade Taiwan while Trump remains in office, even as trade, technology and geopolitical tensions continue to strain relations between the two nations. In an interview with Fox News ahead of his Alaska summit with Russian President Vladimir…
The Gates Foundation Trust, co-founded by billionaire Bill Gates, has increased its portfolio value to $47.78 billion as of the end of the second quarter of 2025, boosting its stake in Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Class B (NYSE:BRK) with its holdings remaining highly concentrated in three key stocks. According to its 13F filings, the foundation only…
Just a year ago, it would perhaps have taken a big leap of faith for PM Narendra Modi to travel to China. The two countries’ relationship was still on ventilator. The border was relatively quiet, but disengagement of troops at the remaining friction points in eastern Ladakh was still incomplete.Now, as Modi gets ready to…
PM Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit the United States in September for the United Nations General Assembly meeting, which is to take place in New York City.According to the provisional list of speakers for the high-level debate of the 80th session of…
Imagine a two‑seat electric pickup backed by Jeff Bezos that cuts costs by excluding a stereo and power windows unless buyers pay extra. Slate Auto has already received more than 100,000 reservations for the truck, which was originally expected to cost under $20,000 with a $7,500 federal tax credit set to expire on Sept. 30,…
Justice Surya Kant (File photo) NEW DELHI: “Ka adhikaar baa hamaar jab malik paisa na de?”This is exactly what a labourer from Bihar will ask a phone download App, which will soon be readied by, to get free legal assistance to lawfully deal with a contractor denying him his just wages.This pioneering effort to create…
Jeff Bezos Jeff Bezos warned Amazon.com’s early managers in 1998 that the company would live or die by the caliber of its hires and reduced the company’s hiring philosophy to three deceptively simple questions that tied down to a common goal. What Happened: In a shareholder letter that spring, Bezos instructed interviewers to ponder three…
TOI correspondent from London: India’s ministry of external affairs has condemned a UK parliamentary select committee report that names India as one of 12 countries, alongside Russia, China and Iran, as allegedly involved in “transnational repression” of individuals in Britain as “baseless” and emanating from “dubious sources”.Official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday the claims…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday strongly rejected a British parliamentary committee report that accuses it of engaging in transnational repression (TNR) activities in the UK, dismissing the claims as baseless and sourced from “dubious” and “discredited” individuals with a history of “anti-India hostility”.Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal in a statement said: “We have…
Is it the number of trophies in the cabinet? The size of the global fanbase? A club’s rich history or the size and stature of its stadium? Maybe it’s iconic moments, legendary players or simply sheer financial power. Modern giants like Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain have rewritten the script in recent years, yet they…