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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attends a joint press statement with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz following talks with European and U.S. leaders in Berlin, Germany, on August 13, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he told European leaders and Donald Trump on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) that Russian President Vladimir Putin “is bluffing” ahead of the planned summit with the U.S. in Alaska.Mr. Putin, Mr. Zelenskyy said in a meeting, “is trying to apply pressure … on all sectors of the Ukrainian front” in an attempt to show that Russia is “capable of occupying all of Ukraine.”Mr.…

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: Reuters Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) on Wednesday reported more than doubling of its first quarter net profit, as marketing margins surged because of holding retail prices despite a drop in input oil cost.Its consolidated net profit of ₹6,839.02 crore in April-June — the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year — compared to ₹2,841.55 crore earnings in the same period of the last year, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.The first quarter profit is a record for BPCL and is more than half of the full 2024-25 (April 2024 to…

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reiterated that there should be no peace talks to end the Russia-Ukraine war now in its fourth year without representation from his country, and also said Russia should face sanctions if it does not agree to an immediate ceasefire, following a virtual meeting between him, United States President Donald Trump and European leaders.Zelenskyy delivered the message after the call on Wednesday, two days ahead of a summit between Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska, which comes as part of Washington’s so far failed attempts to end the war in Ukraine.Meanwhile, Trump promised…

The BJP on Wednesday claimed irregularities in voter registration in a number of Opposition Lok Sabha seats — including Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s Rae Bareli, TMC leader Abhishek Banerjee’s Diamond Harbour and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav’s Kannauj — and accused these leaders of securing victory through “vote theft”.At a press conference in the capital, former Union minister Anurag Thakur presented an analysis of electoral rolls in these constituencies to make a range of allegations — duplicate votes, fake addresses, fake relatives, incorrect ages and large-scale voter additions. He also claimed voter registration irregularities in the Lok Sabha seats of Wayanad…

Two schoolgirls from Visakhapatnam, D Greeshma and Sivakoti Kshetra, brought home gold and silver at the recently concluded Asian Roller Skating Championship held in South Korea. Greeshma won gold in the senior small show group event, while Kshetra took silver in her category. For Greeshma, a class XII student of Visakha Valley School, artistic skating began as a hobby when she was just four years old. Over the years, the sport grew into a serious pursuit. “Roller sports demand focus and consistent practice,” she says. “It’s about balancing both the body and mind. It improves stamina, concentration and teaches you…

EJ Antoni, United States President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that produces the nation’s jobs and inflation data, has been embroiled in criticism from economists.Antoni was chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation and an author of Project 2025, the far-right wish list the think tank created for then-candidate Trump – or the next Republican president.His selection threatens to bring a new level of politicisation to a producer of measurements of the nation’s economic health that has, for decades, been widely regarded as a nonpartisan and reliable agency.“Trump has nominated a sycophant to…

After facing backlash from customers, ICICI Bank has rolled back part of its earlier decision to hike the minimum average balance (MAB) requirement for new savings account holders in urban areas. The MAB has now been reduced from Rs 50,000 to Rs 15,000. This change follows widespread criticism after the bank — India’s second-largest — sharply increased the MAB for new urban customers from Rs 10,000 to Rs 50,000 just days ago. While the revised amount of Rs 15,000 is lower than the earlier hike, it is still Rs 5,000 more than what it was previously. For old accounts, MAB…

We claim to value privacy, but surrender it daily, often without knowing.We say we care about privacy, but this episode examines whether our actions reflect that.In The Privacy Paradox, we unravel the disconnect between our stated values and our digital behaviour.From mindless clicks to routine app permissions, this episode exposes how everyday online habits feed a vast, invisible data economy, often without our knowledge or consent.

Tamil Nadu Information, Publicity, and Tamil Development Minister M.P. Saminathan at the advanced cath lab at Apollo Speciality Hospitals in Chennai on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: B. JOTHI RAMALINGAM Apollo Speciality Hospitals, Teynampet, has commissioned an advanced catheterisation laboratory (cath lab) designed to enhance emergency care and minimally invasive interventions in cardiology, neurology, and oncology. The facility was inaugurated by Minister for Tamil Development, Information, and Publicity M.P. Swaminathan, in the presence of senior doctors and staff from Apollo Hospitals. The new system enables complex image-guided procedures without the need for open surgery, allowing faster diagnosis, reduced radiation exposure, and…

The Justice Department launched a grand jury investigation into New York Attorney General Letitia James. NPR speaks to James’ lawyer, Abbe Lowell, who calls it a “dangerous escalation.”