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Fourteen million people in Sudan have been displaced by war and famine. The Atlantic’s Anne Applebaum writes about the scale of destruction in her article, “The Most Nihilistic Conflict on Earth.”

An American mall staple, Claire’s is known for its ear piercing services and brightly colored jewelry for young shoppers. Seth Wenig/AP hide caption toggle caption Seth Wenig/AP Claire’s — the ear-piercing, glittery tween mall staple — is once again on the brink of survival. The chain on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection for the second time in seven years. It is struggling under the weight of new tariff costs just a year before an unwieldy loan of nearly $500 million is due. The retailer says its Canadian arm will pursue a similar bankruptcy proceeding, but that North American stores would…

At a time when speculations and theories suggest that the show business in India is struggling to catch a break, particularly owing to the underperformance of Bollywood movies, the earnings registered by cinema halls tell a different story altogether. In the first quarter of the ongoing 2025-26 financial year that ended in June, multiplex giant PVR INOX’s consolidated revenue rose by 23 percent to Rs 1,469 crore, with EBITDA margins reaching 27.04 percent, compared to Rs 1,191 crore during the same period last year, as per a report in CNBC TV18. With its consolidated net loss shrinking to Rs 54…

The White House is expected to announce the new deal as early as Wednesday.Apple will pledge $100bn for manufacturing in the United States that will focus on building more jobs across the country, the White House has said.The investment is expected to be announced on Wednesday.White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett said Apple was likely to make an investment announcement on Wednesday, as he discussed the financial pledges made by companies and countries under US President Donald Trump.“They’re moving here in droves. This is trillions and trillions of dollars of commitments for people to build new factories here. In fact,…

The State government has issued orders fixing the service charges payable to Akshaya centres for K-Smart online services of Local Self-Government institutions. The order issued by the Electronics and IT department makes it clear that the service charges are to be levied in addition to the application fee linked to services, if any. The application fees and service charges should be clearly displayed at the Akshaya centres, the August 6 order said.The service charges are as follows: birth registration (₹40); death registration (₹40); corrections in birth and death registration (₹50); marriage registration (₹70 for general category, ₹3 per page for…

Fifth seed Tanvi Khanna knocked out the second seed Menna Walid of Egypt 11-8, 8-11, 11-7, 10-12, 11-6 in the women’s quarterfinals of the HCL India Tour PSA Challenger squash tournament at the Sawai Man Singh Stadium on Wednesday.Tanvi, who won the battle of wits in 54 minutes, was the lone Indian to progress into the semifinals, and will play Goh Zhi Xuan of Malaysia.The results (quarterfinals): Men: Yasin Shohdy (Egy) bt Naoki Hayashi (Jpn) 11-2, 11-6, 11-5; Seif Refaay (Egy) bt Darren Pragasam (Mas) 11-3, 5-11, 11-13, 11-2, 11-3; Ravindu Laksiri (Sri) bt Karim Aguib (Can) 11-4, 11-7, 7-11,…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday imposed 25 per cent additional tariff on India, citing continued import of Russian oil as a “threat to national security”, taking the total duty to 50 per cent.The initial 25 per cent tariff takes effect on August 7, while the new levy will be implemented 21 days later. NEW: President Donald J. Trump just signed an Executive Order imposing an additional 25% tariff on India in response to its continued purchase of Russian oil. Here is the text of the Order: By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the…

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters on August 5, 2025, in Washington. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) slapped an additional 25% tariff on goods coming from India as penalty for New Delhi’s continued buying of Russian oil.Reacting to the development, the Ministry of External Affairs said that India will take actions to protect its “national interest”.“We have already made clear our position on these issues, including the fact that our imports are based on market factors and done with the overall objective of ensuring the energy security of 1.4 billion…

A recent case of pregnancy stunned doctors in Bulandhshahr, Uttar Pradesh: an MRI scan, conducted after the pregnant woman complained of vomiting and stomach pain, revealed a foetus growing in the liver, as per media reports. This extremely rare condition is known as an intrahepatic ectopic pregnancy. Additionally, as Ectopic Pregnancy Awareness Day went by last week, on August 1, a day dedicated to highlighting this condition and the experiences of those who have been affected, here is all you need to know about it.What is an ectopic pregnancy?An ectopic pregnancy occurs when the fertilised egg, instead of implanting itself…

Published on: Aug 04, 2025 10:45 pm IST Mamata Banerjee said party MPs decided to entrust Abhishek with the responsibility since Sudip Bandyopadhyay had been unwell and undergoing treatment KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress (TMC) national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee was appointed as the leader of the party in the Lok Sabha, replacing veteran party MP Sudip Bandopadhyay, who has been unwell for the last few months. Trinamool Congress general secretary Abhishek Banerjee (ANI) West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee made the formal announcement about her nephew’s elevation late on Monday in a brief statement on X, saying she had convened a…