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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) sees no major impact on domestic inflation if India reduces its purchases of oil from Russia amid threats of an unspecified ‘penalty’ and a substantial hike in the 25 per cent tariff rate slapped on the country by US President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday at the conclusion of the Monetary Policy Committee’s (MPC) three-day meeting, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said it was important to keep in mind that India did not buy oil only from Russia.“It’s not only Russian oil that we are taking; we are taking oil from many other…

The future of American politics might be decided by whether young voters get most of their news through TikTok.I don’t mean to single out the Chinese-owned vertical video app here. TikTok is a stand-in for a bigger phenomenon in modern American society: passive news consumption and incidental exposure, or the sense that news and information find their way to people.As opposed to active news consumers — who are seeking out information, want to keep up with current events, and are more engaged with politics — passive news consumers encounter things in passing while scanning headlines on social media apps and…

Visiting the United States is about to get exorbitantly expensive for certain travelers.The US State Department has announced the launch of a visa bond pilot program that will require tourists and business travelers from specific countries to pay bonds of either $5,000, $10,000, or $15,000 as part of their visa application process.Officials published a notice of the 12-month trial program in the Federal Register on Tuesday, August 5. According to the notice, the bonds will apply to visitors from countries with high visa overstay rates or where screening and vetting data for travelers is deemed deficient, as determined by the…

new video loaded: War Shattered His Face. Technology Helped Reconstruct It.By Marc Santora, Nikolay Nikolov, Daria Mitiuk and Laetitia Vançon•August 6, 2025Volodymyr is a Ukrainian marksman whose face was shattered by a Russian bomb in 2023. After multiple surgeries and titanium implants, he has returned to active duty near the closest point of the front line of the war with Russia. Calling in from there, he describes his recovery to Marc Santora, an international editor for The New York Times.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

new video loaded: Uber’s Sexual Assault ProblemEmily Steel, an investigative reporter for The New York Times, got access to sealed court documents revealing more than 400,000 reports of sexual assault or misconduct after Uber rides over six years. She explains how Uber came up with solutions to address the problem but set some of them aside to prioritize business interests.Recent episodes in Behind the ReportingShow more videos from Behind the Reporting

Actor Shwetha Menon (file) | Photo Credit: special arrangement The Ernakulam Central police in Kerala have registered a first information report (FIR) against actor Shwetha Menon under Section 67 A of the Information Technology Act, 2000, for making financial gains through her roles in movies having alleged vulgar and obscene content.The FIR was registered after the Ernakulam Chief Judicial Magistrate Court issued the directive to the police based on a complaint filed by Martin Menachery, a native of Ernakulam. The police have also included Sections 5 and 3 of the Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act in the FIR. The FIR alleged…

NewsFeedGaza’s health system is in a state of collapse as Israel continues its attacks on medical facilities. A strike on Tuesday hit a UN clinic in Gaza City. The nearby Al Shifa Hospital reported a severe shortage of blood as many people in Gaza are too malnourished to make donations.Published On 6 Aug 20256 Aug 2025

Uttar Pradesh former Cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Former Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Minister Swami Prasad Maurya, en route to Fatehpur on Wednesday (August 5, 2025), was slapped allegedly by a Karni Sena worker.The incident took place at Saras Crossing, where the Lok Morcha chief had stopped for a brief welcome event organised by local supporters.According to police, an individual slapped him from behind while pretending to be waiting to garland him.His supporters immediately caught him and gave him a beating.Circle Officer (Sadar) Amit Singh told PTI Videos that two people have been taken into custody…

A pair of 1X androids are displayed at the International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) at ExCel on May 30, 2023 in London, England. Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe hide caption toggle caption Leon Neal/Getty Images Europe Debate over the song of the summer rages on, but if there were a contest for a word of the summer, one front runner would surely be the onomatopoeiac, clanker. In recent weeks clanker has risen to viral levels on TikTok and Instagram. One popular video from July shows a delivery robot on wheels – the kind that looks like a mobile cooler…

A view of the paddy fields at Midori | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Charanya Ramesh and Anil Jose are an interesting duo. Despite being avid travellers, these friends-turned-partners spent many years in different parts of the world, with Anil donning the role of a corporate executive, and Charanya establishing her travel business. It was COVID that forced them to pause as a family.“In the past, when we needed a break, we’d quickly fly to Bali. COVID meant that we could not move around as easily as before. Access to fresh grass and the scent of the earth was missing. Our…