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In its rate pause, the RBI seems to have spelt out multiple messages. While the repo rate remains unchanged at 5.5 per cent after the unanimous decision by all members of the Monetary Policy Committee to hold while retaining the stance at neutral, the two important leading indicators offered by the central bank are in its growth and inflation projections, that too at the far end of its guidance spectrum. As was broadly expected, the RBI lowered the retail inflation forecast from 3.7 per cent on average for this fiscal to 3.1 per cent, but there is now a new…

President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire.United States special envoy Steve Witkoff has arrived in Moscow, days before the White House’s deadline for Russia to reach a peace deal with Ukraine or face economic penalties.President Donald Trump has warned that he would impose sanctions on Russia if Moscow does not agree to a ceasefire in its war on Ukraine before Friday.The White House has not outlined specific actions it plans to take, but Trump has previously threatened to impose “secondary tariffs” against Russia’s trade partners, such as…

A long-term study of mountain gorillas finds that when female gorillas move into a new group, they pick one that contains buddies they’ve lived with before.

An annual picnic in Kentucky became a platform for GOP Senate candidates to show how closely they align with President Trump. Some also attempted to distance themselves from Sen. Mitch McConnell. AILSA CHANG, HOST: Every August in western Kentucky, politicians face energetic crowds at the Fancy Farm Picnic. And this year, the event turned into a debate over Senator Mitch McConnell’s legacy as he prepares to step down after four decades in office. Sylvia Goodman from Kentucky Public Radio has more.SYLVIA GOODMAN, BYLINE: The three most high-profile GOP contenders in the race to replace Senator McConnell shared the stage at…

ESPN Monday Night Football TV camera is seen during the second half of an NFL football game between the Chicago Bears and Minnesota Vikings on Dec. 20, 2021, in Chicago. Kamil Krzaczynski/AP hide caption toggle caption Kamil Krzaczynski/AP Ever since the NFL announced it was looking to sell NFL Network and other media assets, ESPN had been seen as one of the favorites to make a deal. Nearly five years later, a framework is finally in place. The NFL announced Tuesday night that it has entered into a nonbinding agreement with ESPN. Under the terms, ESPN will acquire NFL Network,…

A four-time Best of Bermuda award winner (and one-time honorable mention), The Retreat caters to locals, expats, and tourists alike with its menu of environmentally conscious spa and beauty treatments. The Retreat largely uses products by the California-based brand Osea, reflecting Danks’s commitment to environmentally conscious wellness practices. Their seaweed-based products “tick all the boxes,” Danks says: Packaging is glass, not plastic; ingredients are vegan and cruelty-free; they smell good (and they work); and, what’s more, the brand also invests in shoreline restoration projects across the globe, in California, Kenya, Cambodia, and Indonesia. The spa’s longtime nail artist, Skye, is…

Hiroshima’s mayor, Kazumi Matsui, warns of the dangers of rising global militarism.Thousands of people have gathered in Hiroshima to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the world’s first wartime use of a nuclear bomb – as survivors, officials and representatives from 120 countries and territories marked the milestone with renewed calls for disarmament.The western Japanese city was flattened on August 6, 1945, when the United States dropped a uranium bomb, codenamed Little Boy. Roughly 78,000 people were killed instantly. Tens of thousands more would die by the end of the year due to burns and radiation exposure.The attack on Hiroshima, followed…

Vijay Devarakonda is among  29 individuals summoned by the Enforcement Directorate. | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Actor Vijay Devarakonda appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday (August 6) as part of its ongoing probe into the alleged promotion of unauthorised online betting platforms. He arrived at the ED office in Basheerbagh, Hyderabad.Mr. Deverakonda is one of the 29 individuals summoned by the agency under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). Sources in the ED stated that his statements would be verified against available material and submissions from others who had been previously examined in the…

New Delhi, India — When Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, many Indian analysts celebrated, arguing that his bonhomie with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi would shield the country from the chaos that the United States president could unleash.The two leaders had effectively campaigned for each other previously, attending joint rallies. They have repeatedly described each other as friends, and in February, Modi became among the first world leaders to visit Trump in the White House.But six months later, a sobering reality has hit New Delhi, with Trump punishing it with a 25 percent tariff on imports…

G.K. Vasan. File | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Tamil Maanila Congress (Moopanar) president G.K. Vasan on Wednesday (August 6, 2025) urged the Tamil Nadu government to hold talks with sanitation workers employed under the National Urban Livelihoods Mission (NULM) in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), who have been protesting for nearly six days, pressing for various demands, including the regularisation of their services.In a statement, Mr. Vasan said the sanitation workers have demanded that they be allowed to continue working directly under the civic body rather than through private contractors, fearing adverse consequences. They have also sought job regularisation as…