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Less than half of Americans believe racial minorities face substantial discrimination, in a reversal of the previous trend.Only 40 percent of people in the United States believe that Black and Hispanic people face “quite a bit” or “a great deal” of discrimination, according to a new poll highlighting a reversal in previously held perceptions.An Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll released on Thursday also found that 30 percent of those surveyed felt the same way about Asian people, and only 10 percent believed that white people were discriminated against.“The number of people saying Asian people and Black people…

Published on: Jul 31, 2025 09:56 pm IST Anubrata Mondal, a prime accused in the cattle smuggling case, was released on bail in September last year after two years in jail KOLKATA: The Birbhum district police on Wednesday restored the Y-category security cover to district Trinamool Congress heavyweight Anubrata Mondal that was withdrawn in May this year after he allegedly abused a police inspector and his family over phone, people familiar with the matter said. Birbhum: TMC leader Anubrata Mondal, centre, with party leaders and workers leads a procession on July 17 (PTI FILE PHOTO) The decision to restore the…

As the warmups were done and the players got ready, the sleeveless shirt-clad Tharun Mannepalli’s presence on court – seen from the zoomed-out view of the single-camera broadcast in place for the early rounds of a Super 300 event that is Macau Open – is unmissable. At 23, Tharun is not exactly the youngest shuttler breaking through at the international stage, he has had to bide his time to make his presence felt on the tour, but on Thursday, he pulled off the biggest win of his career yet, as he beat top seed Lee Cheuk Yiu 19-21, 21-14, 22-20…

Samsung, on Thursday, July 31, introduced its AI-powered Galaxy Book4 Edge. The laptop is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon X processor and features Microsoft Copilot+. The device has been designed to function as an integral part of the Galaxy AI ecosystem, as it allows seamless continuity between smartphone and PC. The Galaxy Book4 Edge will be available on the official Samsung website, Flipkart, the Samsung Shop App, Samsung Experience Stores, and select retail outlets across the country. It is priced at Rs 64,990, with a Rs 5,000 cashback offer from major banks.  This laptop sports a sleek 15-inch display with…

Kamala Harris, the former US vice president who briefly led the Democratic Party after Joe Biden’s withdrawal in 2024, is publishing a memoir.The book, 107 Days, arrives September 23, and promises an unvarnished, first-person account of what Harris calls “the shortest presidential campaign in modern history.” “This isn’t a traditional political memoir,” said Jonathan Karp, the CEO of Simon & Schuster, which is publishing the book. “It’s closer in spirit to The West Wing or Rocky. It reads like a suspense novel.” Karp also described 107 Days as one of the most compelling pieces of political nonfiction the company has…

Tata Motors on Thursday announced plans to raise around 1 billion euro (approximately $1.14 billion or Rs 10,000 crore) in equity to help repay the loan used for its 3.8 billion euro (Rs 38,000 crore) acquisition of Iveco’s trucks and bus business. The company also hinted at the possibility of launching Iveco vehicles in India and Tata vehicles in markets where Iveco has a strong presence. The proposed acquisition — Tata Motors’ largest since its $2.3 billion purchase of Jaguar Land Rover in 2008 — excludes Iveco’s defence operations. It will be funded initially through a 3.8 billion euro bridge…

Enzymes are biological molecules that help speed up chemical reactions in our body. Primarily proteins, enzymes act as catalysts that aid in metabolism. They are found in all living organisms. There are thousands of enzymes in the human body. How much do you know about them?Science quiz: On enzymes 1 / 6 | The picture is of a Nobel Prize-winning German chemist, who, in 1897, discovered that yeast extract with no living yeast fungi can form alcohol from a sugar solution — driven by special substances, enzymes. Who is he? 2 / 6 | We’ve all heard of lactose intolerance.…

The acquittal of all the accused, including former BJP MP Pragya Singh Thakur and Lt Col Prasad Purohit, in the 2008 Malegaon blast case by a special court Thursday has given the BJP fresh ammunition to target the Congress, which has been groping in the dark against the ruling party’s charge against it of being a “pro-Muslim” and – by extension – an “anti-Hindu” party.The Congress has often fallen between two stools in navigating this territory since the BJP’s rise in the 1980s and, on Thursday, the central leadership maintained a telling silence in the wake of the Malegaon judgment.…

Recently, as an experiment, I gave a bunch of my financial information to an AI chatbot. I know what you’re thinking — it sure doesn’t sound like the wisest move. While the large language models that power such bots are good at many things, math is not historically one of them. Still, a growing number of startups are training generative AI tools to work like financial coaches. Some of them are pretty good, too.Cleo, which bills itself as “the world’s first AI financial assistant,” got a big update that uses OpenAI’s sophisticated o3 reasoning model to help users break down…

Chauffeur service Blacklane recently added the ability to book a Rolls-Royce via their platform for the first time. The Rolls-Royce will initially be offered just in Dubai.  Your next car booking could be a first-class experience. Premium chauffeur service Blacklane will offer the chance to book Rolls-Royce vehicles for the first time, introducing the luxe cars as a “Platinum Class” service, according to the company. The opulent vehicles are part of the company’s Middle East expansion plans and are currently only available in Dubai. However, Blacklane co-founder and CEO Jens Wohltorf said he was “excited to plan the ambitious next phase of…