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President Trump has nominated the chairman of his Council of Economic Advisers, Stephen Miran, to fill a short-term seat on the Federal Reserve’s governing board. Win McNamee/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Win McNamee/Getty Images North America President Trump’s nominee to fill an open seat on the Federal Reserve board faced tough questions from Senate Democrats Thursday about whether he would take direction from the president in setting interest rates — but with broad support from Senate Republicans Stephen Miran appeared poised to win confirmation. Miran currently serves as chairman of the president’s Council of Economic Advisers. His…

The bodies of 370 people have been recovered and buried after a landslide struck the remote Sudanese village of Tarasin after heavy rain.Published On 4 Sep 20254 Sep 2025Authorities have recovered the bodies of hundreds of people killed in a landslide at a remote mountainous village over the weekend in the western Sudanese region of Darfur, which is controlled by rebels.Ibrahim Suleiman, a senior official in the civilian administration of Daramo locality, where the village of Tarasin is located, reported in a video released by the Sudan Liberation Movement/Army (SLM/A) on Thursday that 370 bodies had been recovered and buried.Recommended…

There really is no place for sentiment in sport, it would appear. Under Erik ten Hag, Manchester United won the FA Cup and the League Cup, yet the Dutchman was sacked by the troubled one-time English giants in October 2024. He subsequently moved to Bayer Leverkusen in the German Bundesliga at the start of this season, but his tenure lasted a mere two league fixtures.Defending champions Leverkusen completed a double last year under Xabi Alonso (who has since moved to Real Madrid) but began this season poorly, losing their opener to Hoffenheim at home and then frittering away a two-goal…

A 6.2-magnitude earthquake hit southeastern Afghanistan on Thursday, even as the country continues to reel under the devastation of the quakes on Sunday that killed over 2,200 people. According to the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) Thursday’s quake was at a depth of 10 km. The quake follows a series of earthquakes earlier this week. Story continues below this ad The first earthquake of magnitude 6, one of Afghanistan’s deadliest in recent years, unleashed widespread damage and destruction in the provinces of Kunar and Nangarhar on Sunday, when it struck at a shallow depth of 10 km. Survivors have…

While the goods and services tax (GST) rate cuts authorised by the GST Council on Wednesday (September 3, 2025) night brought cheer to the auto, insurance, consumer appliances, pharmaceuticals, and renewable energy sectors, among others, some of that was tinged with reproach. Some other industries are outright upset with the tax changes.GST Council meeting LIVEThe stock market, too, reflected this mixed response on Thursday (September 4, 2025), initially reacting positively but ending the day nearly flat, with the Sensex up just 0.2% from the previous day.The airlines slammed the higher GST on non-economy seats. Vegetable oil producers called for the…

In January 2024, Ahmed Abubakr Imam picked up a rifle to defend his community.The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) had just captured four of the five provinces in Sudan’s sprawling western region of Darfur – South, East, Central and West – in a lightning attack as it advanced in its war against the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its allies.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of listIt was now threatening to capture North Darfur, leaving thousands of people like Imam terrified.He knew that the largely nomadic – often referred to as “Arab” – RSF was notorious for abducting and raping…

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty images/iStockphoto The healthcare industry has welcomed the government’s move to reduce GST on medicines and medical devices, calling it a progressive reform that will directly benefit patients by lowering treatment costs, improving affordability, and expanding access to essential medical technologies. While healthcare services provided by doctors, hospitals, and diagnostic centres were already exempt under the GST regime, the government has announced a series of GST rationalisation measures to promote a health-positive tax regime, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday (September 4, 2025).“These reforms aim to lower the cost of medicines and medical…

New DelhiSeptember 4, 2025 08:38 PM IST First published on: Sep 4, 2025 at 08:23 PM IST Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s likely visit to Manipur on September 13, the government on Thursday claimed to have arrived at an understanding with Kuki groups on free movement, but the Ministry of Home Affairs is still grappling with another hurdle. The United Naga Council (UNC) that wields significant influence in the Naga areas of the state has announced a “Trade Embargo” beginning September 8 over the raising of the India-Myanmar border fence and the suspension of the Free Movement Regime (FMR)…

Spinner Amit Mishra who announced his retirement on Thursday reflected on his career as an Indian player, saying that the uncertainty around getting a place in the team sometimes got pretty frustrating. “It was a very disappointing thing. Sometimes you’re in the team, sometimes you’re out. Sometimes you get a chance in the playing eleven, sometimes you don’t. Of course, it’s frustrating, and I was frustrated many times, no doubt,” Mishra told PTI Videos in an exclusive interview. “But then you remember that your dream is to play cricket for India. You are with the national team, and millions of…

Dyson unveils PencilVac and AI-powered robot vacuum cleaner Spot+Scrub | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Dyson on Thursday (September 4, 2025) unveiled its 38mm diameter vacuum cleaner Dyson PencilVac in Berlin which claims to be the world’s slimmest vacuum cleaner. The Dyson PencilVac runs on Hyperdymium 140k motor with app connectivity.It has a linear dust separation system that separates dust and debris from the airflow and compresses it so that the bin can hold five times more dust and debris than its 0.08L capacity. The hygienic syringe bin ejection system allows to empty dirt into the bin. There are four fluffy brush…