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India’s services PMI Business Activity Index reached a fifteen-year high last month … on the back of surging new orders. (Image used for representation) | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto India’s services sector growth accelerated to a 15-year high in August on robust demand, which also pushed prices higher at the fastest rate in over a decade, a business survey showed on Wednesday (September 3, 2025).That comes after official data showed the sector grew at a much-higher-than-expected 7.8% rate last quarter. But the Trump administration’s steep 50% tariff on U.S. imports of Indian goods threatens to dampen growth in the coming…

Vivek Agnihotri may be making political dramas, that often turn controversial, like The Tashkent Files (2019), The Kashmir Files (2022), The Vaccine War (2023), and the upcoming The Bengal Files now, but he’s had a history of helming more conventionally mainstream Bollywood movies like Chocolate (2005), Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal (2007), Hate Story (2014), and Zid (2014). In fact, those films also boasted of some memorable songs, like “Halka Halka Sa Yeh Sama” from Chocolate and “Billo Rani” from Dhan Dhana Dhan Goal. Agnihotri recently recalled that he had to convince the latter’s lyricist, Javed Akhtar, to retain the term…

Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025Novak Djokovic set up a titanic US Open semifinal with Carlos Alcaraz as the Serbian star kept his bid for a record 25th Grand Slam firmly on track.The 38-year-old Djokovic advanced to a record-equalling 14th US Open semifinal on Tuesday with a four-set win over fourth seed Taylor Fritz, eliminating the last American in the men’s draw.Djokovic’s 6-3, 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victory saw him improve to 16-0 against US opponents in New York, as he reached the last four of a major for the 53rd time.“It was an incredibly close match. It was really…

Published on: Sept 03, 2025 10:20 am IST As the water level rose, people living in low-lying areas were being evacuated by district authorities, and the ORB was closed for traffic. The Yamuna River level was recorded at 206.83 metres at the Old Railway Bridge (ORB) on Wednesday at 8 am, officials said. The Yamuna river received a discharge of 1.62 lakh cusecs from Hathnikund Barrage and 1.38 lakh cusecs from Wazirabad Barrage at 8 am.(ANI) As the river level is expected to rise further, authorities have issued a flood warning, forecasting the water level to reach around 206.90 metres.…

Former Indian fast-bowling all-rounder Irfan Pathan has voiced his opinion on the workload management of the Indian players, especially pacers, as he said it is imperative to manage one’s workload, but it has to be timed well. “About the workload, there has been a lot of talk about it. I feel that there are some important players, Jasprit Bumrah or any other fast bowler, you manage everybody’s workload,” said Irfan while speaking to reporters in a discussion organised by Sony Sports Network. “You should as well and the set-up has been outstanding from BCCI and NCA. The workload is managed…

OpenAI said on Tuesday it will acquire Statsig in an all-stock deal valuing the product testing startup at about $1.1 billion based on OpenAI’s current valuation of $300 billion. The ChatGPT maker will also appoint Statsig’s chief executive officer, Vijaye Raji, as OpenAI’s tech chief of applications, in a push to build on its artificial intelligence products amid strong competition from rivals. The move comes a few months after OpenAI acquired former iPhone designer Jony Ive’s startup, io Products, in a $6.5 billion deal to help develop AI hardware. Story continues below this ad Bolstered by its flagship product ChatGPT,…

The diamond industry in Gujarat’s Surat is facing a severe crisis due to the imposition of a 50% tariff by the United States on Indian diamond imports. The industry, which employs over 800,000 skilled artisans, is heavily reliant on the US market, accounting for approximately 32% of India’s diamond exports.(Reuters) Speaking to ANI, diamond trader Umesh Munjapara and Kiran Suthar have reported that all their orders from the US are being cancelled, and new orders are not being placed, causing significant problems in the business. Umesh Munjapara stated that traders are now looking to expand their businesses beyond the US,…

U.S. President Donald Trump’s actions are destroying the partnership with India, Indian-American Congressman Ro Khanna and two former top officials have said, cautioning that the American leader’s “ego” cannot be allowed to destroy a “strategic relationship” with the world’s largest democracy. Mr. Khanna, the co-chair of the U.S.-India caucus, said he is sounding the “five-alarm fire” on what Mr. Trump is doing to “destroy” the U.S.-India partnership.Mr. Khanna accused Mr. Trump of “undermining 30 years of bipartisan work to strengthen the US-India alliance,” citing the imposition of 50% tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25% levy on New Delhi’s purchase…

New DelhiSeptember 3, 2025 10:00 AM IST First published on: Sep 3, 2025 at 10:00 AM IST THE uneasy ties between the Congress and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which has pulled out of the INDIA bloc, took another hit Monday. In an interview, Delhi Congress chief Devender Yadav said that the party had contested this year’s Delhi Assembly polls “only to defeat the AAP, even if the move indirectly benefited the BJP”. “It is necessary to defeat Kejriwal and (former Delhi deputy CM) Manish Sisodia to defeat the AAP… We have somewhat succeeded in doing that,” he told YouTuber Aadesh…

Indonesian President Prabowo’s free meals programme hit by more mass illness as protests against government rock country.Published On 3 Sep 20253 Sep 2025An investigation has been launched after some 400 children became ill after eating free school meals in Indonesia’s western Bengkulu province, in the worst case of mass food poisoning linked to President Prabowo Subianto’s flagship food programme to help pregnant women and children.The reports of mass illness on Wednesday came as President Prabowo arrived in Beijing, China, for events commemorating the end of World War II, and days after widespread antigovernment protests rocked cities and towns across Indonesia.Authorities…