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India’s economic outlook could be set for a major shift, with three key developments — the recent S&P credit rating upgrade, a major revamp of the GST structure and changing US trade tariffs — likely to play a crucial role in shaping the country’s growth path, according to HSBC Global Investment Research. So, are the clouds lifting or merely shifting? Much depends on how India navigates this complex environment. If US tariffs are rolled back, the drag on growth could ease. If GST reforms are implemented with fiscal discipline and fairness across states, the potential growth benefits could be realised,…

A poster of the recently released Tamil movie ‘Coolie’ starring Rajinikanth | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sun TV Network Limited has approached the Madras High Court against the grant of ‘A’ certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to Rajinikanth-starrer Coolie, thereby making it impermissible for those below 18 years of age to watch the movie in cinema theatres. Justice T.V. Thamilselvi on Tuesday (August 19, 2025) held as maintainable a civil miscellaneous appeal filed by the production firm against the CBFC’s decision and directed the High Court Registry to number the case and list it for admission before her on Wednesday (August 20).…

Police detain Students Federation of India (SFI) activists took part in a protest rally against State Government Bhawan during their march to Bikash Bhawan over merit list for admission to college after higher secondary is not out yet and the results of the Joint Entrance Examination are not out issue, at Salt Lake in Kolkata on Aug 19, 2025. | Photo Credit: DEBASISH BHADURI Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari warned of sit-in demonstrations outside the State Education Department headquarters at Bikash Bhavan from next week if the State government does not initiate college admissions and publish…

FILE PHOTO: Anthropic has said that their Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models will now have the ability to end conversations that are “extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions. | Photo Credit: Reuters Anthropic has said that their Claude Opus 4 and 4.1 models will now have the ability to end conversations that are “extreme cases of persistently harmful or abusive user interactions.” The AI firm announced the move in a blog was to maintain welfare of the AI models which showed signs of distress when users insisted on continuing such conversations even when refused by Claude. The…

Some had been critical of Trump, while others were involved in investigating Russian meddling in the 2020 US elections.The administration of United States President Donald Trump has revoked the security clearances of 37 people it accused of politicising or weaponising intelligence for partisan aims.In a statement posted to X on Tuesday, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said the group had “abused the public trust”, accusing them of “politicizing and manipulating intelligence, leaking classified intelligence without authorization, and/or committing intentional egregious violations of tradecraft standards”.The statement did not explain in what ways the 37 had violated the terms of the…

Actor Akshay Oberoi, who will be seen alongside Kannada superstar Yash in the upcoming film Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grownups, says he was starstruck at first and was inspired by the actor’s work ethic and humility. “I’ve been lucky; I’ve got to work with a superstar here (Bollywood), Hrithik Roshan, right before I started working with Yash. He is such a huge star and has got no airs about it; people go crazy when he is around, but he is so soft-spoken. I learnt that he is from Mysore, his father was a bus conductor, and he has slowly…

Police in western Afghanistan’s Herat province say the accident was due to the bus’s ‘excessive speed and negligence’. At least 71 people, including 17 children, have been killed in western Afghanistan after a passenger bus carrying refugees, recently deported from neighbouring Iran, caught fire after colliding with a truck and motorcycle, according to provincial government spokesman Ahmadullah Muttaqi and local police.Police in Herat province said on Tuesday that the accident was due to the bus’s “excessive speed and negligence”.The returnees are part of a massive wave of Afghans deported or forced out of Iran in recent months.The accident took place a…

Sumit Malik lost 5-8 to European under-20 bronze medallist Magomed Ozdamirov in the 57kg freestyle final to take the silver medal at the World under-20 wrestling championships in Samokov, Bulgaria, on Tuesday.Women wrestlers Tapasya (57kg) and Srishti (68kg) reached their respective finals to ensure two more medals for India. Tapasya pinned Dolzhon Tsyngueva and France’s Romaissa El Kharroubi before pipping Japanese Sowaka Uchida 4-3 to secure a place in the title clash. Srishti gave authoritative performances to beat Brazil’s Eduarda Batista 10-0, Poland’s Dominika Pochowska ‘by fall’, Serbia’s Masa Perovic 10-0 and Germany’s Laura Koehler 7-3 on her way to the final. Published…

Scientists have discovered 332 submarine canyons beneath Antarctica’s ice, a fivefold increase on what was previously known. The new map, published in the journal Marine Geology, was created using high-resolution bathymetric data gathered from more than 40 international research expeditions. Researchers from the University of Barcelona and University College Cork led the study. Canyons deeper than 4,000 metres Many of these deep valleys had gone undetected because of the difficulty of collecting sonar data beneath floating ice shelves and across Antarctica’s remote coastline. Some canyons reach depths of more than 4,000 metres, channelling sediments, nutrients, and water between the continental…

The US Justice Department has opened an investigation into whether police officials in Washington, DC, falsified crime statistics to make crime rates appear lower, two people familiar with the inquiry told the Associated Press (AP). They were not authorised to speak publicly about the ongoing investigation. The probe comes as President Donald Trump’s administration faces a dispute with city officials over control of the police department. It is not yet clear which federal laws may apply if crime data was manipulated, AP said. Trump has argued that violent crime in Washington is getting worse as he ordered a federal takeover…