NEW DELHI: Former US president Donald Trump on Saturday stoked controversy for his seemingly ambiguous compliment directed at African American congressman Byron Donalds.Trump had referred to Donalds as the “smart one” and added, “You have smart ones and then you have some that aren’t quite so good.”Soon, Democrat nominee Kamala Harris‘s campaign team slammed Trump…
NEW DELHI: One night after tournament favourite Carlos Alcaraz made his earliest Grand Slam exit in three years after shock defeat to unseeded Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp, defending champion Novak Djokovic bowed out in the US Open third round with a 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 loss to 28th-seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia on Friday…
Novak Djokovic failed to add a single Grand Slam title this year as the defending champion crashed out of the US Open in the third round on Friday. The world No. 2 had won three Slams last year.The 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered 4-6, 4-6, 6-2, 4-6 defeat against 28 seeded Alexei Popyrin of Australia….
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice has ordered the suspension of tech-giant Elon Musk‘s social media platform X on Friday.Justice Alexandre de Mores directed internet service providers and app stores to block access to X within five-days, saying, that the platform wil remain inaccessible until it complies with his directive. He also imposed daily fines of…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday issued notices to Baba Ramdev and Patanjali‘s Divya Pharmacy following a petition alleging that their herbal tooth powder, Divya Dant Manjan, contains non-vegetarian ingredients despite being labeled and branded as vegetarian. The petition, filed by advocate Yatin Sharma, points out that the product’s packaging features a green…
The Bayesian superyacht that sunk earlier this month on August 29 off the coast in Sicily, killing tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others, could set back its insurer by at least $150 million, as per news agency Reuters citing initial estimates by industry experts. The superyacht’s hull insurance, which covers physical damage, was provided…
AHMEDABAD: If you thought Gujarat had seen the last of weather systems this monsoon, think again. A new one, in the form of a well-marked low-pressure area from the Bay of Bengal, is moving towards Gujarat and is likely to affect the local weather Sep 1 onwards, bringing heavy to very heavy rain. IMD says…
NEW DELHI: US Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday expressed her support for abortion rights in Florida, countering her Republican opponent Donald Trump‘s stance against extending the current six-week abortion ban.In a statement, the Democratic candidate affirmed that the government should never interfere in the relationship between a woman and her doctor.“Donald Trump just made…
India’s T20 captain Suryakumar Yadav suffered a hand injury while fielding for Mumbai in the team’s match against Tamil Nadu Cricket Association (TNCA) XI in the Buchi Babu tournament.While the extent of the injury is not yet known, it will be a concern for the hard-hitting batsman with the Duleep Trophy set to commence on…
The US military participated in a raid in western Iraq that resulted in the deaths of 15 IS operatives, according to a statement released by the US military’s central command early on Saturday.“US central command (CENTCOM) forces and Iraqi Security Forces conducted a partnered raid in Western Iraq in the early hours of August 29,…
