Under sunshine and clear blue skies against a picture-perfect backdrop of Rio’s iconic Sugarloaf Mountain, the Group of 20 leaders gathered for their “family photo.” There was just one snag: US President Joe Biden was missing.The traditional photo opportunity descended into farce on Monday when Biden, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Italian premier Giorgia…
WhatsApp users in India will soon see significant changes to their app interface following the Competition Commission of India’s order requiring Meta to implement new privacy controls and data-sharing options.The messaging platform, with over 500 million users in India, must add prominent in-app notifications allowing users to opt out of data sharing with Meta’s other…
Hong Kong activists march with a banner which reads ” Unite now in solidarity with the Hong Kong 47 and other political prisoners” during a protest (Photo: AP) A court in Hong Kong sentenced 45 pro-democracy activists to prison on Tuesday. The sentences range from four years to ten years. This is the largest trial…
PM Modi and former PM Indira Gandhi (R) (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday paid tribute to former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on her 107th birth anniversary.Taking to his official account on X, PM Modi wrote, “Tributes to our former Prime Minister, Smt. Indira Gandhi Ji on her birth anniversary.” Born…
Peyush Bansal, founder and CEO of Lenskart Lenskart may well be valued 20% more than in June, if discussions for a fresh secondary share sale of $200-300 million at a valuation of $6 billion bear fruit, people in the know told ET. Existing investors Fidelity, Kedaara Capital and a third “significant early investor” now want…
Fashion design company House of Anita Dongre (HOADPL) is initiating a buyback of its nearly 40% stake from US private equity firm General Atlantic (GA), executives aware of the development said. GA had acquired the stake in the owner of brands such as AND and Global Desi in the women’s wear category about nine years…
Indian origin Gursimran Kaur found dead in Walmart (Image Credit: GoFundMe site) NEW DELHI: Canadian police on Monday announced that the death of a 19-year-old Indian-origin girl, whose body was found inside Walmart bakery oven last month, was not the result of foul play. Gursimran Kaur was found dead inside a walk-in oven at the…
Australian batters are bracing for a challenging summer against India’s bowling spearhead, Jasprit Bumrah, in the upcoming Border Gavaskar Trophy. Bumrah’s awkward action, deceptive pace and ability to swing the ball both ways can instil fear in the hearts of Australian batsmen, who are gearing up to face the right-arm pacer in the first Test…
Virat Kohli at the WACA in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Virat Kohli is back where it all began. It was in Perth in 2012 that the world woke up to the feisty batting legend. Now, older & less prolific, he is back in Perth as India look to set the tone in…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday praised India’s growing global influence and the strategic partnership between Italy and India following her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. In a post on social media, Meloni described it as “always a great pleasure” to meet PM Modi. “Always…
