DNI Tulsi Gabbard faces grilling at Congressional hearing as she’s asked about Iran. Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said she was not aware of President Donald Trump’s reaction that he was shocked when Iran decided to strike US allies in the Gulf region. As Gabbard testified before Congress, she was asked whether she…
The venue was undisclosed. The guest list was sealed. No phones, no recording devices, no press. Somewhere in Rome this week, Peter Thiel, PayPal co-founder, Palantir architect, and the man whose money helped carry Donald Trump and JD Vance to the White House, stood before a hand-picked audience of academics, technologists, and conservative Catholics and…
Jerome Powell (AP file photo) US Federal Reserve policy: Jerome Powell-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday kept interest rates unchanged within the 3.50%-3.75% band. “In support of its goals, the Committee decided to maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 3‑1/2 to 3‑3/4 percent. In considering the extent and timing…
Ahead of its theatrical release, Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge got a star-studded screening in Mumbai, with several Bollywood celebrities marking their presence. The much-awaited film, headlined by Ranveer Singh, is set to hit cinemas this Thursday. Arjun Rampal, Preity Zinta, Celina Jaitly, Anil Sharma, Shilpa Shetty and others were seen arriving for the screening. Ahead…
British journalist Mehdi Hasan criticised American far-right activist Laura Loomer on social media over her recent comments on the Taj Mahal, calling into question her understanding of Islamic architecture. On X, Hasan wrote, “The most famous Islamic architecture in the world! How can she be this dumb?”Loomer is a MAGA bigwig who is known for…
Indian equity benchmarks continued their upward move for a third straight session on Wednesday, with the BSE Sensex adding nearly 3,000 points over the past three trading days, prompting debate on Dalal Street over whether the recent recovery marks a sustainable bottom or just a short-term bounce, according to an ET report.The NSE Nifty ended…
Candace Owens draws criticism over women remark as Erika Kirk series pause impacts YouTube podcast numbers (Image via Getty) Candace Owens is in the news again after she said her podcast is the number one podcast in the world. She shared the update on X, writing, “Pleased to announce we are the #1 Podcast globally…
Sweden’s foreign minister on Wednesday said that Iran had executed a Swedish citizen, after Iranian authorities announced the first execution of a man convicted of spying since the start of its war against Israel and the United States. This was the first public announcement of such an execution since Israel and the United States launched…
India’s net direct tax collection increased 7.1 per cent to about Rs 22.8 lakh crore till March 17 in the current financial year, aided by higher corporate tax mop-up and slower refund outgo, according to official data released on Wednesday.Data shared by the Income Tax Department showed that net corporate tax collection grew by around…
US intelligence chief says Iran not rebuilding nuclear programme, undercutting Donald Trump’s war rationale US intelligence has concluded that Iran has not tried to rebuild the nuclear enrichment capacity destroyed in last year’s US and Israeli strikes, a finding that cuts against one of President Donald Trump’s central claims for the current war, according to…