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Rishi Sunak on Sunday dismissed suggestions that his party was headed to defeat in the July 4 general election, using one of his final televised appearances to defend the Conservatives' record on the economy.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on Sunday declared a «rebellion» against «feudal forces», asserting that the opposition INDIA bloc will drive out the BJP from across the country. Soren, addressing a rally here on the occasion of 'Hul Diwas', also claimed that the saffron party has turned «jittery» after his release from jail and its leaders are «conspiring» against him again.

Looking for the sexiest, most fun-loving destination in France this summer? Avert your eyes from Saint-Tropez and look farther east to Nice, dismissed for too long as a retirement community for Europe’s aristocracy. You’ll still spot plenty of heavily tanned white-haired people walking alarmingly over-groomed dogs on the famous seaside Promenade des Anglais. These days, however, they’re joined by joggers, skateboarders and cyclists taking advantage of the countless new bike lanes that have been created since 2008.

, has announced its squad for the Zimbabwe series with all the youngsters and a young captain.“They (India) will play a five-Test series against Australia this year, and before it will send their A-team to play four-day cricket. So, they do all the right things," he said.

The MSME sector in India is experiencing significant growth, with a notable shift in small business owners’ perspectives towards adopting technology in recent years, according to a report by PayNearby. As per the report, over 65% of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) utilise some form of digital technology for their daily operations.

Chef Ho Chi Ming doesn’t want to forget his roots. “I want to travel around, telling people what Calcutta Chinese food is all about,” says the third-generation cook in the family.

UK's Opposition Labour Party, hoping to win a mandate to form a government after the July 4 general election, has committed itself to stamping out anti-India sentiments within its ranks and building a strong strategic partnership with the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led administration. The party's resolution during an annual conference under former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn in favour of international intervention in Kashmir was widely seen as having cost it British Indian votes in the 2019 general election.

“During World War II, a Jewish child feared being caught out past curfew by a German soldier. Instead, the soldier showed unexpected kindness, giving the child a hug, showing a photo of a kid, and offering him some money. This encounter taught this child that people are complex and interesting” This child was none other than Kahneman, whose fascination with human behaviour and psychology was sparked by his own experiences. Almost anyone who has ever heard the word ‘behavioural finance or economics’ might have heard about or read about ‘Daniel Kahneman’, the famous Nobel prize winner for his stupendous work in the space of uncovering cognitive biases of humans among financial decision making.

Islamic State fighters have killed nearly 4,100 people in Syria since 2019 when the jihadists lost their last stronghold in the country, a war monitor said Saturday. IS overran large swathes of Syria and Iraq in 2014, proclaiming a so-called caliphate and launching a reign of terror in June of that year. In March 2019, the jihadist group lost its last scraps of Syrian territory in a Kurdish-led military campaign backed by a US-led coalition, but remnants continue to launch deadly attacks from desert hideouts.

Graphic detail page.THE GLOBAL cost-of-living crisis that began in 2022 is now so much part of daily life that it is entering the vernacular. “Cozzie livs", British slang for the crisis, was recently named Australia’s word of the year by the Macquarie Dictionary. The latest Worldwide Cost of Living survey by EIU, our sister company, confirms that inflation remains high worldwide: the prices of 200 products and services that it tracks rose by an average of 7.4% over the past year.

In 2019, Boris Johnson rode to a big election win on a promise to “Get Brexit Done" and finally strike a deal with the European Union for Britain’s departure. Next week, the Conservative Party that delivered Brexit goes to the polls again, this time facing a deficit of more than 20 percentage points and almost certain defeat by the opposition Labour Party. The only question, it seems, is the scale of the wipeout for the hapless Rishi Sunak and his Tories.

suspicious bets on a July election just before it was announced; two candidates have been dropped by the party. (Several police officers are also being investigated.) This is misconduct at its most tinpot: risking a career, and increasing the likelihood of electoral annihilation, for the sake of a few hundred quid.Some would rather not fight at all. Top-flight politicians once stuck around, at least for a little while, offering wisdom extracted from their own screw-ups.

Sonia Gandhi in a leading English daily, Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition and party president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of not «reflecting» on the message given to him by voters in the recent parliamentary elections. "'There is no evidence that the Prime Minister has come to terms with the electoral outcome or has reflected on the message sent to him by voters', writes CPP Chairperson, Smt. Sonia Gandhi," posted Kharge on social media platform X today. Alongside his tweet, Kharge also attached the news article tilted «Preaching consensus, provoking confrontation,» written by the Sonia Gandhi, the chairperson of the Congress Parliamentary party.

influential couple in the UK. They are not the most powerful people at least according to Tatler’s 2024 Social Power Index. Newly married Duke and Duchess of Westminster, who tied the knot in a lavish ceremony, have replaced the King and the Queen in this year's list. There are many other people on the list, and most of them are unexpected.

The U.K. general election on July 4 is just days away now no doubt to the relief of the party leaders who have crisscrossed the country in a grueling month of campaigning

shares slumped 18.6% in early trade on Friday as a forecast for a surprise drop in annual sales amplified investor concerns about the pace of the sportswear giant's efforts to stem market share losses to upstart brands such as On and Hoka. The company on Thursday projected a mid-single-digit percentage fall in fiscal 2025 revenue, compared to analysts' estimates of a near 1% rise, dragging shares of rivals and sportswear retailers across Europe, UK and U.S. on Friday.

India and the US have decided to extend a 2 per cent equalisation levy or digital tax on e-commerce supplies until June 30, the finance ministry said on Friday. In a major reform of the international tax system, India and the US have joined 134 other members of the OECD/G20 Inclusive Framework (including Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK) in reaching an agreement on October 8, 2021, on the statement on a two-pillar solution to address the tax challenges arising from the digitalisation of the economy. On October 21, 2021, the US and Austria, France, Italy, Spain, and the UK reached a political compromise on the transitional approach to the unilateral measures in force while Pillar 1 is implemented. On November 24, 2021, India and the US agreed that the same terms that apply under the October 2021 Joint Statement shall apply between India and the US with respect to India's charge of 2 per cent equalisation levy on e-commerce supply of services and the US' trade action regarding the said Equalisation Levy.

Character.AI, a leading AI chatbot company, is taking the next step in human-computer interaction with the launch of its new voice call feature. This innovative feature, dubbed as Character calls, allows users to have real-time conversations with AI characters over phone calls, taking interactions with text-based chatbots to a whole new level.

Venice. By Dennis Romano. Oxford University Press; 800 pages; $41.95 and £31.99Visiting the Venice Biennale, one of the world’s largest art fairs that opened on April 20th and runs until late November, often evokes a disconcerting emotion. You come to see the works on display in the exhibitions that sprawl across the city, only to leave feeling guilty at having paid too little attention to the work of art that is Venice itself.Bedazzled by its loveliness and wondering at its sheer implausibility, outsiders have seldom managed to make objective appraisals.

According to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), quarterly GDP rose by 0.7% in the first quarter of 2024 (January to March), up from an initial estimate of 0.6%. The rise was mainly driven by the services sector, which grew by 0.8% in the quarter, followed by production, which recorded 0.6% growth in the first three months of 2024. The construction sector, however, fell by 0.6%. Overall, GDP estimates showed a 0.3% increase in quarterly figures compared to the same quarter a year ago. Cautious optimism as UK GDP turns positive in January Meanwhile, the ONS highli...