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The Aussie peaked at $0.6907 in the early Asian session, its highest since February 2023, while the kiwi rose to a nine-month top of $0.6353, with both currencies extending their rallies from the previous session.

S B Madhavi, the first woman duffedar in the Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC), has found herself at the centre of a controversy after she was transferred from the mayor's office to the far-off Manali zone. At 50, Madhavi, who had been ceremonially engaged to accompany Chennai mayor R Priya, claims she was shunted out for wearing lipstick, disobeying a direct order not to do so, TOI has reported. The situation escalated after Madhavi received a memo on August 6 from the mayor's personal assistant, Siva Sankar, citing “dereliction of duty, not coming to work during working hours, and disobeying orders of seniors” as reasons for her transfer. In her response, Madhavi questioned the accusations and specifically addressed the issue of her lipstick.

Oil prices steadied on Wednesday after rising in the previous session on fading excitement for the economic stimulus in China, the world's biggest crude importer, though an industry report showing falling U.S. crude and fuel inventories supported the market. Brent crude futures gained 3 cents at $75.20 a barrel by 0004 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude lost 2 cents at $71.58 per barrel.

Data from at least two staffing firms indicate a 10-12% likely increase in hiring demand from most software service for the second half of the ongoing fiscal 2025 compared with a year earlier. The sector, according to them, is projected to report 8-10% for the first half ending September 30. For the fiscal year through next March, hiring is seen increasing by up to 8.5%. That would come after a year when new jobs created in the IT industry had dropped, to 60,000 as per industry body Nasscom's estimates compared with 270,000 in FY23.

U.S. Navy replenishment ship operating in the Middle East sustained damage after refueling vessels and the cause is under investigation, officials said Tuesday. The USNS Big Horn was damaged after it resupplied the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier strike group. The carrier group remains in the region amid heightened tensions over the Israel-Hamas war and Israel's ongoing strikes targeting Hezbollah in Lebanon. A U.S. Navy official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss matters yet to be made public, declined to elaborate on where the damage took place. A photo released by the U.S. military dated Sept. 5 showed sailors aboard the Lincoln receiving supplies from the Big Horn, while another on Sept. 11 showed the Big Horn alongside the Lincoln. The Lincoln is patrolling the Arabian Sea.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Mumbai: China’s latest push to revive its struggling real estate sector could benefit Indian steelmakers but may still not be enough to resolve high steel imports from India’s neighbour, according to experts. “The stimulus should improve domestic steel demand in China, which would be positive for the global market," said Ranjan Dhar, director and vice-president, sales and marketing, ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India (AM/NS).

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. New Delhi: Complaints against Ayurvedic products that make exaggerated, misleading or deceptive claims to be better than modern medicine can now be filed on a dedicated government portal, two people directly involved with the process said.

The way the Environmental Protection Agency has reported its test results since the disastrous East Palestine, Ohio, train derailment last year makes it hard for residents to know the full extent of the contamination they have been exposed to that they...

Iran says it believes the remaining workers trapped by an explosion at a coal mine in the country’s east have died, bringing the death toll in the disaster to at least 49

An American quarry company says the Mexican government has carried out a de-facto expropriation of its properties on Mexico's Caribbean coast

That's Life! star and BBC presenter Chris Serle passes away at the age of 81. Serle had a prosperous career in radio and television. His family has confirmed that he has passed away. Serle's family described him as a familiar and cherished figure on British television screens throughout the 1970s and 1980s in a statement provided to the BBC. Working with Dame Esther Rantzen and other celebrities on the satirical consumer affairs program That's Life!, Serle first gained name and fame. Esther was very sad to hear that Chris Serle, one of her best-loved That's Life! reporters, has passed away. He was as nice off camera as he was in the studio on camera — funny, clever, charming, a very versatile presenter, as quoted in a report by Radio Times. He was a producer when she met him, but it quickly became apparent that he possessed all the qualities of the best reporters. That's Life! viewers and listeners, as well as the many other radio and television shows he presented, will be just as sad.

Jimmy has nearly 10 years of experience as a journalist and writer in the blockchain industry. He has worked with well-known publications such as Bitcoin Magazine, CCN, Business2Community, and...

Jimmy has nearly 10 years of experience as a journalist and writer in the blockchain industry. He has worked with well-known publications such as Bitcoin Magazine, CCN, Business2Community, and...

Donald Trump will conduct a rally at the Farm Show fairgrounds in Butler on October 5. It is the same location where a gunman grazed his ear on July 13 this year. The Republican rally is expected to draw huge attention. On the other hand, Democratic nominee Kamala Harris will focus on the economy and foreign policy this week.

Since graduating with a degree in economics from the University of Birmingham in 2018, Joel has worked as a financial market/cryptocurrency analyst. He firmly believes that emerging crypto technology...

Heritage Foundation distinguished fellow and former CKE Restaurants CEO Andy Puzder compares the Trump versus Harris economies and argues that one plan is fiscally better than the other.

2024 presidential election looks as though it's coming down to which campaign can successfully define Kamala Harris; look no further than the ads you see on TV in battleground states. This may also explain why polls in battleground states can paint a very different picture of the race from that of national polls. In the past several days, we've had a flurry of national polls with mostly good news for the Harris campaign, only to be followed by Monday's release of New York Times/Siena College polls of three Sun Belt battleground states — Arizona, Georgia and North Carolina — that presented a much more favorable view of the race for Donald Trump. I've been on the road recently in the Phoenix area and took a moment to catch Sunday's game between the Detroit Lions and the Arizona Cardinals on TV. Arizona voters are seeing their airwaves blanketed by political ads, and I was struck by the difference in approach from the Trump and Harris teams. Spots aired by Mr. Trump and his allies were largely negative ads about Ms. Harris, highlighting, in particular, her past position supporting the provision of gender transition surgery to incarcerated people. Meanwhile, ads from the Harris camp varied: While some hit Mr. Trump, particularly on the issue of abortion, more than a few were also purely positive ads, including highlighting her comment, during their debate, about her time as a prosecutor who «never asked a victim or a witness, 'Are you a Republican or a Democrat?'»

It shows how maritime industry can slash planet-warming carbon dioxide emissions

The Conservatives have tabled a motion to try to declare non-confidence in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government.

Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, said in a post on X on Tuesday that his companies were looking for ways to invest in Argentina and support the South American nation. Argentina is the world's fourth-largest producer of lithium, a critical component of electric vehicle batteries. Musk has previously showed admiration for Argentine President Javier Milei's libertarian politics and his full-throated embrace of private enterprise. The billionaire hosted Milei at a Tesla factory in Austin, Texas, in April.