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WASHINGTON — The risks for higher inflation are on the rise, St. Louis Federal Reserve President Alberto Musalem said Monday.

Daredevil: Born Again brings back the Marvel superhero in a new series on Disney+. The show continues the story of Matt Murdock, played by Charlie Cox. He faces new challenges as he battles Wilson Fisk, also known as Kingpin, in New York.

Kieran Culkin won the best supporting actor at the 97th Oscar on March 2 for his performance in A Real Pain. Culkin, 42, plays the role of a free-spirited person called Benji in Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy drama. Kieran Culkin finished his Oscar acceptance speech by giving a special mention to his wife, Jazz Charton, and sharing a deeply personal story.

New Delhi: The differences between Mayawati and her nephew Akash Anand continued to play out in the open, with the latter stating on Monday that though he humbly accepts her decision, his detractors should not see this as the end of his political career, leading the former UP CM and BSP chief to expel him from the party. In a series of posts on X, Akash said, «Every decision of Mayawati is marked in stone for me. I respect every decision taken by her and stand firm by them… Her decision to relieve me from all posts is an emotional one for me but at the same time it is a big challenge.

U.S. District Judge Eumi Lee in San Jose, California, on Friday said the plaintiffs in the class action had not shown Apple violated federal or state antitrust law. However, she ruled they could amend their complaint and refile it. The lawsuit alleged Apple violated antitrust law by coercing customers to use the company's iCloud service to back up core data and device setting files. Apple has denied any wrongdoing.

Kate Phillips will reprise her role as the lead character. Filming for the new season will take place in Belgrade, Serbia. The show is a co-production involving multiple companies, including Masterpiece and PBS.

India Inc is investing heavily in an artificial intelligence (AI)-ready workforce. Companies such as Wipro, Genpact and Ericsson are creating personalised AI training programmes for employees, partnering with universities, setting up skilling academies and enhancing internal learning platforms to build a future-ready workforce. At Wipro, more than 55,000 employees have become advanced AI practitioners, and at Genpact, 60,000-70,000 employees dedicate eight to nine learning hours each month on new-age skills like AI.

Oscars live. But its academy awards debut ended on a chaotic and frustratingly premature note. Hulu's livestream cut off in the final moments of the show — with two major award categories, best actress and best picture, still to be announced. Those viewing the awards ceremony on Hulu instead saw an error code message that stated the event was over, as per a report. Hulu viewers missed Mikey Madison and “Anora” win the night's titles for both best actress and best picture in real time, AP reported. The Hulu stream also had a rough start, with a few users reporting issues logging on to the platform. For some, that meant missing the show’s musical intro performed by “Wicked” stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande.

All that changed last Friday, when fresh estimates for GDP growth in 2024-25 and Q3 estimates for the current fiscal suddenly showed growth in a new, much brighter light. Not only is growth in Q3 (6.2%) a marked improvement over the previous quarter's upwardly revised 5.8%, but growth for FY25 has also been revised upward. From 6.4% in FAE released on Jan 7, growth in 2024-25 is now pegged higher at 6.5%. Even better, across-the-board upward revisions in growth estimates for the previous two fiscals — from 8.2% to 9.2% in 2023-24 (the highest in the previous 12 years, except for 2021-22, when GDP grew 9.7% on account of rebound from Covid), and from 7% to 7.6% in 2022-23 — along with upward revisions for Q1 and Q2 of FY25 show the economy in fine fettle.

Returning to America, these ships carried prized Indian products: indigo dye and delicate silk. These imports reshaped American manufacturing, influencing textile production, dyeing methods and fashion trends. This historical exchange illustrates a timeless lesson: trade, at its core, fosters innovation and benefits both sides. Today, that spirit of cooperation is under strain. Donald Trump's administration has embraced protectionism, aiming to bring manufacturing jobs back to American shores through a policy called 'Fair and Reciprocal Plan'. Underpinning this policy is frustration over trade imbalances and unequal market access. As the White House recently highlighted, 'The US average applied tariff on agricultural goods is 5%. But India's average applied tariff is 39%. India also charges a 100% tariff on US motorcycles, while we only charge a 2.4% tariff on Indian motorcycles.' Such tariff disparities have soured economic relations, even as the US and India have grown strategically closer.

Yogi Adityanath on Monday dismissed reports of pollution at the Sangam during the Maha Kumbh, asserting that extensive water quality monitoring showed the river remained clean throughout the event. Speaking at a gathering of Indian Institute of Management officials and Indian Postal Service officers in Lucknow, Adityanath said, «Despite baseless claims, our state pollution control board and independent labs consistently found water quality at the Sangam to be within safe limits.» He pointed out that concerns about the environmental impact of the Maha Kumbh had been raised, including by UNESCO, given the massive scale of the event. «In 2013, when the Prime Minister of Mauritius visited, he refrained from taking a dip after seeing pollution in the Ganga. We ensured that such an incident did not happen this time,» Adityanath said.

Investors in direct mutual funds lean toward certain equity-fund categories, while regular-plan investors favour others. Direct plans are those that are bought directly from asset management companies, while regular plans flow through banks’ distribution arms, national distributors or individual distributors — or a mix of these.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. The Dr Bhau Daji Lad Museum in Mumbai has become a backdrop to some interesting juxtapositions. In different corners and rooms, museum objects can be seen interacting with contemporary works by artist Reena Saini Kallat in a solo show, Cartographies of the Unseen, which is on view till 6 April.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Digital detoxes, meditation, Buddhist philosophy and other antidotes to contemporary life have entered “The White Lotus." In the third iteration of the HBO anthology created by Mike White, wealthy vacationers don’t just want a lavish holiday. They want to heal their souls.

Health insurance premiums have soared, causing some policyholders to reduce coverage or cancel their policies entirely. One in ten policyholders skipped renewals this financial year, ToI reported. Around 10% of policyholders experienced premium increases of 30% or more, with only half of those affected paying the full increased amount. Insurers attribute the rising premiums to a worsening claims ratio – the percentage of claims compared to total premiums collected. Health insurance premiums don't increase steadily. Instead, they jump periodically, typically every three years, to reflect rising medical treatment costs (medical inflation). Premiums also increase with age, rising more sharply in later years due to higher claims in older age groups. Data from the last decade shows that over half (52%) of policyholders saw premiums grow at a rate of 5-10% annually. This means a Rs 100 premium a decade ago would now be between Rs 162 and Rs 259. Another 38% experienced annual premium increases of 10-15%, resulting in a Rs 100 premium rising to between Rs 259 and Rs 404. A smaller percentage (3%) saw premiums increase by 15-30% annually.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Being ‘not China’ may have been the easy part. A big manufacturing pitch in several Asian economies was that they enjoyed cordial relations with Beijing and solid historical ties to the US.

TCS employee Manav Sharma has reopened the debate on male domestic abuse faced by men. The 30-year-old youth from Agra was found hanging in his apartment on February 24. Before his death, Sharma had accused his wife Nikita of cheating on him, thereby necessitating him to take this drastic step. However, his wife, Nikita Sharma, has dismissed the accusations, asserting that Manav was unfairly fixated on her past. She alleged that after learning about it, he became aggressive, resorted to self-harm, and developed an alcohol dependence. Nikita also stated that she persistently urged Manav’s sister, Akansha, on the night of his passing to check on him. According to a News18 report, leaked WhatsApp conversations between the two substantiate her claims. In the messages, Akansha allegedly advised Nikita to «ignore» Manav’s calls and get some rest.

Bond villain lair in the rugged heights overlooking Damascus, the all-seeing eye of a notorious Syrian military unit gazed down on a city it bled dry. Many of the bases of the elite Fourth Division formerly run by toppled president Bashar al-Assad's feared younger brother Maher now lie looted. But papers left strewn behind reveal how the man they called «The Master» and his cronies wallowed in immense wealth while some of their foot soldiers struggled to feed their families and even begged on the streets.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. “The golden age of America begins right now." So declared Donald Trump on January 20th in his inaugural address. In the six weeks since that chilly day, investors and economists have started to grapple with a less upbeat possibility: that his arrival in the White House is both causing and coinciding with a period of weakness for America’s economy.