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Sidelined by the Trump 2.0 administration and rebuffed by India, Bangladesh interim government is exploring all avenues to rejuvenate the country’s ailing economy by expanding its trade and investment relationship with Pakistan and China. The objective is to reduce the dependence on India in major areas where the outsourcing is possible from these two friendly countries.

India’s popular brand ambassadors Sachin Tendulkar and Mahendra Singh Dhoni engaged to promote the "Mutual Funds Sahi Hai" campaign by the Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI) may soon lose their own brand image substantially as recent investors in mutual funds are losing heavily with the highly inflated market going through a long period of ‘correction.’ In fact, the long losing streak in the market may aptly suggest ‘mutual funds are not the right choice’ (Mutual Funds Sahi Nahi Hai) especially when the market boils.

On Thursday, Tamil Nadu underwent a significant cultural transformation by replacing the official rupee symbol with the Tamil letter 'ரூ' in its budget document. Pronounced 'roo,' this letter represents the Indian currency in the Tamil language and also embodies the region's rich cultural heritage. Chief Minister Stalin's decision to change the symbol could have wider repercussions on global influence. The Rupee is one of India's most important symbols of sovereignty.

BJP’s winning 9 of the 10 mayoral seats has raised significant political concerns for the Congress. One seat was even won by an Independent, which is even more concerning for the Congress necessitating the party to review the loss critically and impartially to know why and how the party lost this election too at a time when it was hoping a comeback after the great loss in October 2024 Vidhan Sabha elections, which it had lost chiefly because of infighting.

In our country with diverse beliefs and traditions coexisting, the promotion of rational thinking and scientific temper is extremely important. Superstitious beliefs, blind practices and rituals are an impediment to the path of development. Scientific temper is not merely knowledge of science, but it is a rational way to analyse the events and it is the quest for deeper understanding. Therefore it is essential for any society to be inquisitive, inclusive and assimilative for advancement. Scientific temper was added in the constitution of our country in the forty-second amendment in 1976, under the Fundamental Duties that states: ‘It shall be the duty of every citizen of India’ to develop scientific temper, humanism and the spirit of inquiry and reform.

Ranjini Srinivasan was the Indian face of anti-Trumpism and anti-Israel in Columbia University where she was a doctoral student of Urban Planning till she had to "self-deport" after the Trump administration revoked her US visa. Srinivasan fled to "friendly Canada" from the "unfriendly shores" of Trump’s United States.

NEW YORK: It's a paradox of sorts. While Chinese goods flood the markets globally from watches to pens to electronic gadgets and EVs and luxury goods, China is facing a deluge of Russia made goods in its markets taking the local citizens by craze.

LONDON: US bombers killed at least 31 people in Yemen at the weekend, mainly women and children in residential areas.

LONDON: As Trump brutally hammers out a settlement for Ukraine and Russia, he’s also been hammering Europe for vast, cold-war levels of military spending. And European leaders seem very keen to oblige.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s proclivity for favouring friends has become an enduring characteristic of his leadership, a trait that has shaped both his domestic and international strategies. His approach to governance, often criticised for prioritizing personal and political loyalties over broader national interest, is once again evident in the unfolding saga of Elon Musk’s Starlink entering the Indian market.