President Donald Trump (left), Rep. Al Green, D-Texas (right) The US House of Representatives on Tuesday voted decisively to quash a bid to impeach President Donald Trump, with 128 Democrats joining hands to reject the resolution.The bill was introduced by Democrat Rep. Al Green of Texas, critical of Trump’s recent military actions in Iran.In a…
Former HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh and ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar MUMBAI: Former HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh, in a candid disclosure, said that then ICICI Bank chief Chanda Kochhar had proposed a merger between the two lenders – well before HDFC’s eventual reverse merger with its banking subsidiary. During an interaction with Kochhar on her…
NEW DELHI: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, Munir Ahmed, plans to legally contest his sacking over allegations of concealing his marriage to a Pakistani national. Ahmed claimed that he had received official permission for the marriage from CRPF headquarters in April 2024.“I initially came to know about my dismissal through media reports. I…
The chair of Tesla’s board of directors denied a report that the company had begun to look for a replacement for Elon Musk, the chief executive who has been spending much of his time working for President Trump while the automaker’s sales and profits plummet. Robyn Denholm, who has led the board for more than…
In a solemn and majestic funeral on the steps of St. Peter’s Basilica, the Roman Catholic Church on Saturday laid to rest Pope Francis, the first South American pope, whose simple style, pastoral vision and outsize footprint on the world stage both reinvigorated and divided the institution that he led for a dozen years. Heads…
In a Netflix documentary released in January, Bryan Johnson, a tech entrepreneur turned longevity guru, walked people through his morning routine. After tracking his sleep, he would wake up early to conduct audio therapy and hair therapy, do an hour of exercise and take 54 different pills with a drink called “the green giant,” he…
Columbia University has been making headlines since last week. In a recent development, the US Justice Department is investigating whether the university harbored “illegal aliens” on its campus, according to a senior official on Friday. The Trump administration has intensified efforts to deport foreign nationals who participated in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at US universities last year,…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has approved the reappointment of Sumant Kathpalia as MD and CEO of IndusInd Bank for one year, instead of the three-year term recommended by the bank’s board. This is the second time the regulator has shortened his tenure from what was initially proposed by the bank’s board.In a filing…
It was a novel Ukrainian spy plot, inspired by what Israeli intelligence had pulled off with exploding wireless devices and Hezbollah militants: Hide tiny bombs in the goggles that Russian soldiers use to control drones. Donate those goggles to the Russian military, under the guise of humanitarian aid. Then wait for the explosions. The Russian…
Zakia Jafri, who turned her personal loss into an uphill campaign for justice after her husband, Ehsan Jafri, was brutally murdered during sectarian riots in the state of Gujarat in 2002, died on Feb. 2 at her daughter’s home in Ahmedabad, India. She was 86. Her death was confirmed by her son Tanveer Jafri. More…