Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Apple will increasingly prioritize iPhones from the India supply chain for its US customers. Apple is planning to shift the assembly of all iPhones sold in the United States to India by next year, a Financial Times report said on Friday- a bold move fueled by President Donald Trump’s renewed tariff threats on Chinese imports.The plan is part of a broader strategy to diversify Apple’s supply chain away from China, which still dominates most of the tech giant’s manufacturing infrastructure. If successful, this shift would see over 60 million iPhones produced annually in India by 2026 - doubling current output, the FT report said.Why it mattersThe US is Apple’s most important market. In 2024, it accounted for roughly 28% of the company’s global iPhone shipments, according to IDC. Moving the production of US-bound iPhones out of China not only […]

[ad_1] A video of a man carrying cake to the Pakistan High Commission has gone viral on the internet. While details of the incident are awaited, the timing raises questions as it comes just two days after a horrific terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. The terrorists opened fire on a group of tourists in the Baisaran Valley, killing 28 and injuring 20. In the video doing rounds on social media platforms, the man carrying the cake box can be seen gheraoed by journalists asking him what the cake was for. The man, however, didn't reply. Pahalgam attack: Protests at Pakistan High CommissionEarlier today, a group of more than 500 people staged a protest near the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi against the Pahalgam terror attack. The protestors held placards and raised slogans against Pakistan. According to news agency […]

[ad_1] Representative AI-generated image Asian stocks climbed on Friday, driven by a strong rally on Wall Street, robust quarterly earnings from Alphabet, and renewed optimism around trade relations under US President Donald Trump.Indian stock indices, BSE Sensex and Nifty50, opened higher, with the Sensex crossing 80,100 and Nifty50 surpassing 24,350. After seven days of gains, the market paused on Thursday, ending in the red due to cautious investor sentiment. Foreign portfolio investors made net purchases of Rs 8,250 crore, while domestic investors sold Rs 534 crore. Market direction will likely depend on global trends and upcoming Q4 earnings.Meanwhile, Tokyo’s Nikkei rose 1 per cent, with gains also seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai. The Nikkei’s rise came despite a major profit warning from Nissan, which projected losses of up to $5.3 billion for fiscal 2024–25. Still, shares of the automaker […]

[ad_1] Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that Russia is "ready" to negotiate with the US on Ukraine, though he added some elements need to be "fine-tuned."During an interview with CBS News, which was released on Thursday, Lavrov acknowledged President Trump's mention of negotiations, stating, "mentions a deal and we are ready to reach a deal, but there are still some specific elements of this deal which need to be fine-tuned."He expressed optimism about progress, noting positive indicators of forward movement.Addressing queries about recent attacks on Ukraine that resulted in 12 fatalities and numerous injuries in Kyiv, Lavrov defended the actions: "We only target military goals or civilian sites used by the military."He further justified the strikes, explaining that military commanders have authority to attack locations utilised by Ukrainian forces.Still, on the talks with Ukraine, […]

[ad_1] Neeraj Chopra and Arshad Nadeem (PTI Photo) Olympic gold medalist Neeraj Chopra responded to criticism over inviting Pakistani athlete Arshad Nadeem to the Neeraj Chopra Classic event in Bengaluru in May 2025, following the Pahalgam terror attacks. Chopra clarified that the invitations were sent before the attacks and defended himself against social media backlash targeting him and his family.Chopra emphasised that the invitation to Nadeem was purely from one athlete to another, with the event's goal being to bring top athletes to India for world-class competitions. In a conversation with the media, Neeraj had said Nadeem was invited, alongside other top javelin athletes, but had not confirmed his participation.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!On Thursday, Nadeem declined the invitation to participate in the event due to other commitments. The event also issued its list of […]

[ad_1] Image used is for representational purposes only MEERUT: A 28-year-old man, who was thrashed by an angry mob for allegedly raping a 10-year-old Dalit girl at a village in Hapur, succumbed to his injuries at a hospital on Thursday. A case under BNS section of rape was registered against the accused, but owing to the severity of his injuries, he was granted seven days of judicial custody and allowed to be treated at hospital.On April 17, when the girl, studying in Class 4, was alone in a hut while her family were working in a farm, the accused Shravan Kumar, a labourer from another village, lured her to an empty factory. There, he spiked her cold drink and raped her under the influence of alcohol.Upon finding her missing, her family launched a search while some villagers went to inform […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sailing above archaic and skewed perceptions about stepmothers, SC on Thursday questioned the Indian Air Force on how it could deny a family pension to a stepmother who had cared for her stepson from childhood to adulthood and enabled him to join the armed forces.Justifying the denial of family pension to a woman upon the death of her airman stepson, whom she had raised since the age of six, the IAF stated that this decision was in accordance with existing regulations. The bench of Justices Surya Kant and N Kotiswar Singh then remarked, "Mother is a wide term. Why should it not include stepmother?" When IAF again said stepmothers are clearly barred under the relevant regulations, Justice Kant said, "Your regulations are neither a constitutional mandate nor carved on stone." Justice Kant said in this modern age […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Aircraft operated by Indian carriers, charter operators and private jets registered here will have to take longer routes between North India and the west (Gulf, Middle East, CIS, Europe and North America) with Pakistan having closed its airspace for them starting Thursday 6pm (IST).Pilots say flying times of Air India's direct flights from Delhi to North America could increase by up to two hours if they remain non-stop and are not required to take a midway fuelling halt, say in Europe. If that happens, the journey could take up to four hours longer.Delhi-Europe flights could take up to an hour more and those to Gulf 30-45 minutes, say pilots. Some flights will be cancelled and a few rescheduled to beat night curfews at western airports. IndiGo routes flights between Delhi and Tashkent/Almaty will take 80-90 minutes longer. […]