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Popular game show host Bob Barker passes away at 99, says publicist

A publicist says popular game show host Bob Barker, a household name for a half-century as host of Truth or Consequences and The Price Is Right, has died at his home in Los Angeles. Barker was 99. Barker also a longtime animal rights activist died Saturday morning, according to publicist Roger Neal. I am so proud of the trailblazing work Barker and I did together to expose the cruelty to animals in the entertainment industry and including working to improve the plight of abused and exploited animals in the United States and internationally, said Nancy Burnet, his longtime friend and caretaker, in a statement. Barker retired in June 2007, telling his studio audience: I thank you, thank you, thank you for inviting me into your home for more than 50 years. Barker was working in radio in 1956 when producer Ralph Edwards invited him to audition as the new host of "Truth or Consequences," a game show in which audience members had to do wacky stunts the "consequence" if they failed to

India, US hold meeting to discuss ways to promote trade, investments

Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal and US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Saturday discussed ways to promote trade and investments between the two countries. In a message on social media network X (formerly known as Twitter), Goyal said he held a bilateral meeting with the US counterpart Tai. "Discussed key bilateral issues of mutual interest and explored ways to give further impetus to the growing India-US partnership through enhanced trade and investments," he said. An official has recently said that both countries are looking at ending their last trade dispute related to poultry in the World Trade Organisation (WTO). Besides they are also looking at enhancing the partnership by permitting companies in both countries to participate in each others' government procurement. In July, India and the US mutually resolved six trade disputes pending at the WTO, in line with the commitment made by the two countries during the US visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in ...

Vivek Ramaswamy's popularity surges with impressive fundraising post-debate

Indian-American entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy's popularity rating and online fundraising surged on Thursday, a day after the maiden Republican presidential debate. According to the Ramaswamy campaign, the 38-year-old presidential aspirant raised more than USD450,000, with an average donation of USD38, in the first hour after the debate. The entrepreneur-turned-politician was being hit hard by three of his top rivals former New Jersey Governor Chris Christies, former Vice President Mike Pence and South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley. "In Trump's absence, Ramaswamy drives the GOP debate," popular Axis reported. The first poll that came out after the debate said that 28 per cent of the 504 respondents said that Ramaswamy performed the best. He was followed by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis with 27 per cent, and Pence (13%). Haley received the vote of seven per cent. According to Fox News, Ramaswamy was the most Google-searched GOP candidate for the first Republican presidential debate.

India, US likely to discuss import curbs on laptops, PCs, and tablets

There could also be talks on New Delhi's recent decision to impose restrictions on imports of electronic items such as laptops, PCs, tablets from November

Ships, sub, aircraft: 4-nation naval wargame Exercise Malabar concludes

The exercise was conducted in two phases - a harbour (or planning) phase from August 11-15, and a sea phase from August 16-21

Andhra Pradesh CM to take up students deportation from US issue with MEA

In wake of some students from Andhra Pradesh being deported from US, Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy has decided to take up the issue with the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) to resolve it, said an official on Saturday. An unspecified number of students from the southern state were deported by the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) federal law enforcement agency officials recently from the American airports on landing, reports said. "Reddy is looking into this matter and will address it to the Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India for resolving this at the earliest as all students have a valid USA visa for higher studiesand also keeping in view of the careers of these students of AP," said an official of the state-government body Andhra Pradesh Non-Resident Telugu Society (APNRTS) in a statement without divulging details. Though the students possessed valid visas, the Andhra Pradesh government has said that CBP officials should consider granting entry to the

US summit with Japan, South Korea focused on 'Anti-China Policy': Report

The move comes after nearly a year of increased testing by North Korea of new types of ballistic, cruise, and hypersonic missiles, which it says are intended to counter the threat posed by US forces

Indian diamond industry set to focus on domestic markets, ASEAN countries

The diamond industry is set to focus on domestic markets and emerging markets in ASEAN countries in an attempt to neutralise the impact of reduced demand from the US and the European Union (EU)

Can Indian-origin Vivek Ramaswamy be the Republican 'OBAMA' for US?

Vivek Ramaswamy, a 37-year-old multimillionaire biotech entrepreneur, has burst onto the political scene as one of the top contenders in the Republican presidential race for 2024.

US adds 187,000 jobs, unemployment rate unexpectedly drops to 3.5%

US employment increased at a solid pace in July while wages rose at a faster-than-expected clip, consistent with sustained labor demand that's at the root of renewed momentum in the economy

Moderna sees up to $8 bn in 2023 Covid vaccine sales on pvt market hopes

Moderna expects $6 billion to $8 billion in sales from its COVID shots this year, up from its previous forecast of $5 billion, driven by potential US demand

Wells Fargo to tap corporate bond market despite US credit downgrade

The deal comes just after Fitch downgraded the US sovereign credit grade one level to AA+ from AAA, arguing the nation's fiscal health will likely deteriorate over the next three years

Vistaar Financial Services raises $50 million funding from US govt's DFC

Vistaar Financial Services has secured USD 50 million funding from the US government's development finance institution, the International Development Finance Corporation (DFC). The Bengaluru-based Vistaar, founded by Brahmanand Hegde and Ramakrishna Nishtala in 2010, has so far funded over 2 lakh small businesses across 12 states since inception and has a loan book of Rs 3,100 crore. In May, the company had raised USD 40 million in equity from the global private equity major Warburg Pincus. The DFC loan will help it expand its secured MSME lending portfolio, Avijit Saha, the chief executive said in a statement on Wednesday. The loan will expand access to capital for lending to small women-owned and -led enterprises, said James Polan, vice-president of DFC's office of development credit. The partners with the private sector to finance solutions and invest across sectors including energy, healthcare, critical infrastructure, and technology. With the May 2023 equity investment, Warb

US Fed hike on expected lines; RBI to take a balanced view: Analysts

The 0.25 per cent hike in interest rates by the US Fed was on expected lines, analysts said on Thursday, expecting its Indian counterpart to take a balanced view in its policy formation going forward

Biden's son pleads not guilty to 2 tax crimes after agreement falls through

President Joe Biden's son Hunter pleaded not guilty Wednesday to two tax crimes after a deal with federal prosecutors unravelled during a court hearing following the judge's concerns over the agreement. Hunter Biden was charged last month with two misdemeanour tax crimes of failure to pay more than USD 100,000 in taxes from over USD 1.5 million in income in both 2017 and 2018, and he was expected to plead guilty after he made an agreement with prosecutors, who were planning to recommend two years of probation. That deal is now on hold. But during the hearing Wednesday, there was a dispute in court over whether the initial agreement gave him protection against any future charges. US District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika, who was appointed by President Donald Trump, raised concerns about the language of the deal. Biden had also been charged with possession of a firearm by a person who is a known drug user, a felony. He had a Colt Cobra .38 Special for 11 days in October 2018. He had

Engineering exports see mixed fortunes; trade with Russia surges: EEPC

India's engineering exports to major markets like the United States, the European Union (EU) and China continued to decline in June 2023, reflecting a challenging global trade environment, EEPC India said. The country's shipments to West Asia and North Africa (WANA), North East Asia, and CIS countries, however, showed positive growth during the same period, the Engineering Exports Promotion Council of India (EEPC) said. India's engineering exports declined for the third straight month in June 2023, falling 11 per cent year-on-year to USD 8.53 billion. The decline was led by a sharp fall in exports to the US, EU, and China, it said. Exports to the US fell 12.5 per cent to USD 1.45 billion, while exports to the EU fell 16.2 per cent to USD 1.51 billion. Exports to China fell 20 per cent to USD 184 million. However, an almost threefold increase in engineering exports to Russia reached a substantial USD 116.9 million in June 2023. Cumulatively, during the April-June period of the curr

'Barbie' movie sets record, emerges biggest US, Canadian debut of 2023

Director Christopher Nolan's "Oppenheimer," about the making of the atomic bomb, rang up $80.5 million at domestic theaters in a cinema battle dubbed "Barbenheimer."

Morgan Stanley lifts US growth forecast on expectation of infra investment

Economists at Morgan Stanley now expect U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow 1.3% on average in 2023, from an earlier forecast of a 0.6% rise

US weekly jobless claims fall unexpectedly, shows labour market strength

Initial claims for state unemployment benefits dropped 9,000 to a seasonally adjusted 228,000 for the week ended July 15, the Labor Department said on Thursday

China ready to discuss fixing stalled ties with US: Xi tells Kissinger

President Xi Jinping on Thursday told Henry Kissinger that China is ready to discuss the "correct way" to halt the slide of its relations with the US and sought the help of veteran American diplomat to fix the ties as he did 50 years ago by establishing diplomatic ties between the two countries. Kissinger, the former US Secretary of State, who turned 100 in May this year remained the most influential figure in Beijing since his successful ping-pong diplomacy in 1971 pitting Communist China against its ideological mentor the then Soviet Union tilting the Cold War balance of power at that time. Successive Chinese Communist Party leaders turned to him for guidance on the trajectory of China's ties with the US which helped Beijing to expand its economic and diplomatic clout in the world, until in the last 10 years when the American leaders began identifying China as a major threat as it emerged as the world's second-largest economy and major military power next only to the US. The ties