US economy: Fed’s inflation gauge steady at 2.6% in July; core prices edge higher to 2.9%

The Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge held steady in July even as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs added pressure on the economy, but a key measure of underlying prices climbed to the highest level in five months.The Commerce Department on Friday said overall prices rose 2.6% in July from a year earlier, unchanged from June,…

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SOLD! Don Bradman’s rare baggy green fetches $438,500; National Museum makes winning bid | Cricket News

A baggy green worn by Sir Donald Bradman. (Pic credit: National Museum of Australia) A piece of Australian sporting history has found a permanent home, after a cricket cap worn by Sir Donald Bradman during the 1946-47 Ashes series was bought by the National Museum of Australia in Canberra for AU$438,500 (approx. US$286,700).The federal government…

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Rajiv Menon reveals why leading stars refused role opposite Aishwarya Rai that Mammootty aced in Kandukondain Kandukondain |

Rajiv Menon’s 2000 romantic drama Kandukondain Kandukondain, starring Mammootty, Aishwarya Rai, Tabu, Ajith Kumar, and Abbas, remains one of the most celebrated Tamil films of its time. While the AR Rahman soundtrack became an instant classic, the film also won acclaim for its layered performances. Recently, director Rajiv Menon opened up about the casting of…

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‘American brand globally is in the toilet’: Former US NSA Jake Sullivan says Trump’s ‘massive trade offensive’ is pushing India toward China

Former US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has launched a sharp attack on Donald Trump’s latest trade move against India, warning that the “massive trade offensive” risks undoing years of work to bring New Delhi closer to Washington – and instead pushing it into Beijing’s orbit.Speaking on The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller, Sullivan accused…

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‘American brand globally is in the toilet’: Former US NSA Jake Sullivan says Trump’s ‘massive trade offensive’ is pushing India toward China

Former US national security advisor Jake Sullivan has launched a sharp attack on Donald Trump’s latest trade move against India, warning that the “massive trade offensive” risks undoing years of work to bring New Delhi closer to Washington – and instead pushing it into Beijing’s orbit.Speaking on The Bulwark Podcast with Tim Miller, Sullivan accused…

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During Modi’s visit, India and Japan ink pact for Chandrayaan-5 mission to explore water on lunar south pole | India News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japan PM Shigeru Ishiba, in Tokyo on Friday. NEW DELHI: India and Japan on Friday signed an implementing arrangement for a joint lunar exploration mission to the south pole of the Moon called Chandrayaan-5, during PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Tokyo.The arrangement between Isro and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa)…

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‘No major downside’: CEA V Anantha Nageswaran asserts US tariffs’ impact to be short-lived; pegs India’s FY26 GDP growth at 6.3-6.8%

Chief Economic Advisor V Anantha Nageswaran on Friday said India’s economy is expected to grow between 6.3% and 6.8% in FY26, adding that high US tariffs are unlikely to cause any significant downside risks. He stressed that the tariff impact will be temporary and will not derail India’s growth momentum.Impact of high US tariffs to…

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