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US and Canada hold last-minute talks to stop Trump’s 50% tariffs The United States and Canada are in a race against the clock to reach a tariff agreement before a 12:01 am Wednesday deadline imposed by US President Donald Trump.Failure to strike a deal could see Trump impose 50% tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian products, including everything from hockey sticks to tongue depressors.Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed that the talks were underway earlier on Monday, but gave little away about the negotiations.″We are negotiating,” Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney told reporters Monday, speaking in French. “The negotiations…

The UN’s nuclear watchdog, the International Atomic Energy Agency, said Tuesday that a drone exploded at a bus stop used by staff of Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, killing one and injuring several others. In a post on X, the IAEA, citing the plant’s director, said the explosion took place around 6 a.m. local time. “The explosion caused 16 casualties among staff and subcontractors, including one death and three serious injuries,” the agency said. The plant’s director described the incident as “the worst event the plant has faced,” the IAEA added. It was not immediately clear whether the drone was…

Kalyan: In a major breakthrough in the long-pending widening of the Kalyan-Shilphata Road, one of the busiest traffic corridors in Thane district, compensation letters were handed over to affected landowners on Tuesday. The Maharashtra State Road Development Corporation (MSRDC) has approved Rs 138.45 crore as compensation for landowners whose properties are affected by the project, clearing a major hurdle in the road’s six-laning and concretisation.The development comes at a crucial time as the Kalyan-Shilphata corridor is also witnessing major metro expansion through Metro lines 12 and 12A. Metro Line 12, connecting Kalyan with Taloja, is being developed as an important…

Sriharsha Majety, Co-Founder & CEO, Swiggy, at the ET Startup Awards 2019 Jury Meeting, in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Swiggy shareholders have approved a proposal to cap foreign ownership at 49.5%, strengthening the food delivery and quick commerce firm’s bid to qualify as an Indian-owned and controlled company.The proposal was cleared at the company’s annual general meeting on Tuesday. Swiggy informed stock exchanges that all resolutions in its July 23 AGM notice were passed with the required majority.The foreign ownership cap received overwhelming support, with 99.9996% of votes in favour and 0.0004% against.The limit will apply to total foreign ownership on a…

Hyderabad: Telangana is targeting a solar power capacity of 20,000 MW by 2030 and over 26,000 MW by 2035 to transform the state into a clean energy manufacturing hub and position it as a preferred destination for global investors, Telangana deputy chief minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said here on Tuesday.Telangana govt is also working on ensuring integration of renewable energy by creating battery energy storage and pumped storage capacities of 3,800 MW by 2030 and 8,000 MW by 2035, Bhatti Vikramarka said while inaugurating the two-day India Energy Summit & Expo 2026 here.Pointing out that energy transformation will be possible…

Chennai: Tamil Nadu will introduce a special education system for students staying in sports hostels across the state, sports minister Aadhav Arjuna said in the Assembly on Tuesday. The proposed system is aimed at helping young athletes balance intensive training with academics as the state seeks to build a stronger pipeline of athletes for the Olympics.Presenting his maiden demand for grants, Arjuna said children as young as eight would be identified through schools and housed in sports hostels to nurture their sporting talent.“Children as young as 8 will be selected from schools and housed in sports hostels to hone their…

Bhubaneswar: The state govt on Tuesday notified the Odisha Civil Services (Rehabilitation Assistance) Rules, 2026 by replacing the existing 2020 rules, providing a new framework that eases compassionate appointments and does away with the earlier 100-point evaluation system.Under the new rules, one eligible family member of a govt servant, who dies while in service, can be considered for compassionate appointment against a base-level Group-D post. The appointment will be made without following the regular recruitment procedure, subject to fulfilment of the prescribed eligibility conditions.The rules make an exception for the widow of a deceased govt servant. She will not be…

With market prices crashing to less than ₹200 per kg, farmers said they were left with no choice but to dump the flowers Krishnagiri: Farmers in the district dumped nearly 2 tonnes of Jasmine flowers, valued at around ₹4 lakh, into the Sandampatti lake on Tuesday, after traders refused to buy them citing excess stock. With market prices crashing to less than ₹200 per kg, farmers said they were left with no choice but to dump the flowers. Just last year, the same flowers had fetched them ₹1,000 per kg.Jasmine cultivation is common in over 500 acres in Sandampatti, Kullampatti…

Aizawl: Indian International hockey player and an Olympian, Mizoram’s Lalremsiami Hmar has been selected for the prestigious Arjuna Award 2025-26 for her achievements in hockey, according to an announcement made by the ministry of youth affairs & sports on Tuesday. Lalremsiami will be the first sportsperson from Mizoram to be conferred the Arjuna Award for ‘outstanding performance in Sports and Games.’Born on March 30, 2000, in Kolasib, a town in Mizoram near the Assam border, Lalremsiami Hmar is an Indian field hockey player who plays as a forward and occasionally as a halfback. She was part of India’s 18-member squad…

Mangaluru: Vittal police arrested a 53-year-old man for allegedly sexually harassing and threatening a minor boy. According to the complaint, the minor was travelling by bus from Alike towards Puttur on Aug 15. When the bus arrived at the private bus stand in Vittal, an unidentified man allegedly sat beside the boy and behaved inappropriately with him.The complaint further states that the man later went to the boy’s house, allegedly sexually harassed him and threatened him. Based on the complaint, police registered a case under Section 4(2) of the Pocso Act, and Section 351(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.During the…