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JPMorgan offered $1mn before sex assault, racial abuse, career threats lawsuit against female banker

A former JPMorgan banker of Nepalese descent alleged that a senior executive coerced him into “non-consensual and humiliating sex acts" while threatening his career and subjecting him to racial abuse. According to a WSJ report, the bank unsuccessfully tried settling the case before the lawsuit was filed

A rare, deadly virus spread aboard a cruise ship weeks before anyone knew what it was

What began as a dream Antarctic expedition turned into a global health scare after a rare hantavirus outbreak aboard the MV Hondius went undetected for weeks, leaving three passengers dead and others critically ill even while nearly 150 people, including two Indian crew members, remain on the ship

1 month to go, 0 clarity on where Indians can watch the World Cup

Despite additional ad breaks being woven into the game, no broadcaster in India or China has shown interest in shelling out the millions that Fifa wants.

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Can Mamata save TMC from splitting after losing Bengal?

After a decisive electoral defeat in West Bengal, Mamata Banerjee faces her toughest political reset in decades. Can a leader forged in agitation rebuild a weakened organisation, reclaim public trust, and reposition herself against an entrenched Bharatiya Janata Party government?

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BJP's Bharat Jodo Yatra: From 7 to 22 states, how BJP redrew India’s political map

You can now drive from India’s border with China in the Northeast to the border with Pakistan in the west without leaving BJP-NDA territory.

Article image for: How BJP went from 3 to 77 — and then 200+ — in Mamata’s Bengal

How BJP went from 3 to 77 — and then 200+ — in Mamata’s Bengal

And how it became the state that delivered one of the biggest political reversals of the Modi era

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Where did Vijay’s victory come from — and why did no one see it coming?

Almost no one treated TVK as the party that could win. At best, it was expected to cut votes and embarrass the old players. These are their safest columns from which Vijay’s party took seats

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Can Suvendu beat Mamata twice?

Five years after Suvendu Adhikari handed TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee the most rankling defeat of her career, he is trying to prove it was not a one-off. And Mamata wants to show it was

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Trump once said Pakistan could sell oil to India. Here’s the truth

Petroleum Minister Ali Pervaiz Malik has admitted that Pakistan lacks even a day’s worth of strategic petrol reserves, as oil prices climb to $126 per barrel — the highest since 2022 — amid ongoing shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz

Article image for: ‘Brown boy’, ‘sex slave’, ‘I own you’: The allegations against senior JPMorgan executive

‘Brown boy’, ‘sex slave’, ‘I own you’: The allegations against senior JPMorgan executive

A 35-year-old former South Asian-origin employee of JP Morgan Chase has made some shocking claims of being pressured into “non-consensual and humiliating” sexual encounters by a senior female colleague. She has categorically denied all allegations

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ISIS link? Why this US returnee-turned-online tutor is a lone-wolf suspect

Counter-terror agencies suspect Mumbai resident Zaib Zubair Ansari (31), arrested for stabbing two security guards in Mira Road, is self-radicalised. Here’s what preliminary probes reveal

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Why UAE walking out of OPEC could change how India buys oil

The UAE’s exit from OPEC signals a shift in global oil politics, weakening coordinated supply control. For India, heavily dependent on imports, it could mean more flexible deals ahead, but also greater exposure to price volatility driven by geopolitical tensions.

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BJP eyes historic Bengal breakthrough as exit polls back NDA surge

Exit polls sketch a split verdict across five states — BJP poised for a Bengal breakthrough and holding Assam and Puducherry, Stalin ahead in Tamil Nadu, and Congress edging Kerala — but outliers and tight margins leave room for surprises on May 4

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How India’s diet is driving its rising heart complications

A global study links 1.11 million heart deaths in India each year to poor diets, with the country also leading in lost healthy years. From excess salt to missing nutrients, everyday eating habits are emerging as a major driver of heart disease

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India’s cost of living has risen 58% in a decade. 5 charts show why it’s not 58% for everyone

Can every worker afford the economy that they keep running?

Article image for: Engineer, tutor, ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’: The man behind the attack on Trump

Engineer, tutor, ‘Friendly Federal Assassin’: The man behind the attack on Trump

Officials found a document written to family members hours before the attack and multiple social media posts indicating the gunman’s opposition to Trump’s policies

Article image for: Why Diet Coke is disappearing from Indian shelves this summer

Why Diet Coke is disappearing from Indian shelves this summer

A global shortage of aluminium beverage cans, exacerbated by the Iran war, is hitting supplies in India even as demand is surging in the hot summer months

Article image for: Why AAP MPs escaped anti-defection law and how their move affects the party

Why AAP MPs escaped anti-defection law and how their move affects the party

Legal experts explained why the anti-defection law wasn’t applicable to the MPs and party leaders said they’re very surprised by one MP’s desertion

Article image for: Shattered leg, face burned, speech impaired: Mojtaba is gravely injured, so who’s calling the shots?

Shattered leg, face burned, speech impaired: Mojtaba is gravely injured, so who’s calling the shots?

Gravely wounded in the strike that killed Ali Khamenei, but still mentally sharp, Iran’s new supreme leader remains unseen and unheard. As he recovers from multiple surgeries and severe burns, how much of a role does he really have right now?

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From ‘hellhole’ to ‘great country’: How US scrambled to douse fire from Trump’s racist post

New Delhi called the remarks “uninformed, inappropriate and in poor taste” after the US president endorsed an anti-India statement by American radio host Michael Savage, a move that has also triggered widespread backlash among Indian-Americans

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