Microsoft has named Asha Sharma as the new chief executive of its gaming division, marking one of the most significant leadership changes in Xbox’s history. Sharma succeeds long-time gaming head Phil Spencer, who is retiring after nearly four decades at the company and will stay on as an adviser through the summer. Her appointment comes…
Texas GOP senator John Cornyn was trolled after he shared an NYT podcast in which Indian-origin scholar Amitav Acharya said the superpower in waiting is India, not the US or China. Cornyn posted the NYT opinion piece by the headline that said ‘Welcome to the Indian Century’ but he was called a traitor for the…
In a major setback to President Donald Trump’s trade policy, the US Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling, struck down sweeping global tariffs imposed under emergency powers, holding that the president exceeded his legal authority by bypassing Congress.In its majority opinion, the court ruled that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not grant…
Gordon Ramsay breaks down over brother’s heroin addiction in raw new Netflix series With six episodes released on 18 February, Being Gordon Ramsay offers an unusually unfiltered look at one of Britain’s most recognisable chefs. Made with Netflix, the fly-on-the-wall series follows the 59-year-old as he embarks on what he describes as his most ambitious…
US President Donald Trump said he would sign new orders aimed at restoring tariffs using alternative legal authorities after the Supreme Court struck down a large portion of his previous measures.Speaking after the ruling, Trump said he would rely on a set of trade powers known as Section 122 to impose a global 10% tariff…
For years, 21st-century geopolitics has been framed as a heavyweight bout between Washington and Beijing. But what if the most consequential player isn’t in either corner?The world’s fastest-growing major economy — and its most populous nation — isn’t China. It’s India.As other major powers age, India’s greatest export may simply be its people. So what…
An anonymous donor has given 21 kilograms of gold bullion, worth about $3.6 million, to the city of Osaka. The donor asked that the gift be used only for water and drainage works. City officials said the gold was delivered last November and formally accepted after internal checks. The donation was made without conditions and…
Prince Andrew Blackballed From London Private Members’ Clubs Amid Social Ostracism If Prince Andrew’s recent arrest sounds like royal drama, it only does so because modern monarchy exists inside a very soft, carefully upholstered version of history. In the long and extremely violent story of European thrones, being briefly detained would barely qualify as an…
TOI correspondent from Washington: In a sweeping consolidation of federal health leadership, US President Donald Trump has appointed Indian-American Dr Jay Bhattacharya, Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The move marks the first time any individual has led the nation’s premier medical research…
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and exiled prince Reza Pahlavi Iran’s exiled prince Reza Pahlavi has mounted a forceful and deeply personal attack on Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, accusing Iran’s clerical establishment of betraying the very faith it claims to defend. Calling on the country’s majority Shia population to rise and “reclaim faith,” he described…
