Who is Rupert Murdoch? Media giant sued by Trump over WSJ’s Epstein letter; MAGA chief calls paper ‘pile of garbage’ after row

Media giant Rupert Murdoch, the man behind some of the world’s biggest news outlets, is back in the spotlight after US President Donald Trump filed a lawsuit against his company on Firday. The case stems from a recent Wall Street Journal report involving Jeffrey Epstein and a birthday letter allegedly written by Trump in 2003….

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US markets today: Wall Street inches higher as S&P 500, Nasdaq hover near record highs; merger buzz, earnings and rate cut hopes in focus

Wall Street edged higher on Friday as the S&P 500 and Nasdaq hovered near record highs, putting US stocks on track for a third winning week in the past four. Strong corporate earnings, easing Treasury yields, and growing speculation of a Federal Reserve rate cut fuelled investor optimism.The S&P 500 rose 0.2% in early trade…

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‘Little group fading fast’: Donald Trump mocks Brics; reiterates 10% tariff threat to protect US dollar dominance

US President Donald Trump on Friday mocked the Brics group as a “little group” that is “fading out fast”. He also reiterated his warning from earlier this month of a 10 per cent tariff on any nation aligning with Brics, which he described as following “anti-American policies”. The MAGA chief also claimed credit for weakening…

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RIL Q1 results FY26: Reliance Industries posts net profit of Rs 26,994 crore; up 78% YOY, beats estimates

RIL Q1 results FY 2025-26: Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance Industries posted a Profit After Tax (PAT) of Rs 26,994 crore beating Street estimates. The net profit rose 78% from Rs 15,138 crore a year ago.The organisation’s operational income increased by 5.3%, reaching Rs 2,48,660 crore compared to Rs 2,36,217 crore during the corresponding period in the…

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‘Prayed for this day’: 10 Americans freed from Venezuelan prison in prisoner exchange programme; El Salvador releases over 200 Venezuelans

Ten Americans are on their way back to the US following a prisoner exchange involving the United States, El Salvador, and Venezuela, US secretary of state Marco Rubio announced Friday.As part of the prisoner exchange, more than 200 Venezuelan migrants, who were deported to a mega-prison in El Salvador by the Trump administration have left…

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‘Out of touch’: Mamdani’s old prison remarks resurface; law enforcement slams NYC hopeful

New York mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani previously questioned the “purpose” of jails and prisons, drawing sharp criticism from law enforcement officials on Friday, who condemned the remarks as “out of touch” and potentially dangerous.“I think that frankly, I mean, what purpose do they serve, right?” Mamdani said in August 2020 when a co-host of “The…

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Indian man seeks asylum in Canada, claims ‘murder framing’ in Haryana; 200 others told the same story

Several Indians claimed refugee status in Canada, but they narrated the same story. Parwinder Singh, an Indian man seeking refugee status in Canada told the authorities that he was being framed by the police for his friend’s murder in Haryana. The authorities noted that 200 other also narrated a strikingly similar story as they all…

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