Washington: The US Mint will begin striking a new $1 coin featuring President Donald Trump to commemorate 250 years of American independence, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The coin carries a portrait of Trump on one side. The word "Liberty" appears above the portrait, while the dates 1776-2026 are engraved below it. The words "In God...

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi Wednesday said the Centre's approval for doubling the Paradeep-Haridaspur railway line would enhance freight movement to the seaport city and boost the state's industrial and economic growth. The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Wednesday approved two Railway Ministry projects with a total estimated cost...

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Hugh Jackman has entered beast mode. On Wednesday, the actor took to his Instagram, and shared pictures and videos from his fitness session. In the video, the actor can be seen training fiercely, pumping iron as he put up an impressive performance brimming with adrenaline and testosterone. He wrote in the caption, “BIG...

Dubai: Indian all-rounder Axar Patel entered the top-10 of the ICC ODI rankings for all-rounders, rising three positions to ninth in the latest list after his brilliant performance in the opening game against England in Birmingham. Axar grabbed four wickets and scored a 52-ball 57 to be a key contributor to India's six-wicket win Tuesday. As a...

Dubai: An Indian sailor, who went missing after an attack on the MV GFS Galaxy cargo vessel off the coast of Oman, has died, Indian Consulate in Dubai confirmed Wednesday. It said the Indian officials are closely coordinating with the UAE authorities and the shipping company to provide all possible assistance to the deceased sailor's family. "We...

Singapore: An Indian national was sentenced to nearly 11 months in jail by a Singapore court Wednesday for operating an unlicensed cross-border money transfer business involving over SGD 28 million (USD 21 million approx.) in total, according to a local media report. Raju Krishnamoorthi, 45, pleaded guilty to one charge of conspiring with another person to operate...

New Delhi: The landmark India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), which has come into effect from Wednesday, grants zero-duty access on nearly 99 per cent of India's exports, covering almost 100 per cent of the trade value, which will strengthen the country’s export competitiveness, according to a government factsheet. India will benefit from one of the...

London: Keir Starmer wrapped up his final Prime Minister's Questions (PMQs) session in the lower house of the UK Parliament Wednesday with an emotional farewell and standing ovation from the government benches. The 63-year-old Labour MP, who announced his resignation last month and has been serving as caretaker until the party leader is elected, said he was...

New Delhi: The government is considering amending the IT Rules 2021 for certification of films before release on OTT platforms, a development that comes amid a controversy over the film Satluj that was released without any clearances. Sources said the government is mulling introducing compulsory certification and clearance from the Censor Board before any film is released...

Edinburgh: The 2027 ODI World Cup will be a three-stage competition leading to the finals, and the 2028 T20 World Cup's Super 8 phase will be expanded to accommodate 10 teams, the ICC announced on Wednesday as it unveiled a revamped structure for the marquee events to achieve "greater context and consequence". The decisions were taken at...