The Himachal Pradesh State Electricity Board Limited (HPSEBL) on Wednesday responded to allegations made by Mandi BJP MP and Bollywood actor Kangana Ranaut, stating that she has a record of delayed electricity bill payments. The clarification came a day after Kangana Ranaut, speaking at a public gathering in Mandi district, alleged that she received an…
For the second year in a row, Trader Joe’s has brought a Black Friday-like frenzy to its stores. But instead of lining up for a new video game console or Taylor Swift vinyl, customers are waiting their turn to buy miniature tote bags bearing the grocery chain’s logo for $2.99. Some people camped out in…
A Thai court ordered the release on bail of an American academic whose detention on charges of insulting the monarchy had alarmed U.S. officials, a legal aid group representing him said on Thursday. The authorities confiscated the passport belonging to the academic, Paul Chambers, and placed an ankle monitor on him as they decide whether…
It would appear the environment and society remain relevant, whatever you might hear in some other quarters. At least, that’s one conclusion to be drawn from the news that European specialist VC Revent has closed a €100 million ($109 million) Fund II to invest in “planetary and societal health” startups. Launched out of Berlin in…
For the past two months, Dallas Mavericks fans have missed watching Luka Dončić play in their building. For one night at least, they got to see him on the American Airlines Center floor again. Sadly for them, it was in a Los Angeles Lakers uniform. The five-time All-Star led the Lakers into Dallas and stomped…
EXCLUSIVE: Wolf Hall director Peter Kosminsky has argued that the UK government is more worried about “poking the U.S. presidential bear” than protecting British TV storytelling. The BAFTA-winning dramatist has been a forceful advocate for a streamer levy to support local scripted content amid a funding crisis, but is sceptical that British ministers share his…
Following President Trump’s decision to pause punishing tariffs on dozens of countries, markets in Asia reacted predictably: Stocks soared in the countries that were spared. In trading on Thursday, benchmark indexes rose more than 9 percent in Taiwan and Japan and 6 percent in South Korea. All three Asian economies were among the U.S. trading…
The Islamic State has shown renewed vigor in Syria, attracting fighters and increasing attacks, according to the United Nations and U.S. officials, adding to the volatility of a country still reeling since the fall of President Bashar al-Assad. The group is still nowhere near as strong as it was a decade ago, when it controlled…
CEO Philipp Schroeder said US trade policies and market instability have impacted the company’s IPO timeline.
HIGH SCHOOL SCORES Wednesday’s Results BASEBALL City Section Banning 3, Carson 1 Birmingham 7, Taft 2 Chavez 7, Grant 2 Collins Family 25, Downtown Magnets 7 Contreras 9, Mendez 6 Crenshaw 11, Hawkins 6 El Camino Real 4, Cleveland 3 Fairfax 7, Jefferson 2 Franklin 10, Eagle Rock 5 Jordan 22, Washington 7 LACES 4,…
