Tuesday, November 26
WASHINGTON: Joe Biden's name wasn't on the ballot, but history will likely remember Kamala Harris' resounding defeat as his loss too. As Democrats pick up the pieces following President-elect Donald Trump's decisive victory, some of the vice president's backers are expressing frustration that Biden's decision to seek reelection until this summer - despite longstanding voter concerns about his age and unease about post-pandemic inflation as well as the U.S.-Mexico border - all but sealed his party's loss of the White House. "The biggest onus of this loss is on President Biden," said Andrew Yang, who ran against Biden in 2020 for the Democratic nomination and endorsed Harris' unsuccessful run. "If he had stepped down in January instead of July, we may be in a very different place." Biden wi
Tata Group retailer Trent on Thursday reported that its September quarter standalone profit rose 46% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 423.44 crore, higher than ET Now poll estimate of Rs 414 crore. Trent's Q2 revenue rose 39.6% YoY to Rs 4,035.56 crore but was below the estimate of Rs 4,320 crore.In an otherwise subdued consumer market, Trent said its key initiatives including with respect to the product offer, the store portfolio and the operating supply chain helped deliver encouraging results."The change in revenue profile across our concepts remains broadly in line with our strategic objectives and plans. The gross margin profile of Westside and Zudio remains consistent. Overall, the Operating EBIT margin for Q2FY25 was 10.8% (9.8% for Q2FY24)," Trent said in a release.In Q2FY25, its fashion s
Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan on Thursday received a threat. A case has been registered against an unidentified person at Bandra Police Station in Mumbai under section 308(4) and 351(3)(4) of BNS, according to Mumbai police.Mumbai Police team has reportedly traced the call to Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Teams of the Mumbai Police have since left for Chhattisgarh and investigation is on.Earlier on November 5, Mumbai Police had received a threatening message against actor Salman Khan allegedly from the Lawrence Bishnoi gang, police said. The threat message gave the actor two options apologize or pay Rs 5 crore to stay alive.Mumbai Police traffic control room received a threatening message in the name of gangster Lawrence Bishnoi over WhatsApp with the message saying that if Salman Khan wanted
