OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says households paid down a record amount of non-mortgage debt in the first year of the pandemic as mortgage debt climbed by even more. The agency says from the onset of the pandemic to January 2021 that non-mortgage debt fell by $20.6 billion, including a $16.6-billionRead More

Maruti Suzuki, India’s largest carmaker, has been slapped with a Rs 200 crore fine by the Competition Commission of India (CCI). In a press release issued on 23 August, the CCI announced it was imposing this fine on the country’s biggest carmaker for indulging in unfair business practices. Maruti SuzukiRead More

Igor Vovkovinskiy, the tallest man in the United States, has died in Minnesota. He was 38. His family said the Ukrainian-born Vovkovinskiy died of heart disease on Friday at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester. His mother, Svetlana Vovkovinska, an ICU nurse at Mayo, initially posted about his death on Facebook.Read More

Follow us on Image Source : PTI/FILE PHOTO PM Modi, Merkel discuss Afghanistan security situation, emphasise on repatriating stranded people Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday discussed the unfolding situation in Afghanistan following the Taliban takeover. “Spoke to Chancellor Merkel this evening and discussed bilateral,Read More

Sonu Sood, who has been actively involved in relief efforts amid the Covid-19 pandemic, gets flooded with appeals for help every day. However, sometimes, he has to field some bizarre requests as well. On Monday, he reacted to two tweets from fans, one asking him for ₹1 crore and theRead More

Terming August 31 deadline for US evacuation of Afghanistan a ‘red line’, Taliban on Monday warned any extension saying it would mean extension of ‘occupation’ in the country. The Taliban warning comes ahead of G-7 countries meeting and also at a time when Britain had urged US to extend theRead More

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Monday gave full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. The agency made the decision, giving the Pfizer-BioNTech shot the full go-ahead for patients aged 16 years or older. The vaccine still holds an emergency use authorization for those aged 12-15 and for aRead More

The Jammu and Kashmir Police killed two top commanders of The Resistance Front (TRF) in a brief shootout in Srinagar on Monday. A police official said the outfit is a shadow outfit of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and both killed militants were responsible for several killings in the city and motivating theRead More

Till the fifth matchday of the season, some of the favourites to win the Premier League used wide players in central roles. It was only partly by choice. Manchester City played Ferran Torres there because Harry Kane hadn’t moved. Spurs used Son Heung-min because Kane might move. Mason Greenwood wasRead More

Chocolate’s reputation is rising for having antioxidant effects and reducing risk factors for heart disease courtesy its cocoa content but even if not for that, a chocolate is the only cure for Monday woes. Let Monday blues be a sweet excuse to binge on Indian desserts with some easy-to-make chocolateRead More