Alongside the import decision, the government has introduced tighter restrictions on sugar inventories held by large consumers. India has allowed duty-free imports of 1 million metric tons of raw sugar until October 31, the commerce ministry said on Thursday, as the government moves to boost domestic supplies and contain record prices ahead of the country’s…
India hold England to 0-0 draw. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India secured their place in the second round of the Women’s Hockey World Cup after holding England to a tense 0-0 draw in their final Pool D match on Thursday, surviving a late onslaught to finish second in the group.The result took India’s…
The bond market remains at the heart of the recent market turbulence. US stock market today: Wall Street benchmarks retreated on Thursday as a rise in oil prices renewed concerns about inflation and pushed bond yields higher. This reversed some of the relief that followed the US Treasury Department’s announcement a day earlier. The US…
The H-1B visa route is becoming more selective, compliance-intensive, and less forgiving. Has the Donald Trump administration effectively killed the H-1B visa dream? Frequent policy changes, increasing restrictions and selective picking – the H-1B visa path for Indian professionals is becoming tougher to navigate – with unpredictability serving as the biggest obstruction.H-1B visas have long…
Shubman Gill with Kirandeep Singh at the IS Bindra PCA Stadium in Mohali. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: For Kirandeep Singh, the moment Shubman Gill noticed him was more than just another net session. It was the moment a youngster from Cholta Kalan, a village in Punjab’s Mohali district, began to believe that his cricketing dream…
(Pic credit: East Bengal) NEW DELHI: East Bengal FC scripted a new chapter in Indian football history on Thursday, producing a staggering 12-0 victory over Rovers FC of Guam in the AFC Women’s Champions League 2026-27 preliminary stage.The Moshal Girls’ emphatic triumph is now the biggest-ever victory by an Indian club in an Asian competition,…
Swapna Barman (AFP Photo) Former Asian Games champion Swapna Barman has been provisionally suspended by the National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) after testing positive for a banned substance.The 29-year-old athlete tested positive for Boldenone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid, according to NADA’s latest list of provisionally suspended athletes.Barman made history at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games by becoming…
MIT researchers develop room-temperature quantum technology using magnetic film to enable secure communication. (AI Image) Quantum technology could transform the way information is transmitted, detected and protected. But there has been one major obstacle: many advanced microwave quantum systems require extremely low temperatures and bulky cooling equipment to function.Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology…
England’s Sam Curran (AP Photo) England all-rounder Sam Curran has been ruled out for the remainder of the English season after being advised to undergo surgery on a groin injury, ending his hopes of making a Test comeback this summer.Curran, 28, will undergo an operation on Friday and will miss Surrey’s remaining matches as well…
Josh Tongue and Ollie Robinson England pacers Ollie Robinson and Josh Tongue shared the wickets and later shared the match ball after both finished with five-wicket hauls on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.Robinson took 5 for 51 and Tongue claimed 5 for 46 as Pakistan were bowled…
