Narendra Modi; Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Taking a swipe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday claimed that the prime minister “turned his car around and drove away” as a section of CJP protesters neared the Parliament complex during their march a day earlier.“You saw what happened in…
NEW DELHI: Deepti Sharma reached another landmark in her distinguished international career on Sunday, becoming only the third Indian player to feature in 150 women’s T20Is. The experienced all-rounder achieved the milestone during India’s Women’s T20 Asia Cup 2026 Group A opener against Thailand in Dubai, joining captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Smriti Mandhana in an…
The Directorate General of Trade Remedies found that low-priced imports hurt domestic manufacturers, limiting their ability to raise prices despite higher costs. NEW DELHI: Mobile covers imported from China could become costlier as India’s trade remedies authority recommended a five-year anti-dumping duty of $72 per 1,000 pieces. The Directorate General of Trade Remedies found that…
A coalition of billionaires led by Google co-founder Sergey Brin is reportedly planning a massive campaign to defeat a proposed state wealth tax. The coalition has reserved nearly $87 million in television advertising time across California, as per a report by The New York Times. This signals the start of a ‘battle’ over a November…
Brent crude climbs beyond $100as Strait of Hormuz disruptions choke global oil supplies Oil prices edged higher on Friday as fresh restrictions on Chinese fuel exports and reports of increased US military deployments to the Middle East kept supply concerns in focus.Brent crude stood at $102.60, higher by 28 cents or 0.27% while WTI crude…
MUMBAI: Individuals may soon find it easier to see their financial assets in one place. RBI on Wednesday announced two measures: making account aggregators interoperable and allowing bank-deposit information to be added to the monthly consolidated account statement (CAS), which currently captures holdings such as shares, mutual funds and pensions. The move will make it…
School holidays today, August 26, 2026: State-wise status across India Schools in several parts of India are closed today, Wednesday, August 26, 2026, for Eid-e-Milad, also known as Milad-un-Nabi. However, the holiday is not a blanket school closure across the country. School schedules are determined by state holiday calendars, education departments, district orders and individual…
For decades, marine scientists have watched whale sharks (Rhincodon typus), the world’s biggest fish, from boats and while snorkelling. They could only catch glimpses of the world’s largest fish gliding through tropical waters. It turns out that what they have observed until now was only the trailer. A new study published in the journal Marine…
South Korean professor jailed for making his students write research papers for his daughter. (AI photo) Lee M, a former professor at a private university in Seoul, South Korea, has been sentenced to 3.6 years in jail in a case from a decade ago where the professor coerced his students to write a research paper…
Fresh landslide kills seven in rain-ravaged Poonch, J&K toll rises to 17 NEW DELHI: At least seven people were killed after a landslide struck a mud house in Jammu and Kashmir’s rain-hit Poonch district on Monday, officials said.The latest incident occurred in the higher reaches of Loran village, where a mud house was buried under…
