Japan’s Nikkei slipped 1% and South Korea’s Kospi fell nearly 2%, pulling MSCI’s broadest Asia-Pacific share index down 0.4%. Futures pointed to a firmer opening for Wall Street, with S&P 500 and Nasdaq futures rising 0.4%, while European futures gained 0.2%. Asian equities traded cautiously on Monday as lingering uncertainty over the Middle East ceasefire…
Abhishek Bachchan bought a Kabaddi team at a point where the sport was not the most popular one, with India being a cricket crazy nation. But the actor made that investment in 2014 out of his love for sports. In a recent interview, he credit his father Amitabh Bachchan who is a huge sports fan…
KOLKATA: Despite RG Kar outrage and citywide protests, Kolkata has once again emerged as India’s safest metro city, recording the lowest rate of cognisable offences per lakh population among 19 Indian cities with populations exceeding 20 lakh, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) 2024 report.The latest figures reaffirm Kolkata’s position at the…
CHANDIGARH: Polling is underway on Sunday for the election of mayor and ward councillors in the municipal corporations of Ambala, Panchkula and Sonipat in Haryana. Voting is also being held for the election of president and councillors in the Rewari Municipal Council, along with polls for presidents and councillors in the municipal committees of Sampla…
Pune: Two members of a burglary gang who allegedly stole vehicles to use in house break-ins were arrested on Wednesday.The Chikhali police recovered four stolen motorcycles and an autorickshaw, collectively worth Rs3 lakh. Assistant police inspector Subash Chavan and team arrested the accused, Raja Bapardekar (23) of Chikhali and an 18-year-old with criminal antecedents from…
A dance teacher jumped into the Yamuna river in Delhi due to financial stress. NEW DELHI: A 30-year-old dance teacher allegedly jumped into the Yamuna in southeast Delhi after a decline in his income made it difficult for him to pay the instalments on an iPhone, police said.The incident took place around 8.30 pm on…
Kolkata: In one of the largest seizures of animal export from India in recent times, Kolkata Customs has seized nearly 1,100 protected and exotic animals and aquatic species covered under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and CITES on Friday night. Two passengers travelling to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, were intercepted and the officials found the animals…
Priya Dutt recently took a nostalgic trip down memory lane by sharing a touching set of family photographs on social media. The post included a rare throwback image featuring a young Sanjay Dutt with other family members and their father, Sunil Dutt. The first photograph offered a heartfelt glimpse into the family’s earlier years. Sunil…
Union Health Minister JP Nadda met with CJP activists to discuss their issues NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Tuesday accused the Centre of sending mixed signals by opening talks with the outfit even as police cracked down on protesters, alleging that the government’s outreach was aimed at weakening the agitation.Addressing…
Bengaluru: A fresh political row has erupted over the proposed Bidadi township project, with former Prime Minister and JD(S) national president HD Deve Gowda alleging that a powerful “land mafia” is operating in Karnataka under the Congress govt patronage.A day after Union minister HD Kumaraswamy accused deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar of turning the Bidadi…
