US Stocks today: Markets open in green despite Iran tensions, oil price swings (Image/AP) US stock markets edged higher on Wednesday after strong quarterly earnings from major companies, while investors also reacted to fresh inflation data and rising tensions in the Middle East.The S&P 500 rose 0.2 per cent, putting it on track for its…
New Delhi: The death toll in the Malviya Nagar bed-and-breakfast fire tragedy has risen to 22 after a foreign national, who was under treatment for severe burns, succumbed in a hospital.Police sources said the deceased, a Nigerian national, had suffered critical injuries. He died early on Sunday. Delhi Police has informed the Nigerian embassy.According to…
Abhishek attack: TMC worker among 5 held | page 1Five people, including a TMC worker who helped organise Abhishek Banerjee‘s visit to Sonarpur, were arrested on Sunday for the assault on the MP in which eggs, stones and shoes were hurled at him. Those arrested were identified through phone footage and TV visuals.5 held for…
Panaji: Censuring cattle owners for releasing their cattle onto the roads, chief minister Pramod Sawant directly blamed them for the loss of lives in road accidents.Pointing out that the state’s roads are much busier than before, Sawant said that if cattle owners do not take responsibility for their animals, then village panchayats need to round…
Cheetah spotted in Botswana Jaipur: Two female cheetahs brought from Botswana to Kuno National Park on Feb 28 this year have moved out of the park and entered Rajasthan, reaching the Rajpur-Behta forests in the Shahabad area of Baran district.The cheetahs, identified as OKAD-1 and OKAD-2, are around two and a half years old. They…
Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen (ANI) NEW DELHI: Exiled Bangladeshi writer and activist Taslima Nasreen returned to Kolkata on Friday, marking her first public visit to the city in nearly two decades after being forced to leave amid protests over her memoir “Dwikhandito”.Describing her return as an emotional homecoming, Nasreen said coming back to Kolkata felt…
USCIS says there will be no second round of lottery for H-1B. In a major update, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services announced Friday that there will be no second lottery for FY2027. “US Citizenship and Immigration Services has received enough petitions to reach the congressionally mandated 65,000 H-1B visa regular cap and the 20,000…
Fast-track special courts slow as backlog mounts; nearly 2.5 lakh cases pending BENGALURU: At a time when Centre has announced setting up of Fast-Track Courts (FTC) to ensure expeditious trials in paper leak cases in the wake of the 2026 NEET fiasco, the country’s Fast-Track Special Courts (FTSCs) — operating under the most recent scheme…
Gurgaon and Faridabad have been allotted five ambulances each Gurgaon: Haryana on Wednesday flagged off 70 new advanced life support (ALS) ambulances from Ambala, expanding the state’s critical emergency care network across all 22 districts. Gurgaon and Faridabad have been allotted five ambulances each.The ambulances, procured under National Health Mission, will be deployed across the…
Lucknow: A man and his son died after a speeding car rammed into their motorcycle in Sultanpur district on Monday morning, police said.The accident occurred around 6 am near Hakuwa Mod in the Bandhua Kala police station area. The victims were identified as Rajaram Prajapati (50) and his son Sikandar Prajapati (25), residents of Bahmarpur…
