Indian equities remain under pressure as investors navigate a difficult combination of elevated crude oil prices, rising global bond yields and renewed uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran conflict. The Sensex and Nifty have already endured a prolonged losing streak, with the Nifty falling for six consecutive sessions through Tuesday. The index lost 132.75 points, or 0.55…
Will Smith to join Allu Arjun, Atlee’s Raaka_ Hollywood star may shoot overseas. The ‘Bad Boys’ star Will Smith could soon be seen in an Indian movie, with reports suggesting that the Hollywood actor may join Allu Arjun and ‘Jawan’ director Atlee’s upcoming sci-fi action epic ‘Raaka’. If the reports are true, Will Smith is…
Demonstrators stage a protest outside Jharkhand secretariat after cabinet decided to cancel Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission-Combined Graduate Level examination, in Ranchi. (PTI Photo) JSSC CGL exam cancelled 2026: The Jharkhand government has cancelled 22 competitive examinations, including the Jharkhand Staff Selection Commission Combined Graduate Level (JSSC CGL) examination, following a prolonged agitation over alleged irregularities…
England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root will return to the England captaincy for the first time since Ben Stokes’ retirement when the hosts begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.The first Test carries added significance for Root, who will lead England at his home ground in Leeds with the opportunity to…
Zainab Nathani, a high school junior from Niles, Illinois, has designed a material that can pull drinkable water straight out of humid air, powered entirely by sunlight. Studying at Niles Township West High School, she built her project around emulsion-templated composite biogels, porous, bio-based structures engineered to trap moisture from the atmosphere and release it…
Chennai: Lotte India, a subsidiary of South Korea’s Lotte Corporation, has clarified that there is no ban on its Choco Pie product following regulatory action by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in Durg, Chhattisgarh, over a specific batch of the snack.The company said the independent testing conducted by a third-party NABL-accredited laboratory found that…
A view of crisscrossing train tracks at the Secunderabad Railway Station Secunderabad railway station redevelopment works. Hyderabad: Passenger amenities at some of the busiest railway stations under South Central Railway (SCR) fell short of prescribed standards, with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) flagging deficiencies in drinking water, toilets, signage and other basic facilities at…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) national co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka addresses the media on the street outside the Kolkata Press Club on Aug 18. pic by Subhojyoti Kanjilal Kolkata: Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) on Tuesday alleged that the BJP govt in Bengal was following the “same playbook” it uses in other states to stop the organisation from…
Bad road after rain fall at Bopal area of Ahmedabad on Monday,30,september,2019 Photo Yogesh Chawda Ahmedabad: Ahmedabad citizens will soon find it far easier to report broken roads, potholes, cave-ins, and footpath damage, with the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) set to launch an AI-driven grievance redressal system by the end of Aug. The new mechanism…
Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Shimla: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu has said the state govt can save up to Rs 200 crore by reducing the sanctioned strength of IAS, IFS and IPS officers in the state.Although Sukhu has been advocating reduction of bureaucrats in the state since long, he has…
