India recorded a current account surplus of $7.1 billion, equivalent to 0.7% of GDP, in the January-March quarter of FY26, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Monday.The surplus was lower than the $13.7 billion, or 1.4% of GDP, recorded in the corresponding quarter of FY25, according to news agency PTI.However, for the…
Blake Lively, Hollywood’s IT girl, has been taking over the headlines with her legal smashes against Justin Baldoni, surrounding the ‘It Ends with Us’ on-set conflicts. As the director-actor’s lawsuit was dismissed by the court that sought USD 400 million as damages from Lively, she demanded that he pay her legal fees and any additional…
CSBC Bihar Constable admit card 2026 out; download hall ticket for June 14 examination now CSBC Bihar Constable admit card 2026: The Central Selection Board of Constables (CSBC), Bihar, has released the e-admit cards for candidates appearing in the Prohibition Constable, Jail Warder and Mobile Squad Constable recruitment examination. Candidates scheduled to appear in the…
Shubman Gill and Manav Suthar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill described his side’s comprehensive victory over Afghanistan as a near-perfect performance, saying the team had “ticked all the boxes” in a dominant display in the one-off Test.After leading India to 564 for 8 declared and then watching his bowlers dismiss Afghanistan twice,…
NEW DELHI: Jay Mishra, a key accused in Malviya Nagar hotel fire that claimed 22 lives, surrendered before a court on Monday, an official said.Mishra, a close associate and accountant of hotel owner Lavkesh Bajaj, is also named in an FIR registered in 2024 under Section 223 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (acts causing danger…
Former Bombay High Court judge Gautam Patel (File photo, image enhanced with AI) MUMBAI: Gautam Patel, a retired judge of the Bombay High Court, and his family have allegedly been subjected to repeated threats in India and the UK over his 2024 verdict in a succession dispute within the Dawoodi Bohra community.The family has received…
CHENNAI: VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan on Monday criticised the Congress leadership for its electoral approach, particularly in Kerala, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu, saying it had caused “dissatisfaction among several constituents” of the INDIA bloc.“The approach adopted by the Congress party during the recent elections caused dissatisfaction among several constituents of the INDIA alliance. In…
HARYANA: Three coaches of a goods train derailed at Kurukshetra railway station on Monday while the train was heading to Pehowa Road, disrupting the railway power supply system in the area, according to news agency ANI.Railway officials said the train was not carrying passengers and was travelling from Kurukshetra to Pehowa Road for a scheduled…
KOLKATA: Angry locals allegedly vandalised the office of TMC leader Jahangir Khan in Falta, South 24 Parganas district, on Monday, shortly after his arrest near the India-Nepal border in north Bengal in connection with an alleged extortion case, officials said.Khan’s office was allegedly vandalised by the mob, which smashed windowpanes and damaged furniture in several…
Dibrugarh: Majuli DC Srishti Singh on Monday visited the construction site of the Jorhat-Majuli bridge over the Brahmaputra to review the progress of the ambitious project that is regarded as the lifeline of the world’s largest river island.During inspection, she held discussions with officials of the relevant departments and engineers of the construction agency. She…
