The rupee declined 12 paise to settle at 86.52 against the US dollar on Friday, dragged down by weak domestic equities, rising global crude oil prices, and sustained foreign fund outflows. The sharp slide in equity benchmarks and a stronger dollar overseas also pressured the local unit, forex traders said.At the interbank foreign exchange, the…
Investors are watching China-US trade talks in London that could have a huge impact on the global economy as early trading on Wall Street was mostly flat. Futures for the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq each inched up 0.1% before the bell Tuesday, while futures for the Dow Jones Industrial Average were essentially flat.A second…
Steve Smith (Photo by Philip Brown/Getty Images) Australian cricket star Steve Smith has indicated he is taking his Test career “day by day” and avoiding thoughts about potential tours to England and India in 2027. The 36-year-old veteran’s immediate focus remains on the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final against South Africa at Lord’s starting…
Video credit: X/@westerncomd_IA NEW DELHI: The Army on Sunday released a new video of Operation Sindoor on social media platform X. “Planned, trained & executed,” the Western Command of the Indian Army said in a video posted on X, adding, “Justice served.”In the video shared by the Army’s Western Command, a security personnel can be…
England batsman Zak Crawley and India captain Shubman Gill exchange words (Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images) Drama unfolded at Lord’s on Saturday as England’s Zak Crawley was accused of time-wasting to deny India a second over before stumps on Day 3 of the third Test. The delay led to a heated on-field confrontation with Indian…
NEW DELHI: In a bid to address the longstanding confusion over speed limits, the road transport ministry has proposed that the Centre set the speed limits for NHs and expressways while states can do so for state highways and other roads. In a slew of amendments to the Motor Vehicles Act, the ministry has also…
NEW DELHI: The fact-finding committee constituted by the University Grants Commission (UGC) has held KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, responsible for the suicide of two students earlier this year, stating that “illegal and unlawful activity by the university” led to one of the deaths and that the administration’s actions “amount to criminal liability.“Along with…
The Indian Air Force has officially opened the registration window for Agniveer Vayu Intake 02/2026 under the Agnipath scheme. Aspiring candidates can now apply online at agnipathvayu.cdac.in from July 11 to July 31, 2025. This recruitment drive offers a prestigious opportunity for young Indian men and women to join the Air Force for a four-year…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his visit to the Adampur Air Base in Jalandhar. Wars always generated a fog of claims and counter-claims. Did the Americans deliberately target civilians? Did a cynical Saddam Hussein use hospitals and schools as shields? It was always difficult to sift the truth from the lies, but the problem now…
US President Donald Trump was “caught off guard” by Israeli military actions in Syria last week, according to White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt, who confirmed he subsequently discussed the matter with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.Israel conducted military operations in Damascus and the Druze-majority city of Sweida, stating their intention was to pressure Syrian forces…
