MUMBAI: The rupee recovered sharply on Friday to close at 85.37 against the dollar after touching an intraday low of 85.85, helped by dollar sales from public sector banks acting on behalf of the RBI.The domestic currency closed at 85.71 in the previous session.Despite the late recovery, the rupee posted its steepest weekly decline in…
An Army jawan and two civilians were killed in heavy shelling by Pakistan across the LoC in different sectors of J&K on Thursday night. Armyman M Murali Naik, 23, from Sri Sathya Sai district of Andhra Pradesh, was shot in the cross-border firing and died while being taken to hospital. A woman in Uri sector…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for using civil air traffic as a “shield” for its continuing drone and missile attacks against India across the international border, in reckless acts endangering commercial aircraft carrying thousands of passengers.“Pakistan did not close its airspace despite launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack at 8.30pm on…
SSC announces CBE dates for 20 exams in 2025–2026 recruitment drive SSC exam calendar 2025: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released its much-awaited tentative examination calendar for the year 2025–2026, outlining crucial dates for a wide range of recruitment exams.The schedule begins with departmental examinations including JSA/LDC, SSA/UDC, and ASO on June 8, 2025,…
India on Saturday successfully thwarted a series of drone and missile attacks launched by Pakistan across multiple locations. The armed forces responded swiftly to hostile drone incursions, missile strikes, and crossborder fire by Pakistan, targeting civilian areas and military zones along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border. Pakistan’s armed drones were brought…
NEW DELHI: In yet another bizarre statement, Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif has claimed that if war breaks out with India, madrasa students would serve as Pakistan’s second line of defence.While addressing Parliament, Asif said that students of madrasa would be deployed when needed.“As far as madrasa and their students are concerned, there is no…
As the US is currently witnessing one of the worst outbreaks of measles, the number of cases has climbed to 1,000, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed.“As of May 8, 2025, a total of 1,001 confirmed measles cases were reported by 31 jurisdictions: Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,…
Daniel Pearl’s father reacts to the news of his son’s killers neutralised. Judea Pearl, the father of slain Wall Street Journal journalist Daniel Pearl, sang the Israeli national anthem after finding out about the elimination of Pakistani Jaish-e-Mohammed commander Abdul Rauf Asghar, who was indirectly involved in his son’s murder. The JeM leader was reportedly…
NEW DELHI: Several areas of the national capital witnessed heavy rainfall on Saturday, bringing much-needed respite from the summer heat.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had earlier predicted a generally cloudy sky with light rain or drizzle for the day, as part of the region’s prevailing pre-monsoon weather pattern.According to the IMD, Delhi recorded a minimum…
Operation Sindoor NEW DELHI: India conducted ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7, executing precise strikes against nine terrorist camps in Pakistan and PoK. The Indian Air Force and Army collaborated in a coordinated effort to effectively neutralise these targets. Operation Sindoor was India’s response to the deadly Pahalgam terror attack that claimed lives of 26 civilians.The…
