Growth was primarily supported by robust private consumption and sustained investment activity. Amid the Middle East crisis and the US-Iran conflict, the Indian economy is in focus for the possible fallout from the war and rising global crude oil prices that is now hitting the external sector’s resilience. However, striking a positive note, the Reserve…
Canada has once again issued an advisory for the football fans who are planning to attend the FIFA World Cup 2026. The country has reminded the travellers that are responsible for their own immigration status and documentation. In a post shared on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) Amid his historic, record-shattering IPL 2026 campaign, 15-year-old batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is being strongly tipped for a maiden call-up to the Indian national team.The Rajasthan Royals prodigy enjoyed a phenomenal season, dominating bowlers across the tournament. Sooryavanshi finished league stage of IPL 2026 with 680 runs in…
Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus is perhaps India’s most iconic colonial railway building. Built between 1878 and 1888 as Victoria Terminus, it was designed by British architect Frederick William Stevens as the headquarters of the Great Indian Peninsular Railway. At the height of colonial Bombay’s rise as a trading powerhouse, the British used the station…
A California startup built to lower the barrier to music education is resonating in ways its founders did not fully anticipate.I recently sat down with Andrew Carlins, an MBA classmate of mine, who told me about the company he is building, Songscription. Songscription describes itself as an AI lab for music learning. Its flagship product…
Indian-origin teenager Shrey Parikh has achieved what millions of young spellers dream of. The 14-year-old from Rancho Cucamonga, California, won the 2026 Scripps National Spelling Bee on May 28 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, D.C. He defeated runner-up Ishaan Gupta in a dramatic spell-off finale. During the tie-breaker, Parikh correctly spelled 32 words in…
The aunt of 22-year-old Indian student Vidhi Megha, who was stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region AHMEDABAD: The aunt of 22-year-old Indian student Vidhi Megha, who was stabbed to death in Canada’s Niagara region, has urged the Government of India to expedite the process of bringing her mortal remains back to the country so…
Delhi govt to roll out hygiene, menstrual health, infrastructure upgrades in schools; toll-free grievance line soon NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Thursday announced a series of major initiatives aimed at improving health, hygiene, sanitation, and infrastructure facilities in schools across the national capital.According to an official statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), the…
NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Friday issued notices to the Union government and social media platform X on a petition filed by Cockroach Janta Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, challenging the blocking of the party’s X account.The petition was filed after the CJP’s X handle that had turned into a viral online phenomenon was…
Swami Avimukteshwaranand (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the Allahabad high court’s order granting anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand in a POCSO case over allegations of sexually assaulting a minor.A bench of Justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh dismissed the appeal filed by complainant Ashutosh Brahmachari challenging the lower court’s…