Pakistan says Afghan Taliban attack thwarted in Gulistan sector An attempted Afghan aggression in the Gulistan sector along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border was thwarted, with several Afghan Taliban personnel killed, according to Pakistani security sources.The sources said an intermittent exchange of fire between Pakistani security forces and the Afghan Taliban remains ongoing in the area, as…
US chokes Iranian airways The United Arab Emirates has suspended flights operated by Iranian airlines, becoming the latest country to restrict Tehran’s air links following sweeping US sanctions targeting Iran’s aviation sector.The UAE’s general civil aviation authority announced the decision on Thursday, with state news agency WAM saying all flights operated by Iranian airlines to…
Image Credit: X ( A professor called a student sitting in the audience on stage and grabbed him by the collar) AHMEDABAD: A student’s alleged remark, “Jaldi kar, Panvel nikalna hai,” during a comedy show at Nirma University in Ahmedabad has led to a controversy after a video purportedly showing a professor grabbing the student’s…
“Not at all”: Iran President Pezeshkian denies nuclear weapon ambition, blames US for starting conflict Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has ruled out any ambition to develop a nuclear weapon and said Tehran is ready to allow international inspectors to verify its nuclear programme, including measures to dilute its enriched uranium stockpile.Speaking to Fox News on…
Save the Sound released its 2026 Long Island Sound Report Card, showing that water quality improved or remained stable across all five open-water regions of the Sound. The biennial report, based on 2025 monitoring data and detailed on Save the Sound’s own Report Card project page, grades the open Sound using four water quality indicators…
Vedaant Madhavan, son of actor R. Madhavan, is representing India at the 2026 Asian Games in Japan. But ahead of his debut at the continental event, the young swimmer made it clear that he does not want his identity to be defined only by his famous surname. In an interview with PTI, Vedaant spoke about…
MUMBAI: Rising global bond yields, a spike in crude oil prices and a weak overnight US market closing took a toll on Dalal Street on Thursday. As investors sold off, sensex closed 1,247 points or 1.7% down at 73,581 points, a more than three-month closing low. Financial stocks, which stand to be hit most by…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Rohit Jain on Thursday said banks are expected to deploy additional liquidity from foreign currency non-resident deposits over the next few months, as credit demand is likely to be strong during the festive season.Under the special Foreign Currency Non-Resident (FCNR-B) deposit scheme, banks have mobilised $133 billion. The scheme closed on…
US President Donald Trump holds a binder as he stands next to Chinese President Xi Jinping before Xi delivers a speech during a state dinner at the White House in Washington. Reuters image US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged warm remarks before joining guests for a White House state dinner, with…
MUMBAI: Shares of National Stock Exchange (NSE), the largest bourse in India in terms of turnover and profit, listed on BSE at Rs 1,800, a marginal 0.8% premium to its IPO price of Rs 1,785 but rallied soon after. After touching an intraday high of 1,878, a 5% gain over its offer price, the stock…