Israel has seized large chunks of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria (Representational image/AP) Over the past two-and-a-half years, since the war with Hamas erupted in October 2023, Israel has taken control of large areas in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, marking its biggest expansion of military-held territory in decades.The combined area—about 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles)—is…
Has the time come for Congress’s breakaway parties to return to the fold? NEW DELHI: Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress is not merging with the Congress. That’s final for now. Both the parties have firmly rejected speculations about a merger, dismissing them as “baseless rumours” and “fake news”.But not before the speculations triggered a larger and…
The BSE Sensex rose 254.36 points, or 0.33%, to settle at 77,409.98, while the NSE Nifty50 gained 82.30 points, or 0.34%, to close at 24,168. Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the fifth straight session on Thursday, supported by easing crude oil prices and optimism surrounding the US-Iran peace deal.The BSE Sensex…
Lesson from India’s exam scandal (PTI) The NEET-UG paper leak, which has sparked protests, court battles and a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has brought the examination system under unprecedented scrutiny.The controversy has exposed deeper structural flaws in a testing ecosystem that determines admission to colleges and the futures of millions of…
J.P. Morgan (Image: Wikipedia) There are moments in buying decisions when the conversation shifts quietly. Someone asks for a price, hears it, and the tone changes. Not always because it is unaffordable, but because the situation was never really about comparison in the first place.That shift is what people often associate with J.P. Morgan, one…
Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut (File Photo) MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut on Thursday alleged that the party’s dissident Lok Sabha MPs were given an additional Rs 10 crore each and shifted to a “safe location” in Rajasthan amid speculation of a split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit.The Rajya Sabha MP, who…
US President Donald Trump has announced that Apple has agreed to work with Intel to design and manufacture chips in the US. This will mark what he described as a step toward rebuilding the country’s semiconductor industry. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the partnership would help bring chip production back to America…
Ex-Bengal minister Udayan Guha (wearing helmet) outside court in Dinhata, West Bengal NEW DELHI: Eggs were pelted on Thursday at Udayan Guha, a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and former West Bengal minister, marking the latest incident of a TMC leader being targeted with eggs after the party was voted out of power in the assembly…
The accused, identified as Radhamohan Mishra. PUNE: A self-styled godman and seven of his associates have been arrested in Pune for allegedly sexually assaulting, physically torturing and financially exploiting a woman for several years by claiming to possess divine powers, police said on Thursday.The arrested associates include six women, officials said.Police said the alleged abuse…
Overthinking is like a hamster wheel in your brain. It happily replays every awkward thing you said years ago, projects catastrophic worst-case scenarios for next week, and stretches minor daily choices into agonising ordeals.Let’s be real: you can’t just flip a switch and turn your brain off. But you can stop it from hijacking your…