India’s forex reserves rise to $658.09 billion India’s foreign exchange reserves declined by $7.794 billion to $690.693 billion during the week ended May 1, according to data released by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday.The reserves had fallen by $4.82 billion in the previous reporting week ended April 24, taking the overall forex…
NEW DELHI: In an open letter addressed to Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, over 70 retired civil servants have expressed concern over his recent remarks on environmental litigants during the hearing of an appeal against a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order. The open letter by 71 signatories has been issued by the ‘Constitutional Conduct…
‘Their operational influence already diminished’: AAP’s 2022 strategists who cracked ‘Punjab code’ out CHANDIGARH: The exit of seven Aam Aadmi Party Rajya Sabha MPs has dealt the party a symbolic blow in Punjab, with two of its backroom strategists – Sandeep Pathak and Raghav Chadha – quitting the party ahead of the 2027 assembly elections,…
A US lawmaker criticised the detention of Indian-origin court interpreter Meenu Batra, who was held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) despite living in the United States for around 35 years and working in the legal system.53-year-old Meenu Batra is described as the only licensed Punjabi, Hindi and Urdu court interpreter in Texas. She has…
The summer of 2026 is expected to bring an unusual rush of visitors to parts of northern and eastern Spain. Hotels are already seeing increased interest, travel plans are being made months ahead of time, and astronomy enthusiasts have begun studying maps with unusual attention. The reason is simple. On 12 August 2026, a total…
Commercial vehicle maker Tata Motors Ltd on Wednesday reported a 33.8 per cent rise in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,793 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, driven by strong volume growth.The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,340 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous financial year,…
US President Donald Trump; Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian The United States believes it is close to reaching an agreement with Iran on a one-page memorandum of understanding aimed at ending the war and establishing a framework for more detailed nuclear negotiations, Axios reported on Wednesday.Washington is expecting Tehran’s response on several key issues within the…
BENGALURU: Nearly four years after Karnataka emerged as the national epicentre of the hijab row, the state govt Wednesday formally withdrew a contentious 2022 order on dress codes at educational institutions, issued by the erstwhile BJP-led govt. Replacing the earlier order with a fresh policy, the state govt has now allowed students to wear “limited…
A poster reading “Isolate ourselves from Europe? Certainly not now! – No to the SVP/UDC Chaos initiative” Switzerland heads to the polls on Sunday to decide on a proposal that could make it the first European country to impose a formal limit on its population. The referendum asks voters whether the country’s population should be…
“Just five more minutes.” Every parent has heard this at least a hundred times. It starts small. One more Youtube video, one more game level, one more reel. And before you know it, dinner is getting cold on the table, homework hasn’t been touched, and asking your child to put the phone down has turned…