Wall Street benchmarks closed at record highs on Friday, as easing geopolitical tensions in West Asia fuelled a broad risk rally across global markets, sending equities higher and oil lower.The S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite notched their third straight record closes, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average posted its strongest finish since late February. Gains…
Shubman Gill leads orange cap list (Screngrab/X) Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill tops the Orange Cap chart in IPL 2026 after playing a match-winning knock of 86 runs against Kolkata Knight Riders on Friday in Ahmedabad. Gill now leads with 251 runs in four matches, striking at 154.94 and averaging 62.75. His innings powered his…
Let’s be honest: Life has a funny way of throwing a problem at you, exactly when you’re planning to pick up speed. Whether it’s a promotion that went to the office suck-up, a startup idea that’s now minting money, or just the general chaos around, the urge to give up is real.We’ve all been there—stuck…
NEW DELHI: After notifying April 16, 2026, as the date from which the Constitution (One Hundred and Sixth Amendment) Act, 2023 — providing one-third seats in the House of the People and legislative assemblies of all states and UT of Delhi to be reserved for women — shall come into effect, the govt Friday notified…
Amazon is making a fresh push into China nearly seven years after shutting down its local marketplace, and this time the company is focusing on logistics rather than direct competition with domestic rivals. The e-commerce platform has launched its first Global Warehousing and Distribution (GWD) centre in Shenzhen, marking a new strategy aimed at supporting…
The US administration has decided to extend a narrow window for global buyers to purchase Russian oil shipments already at sea, despite earlier indications that such relief would not continue.Late Friday, the US Treasury Department published a new licence granting a roughly month-long waiver, which allows nations to buy Russian oil and petroleum products loaded…
NEW DELHI: NDA allies offered full support to the three bills during the Lok Sabha debate on Friday.Southern ally TDP’s floor leader Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu said his party would back the bills to pave way for delimitation and women’s reservation, based on the “guarantee” given by home minister Amit Shah and PM Modi.He referred…
Second round of talks between the United States and Iran to ease tensions in the Middle East is expected to take place on Monday, news outlet CNN reported, citing Iranian officials.According to the officials, the delegations of both countries are likely to be in Islamabad on Sunday.This comes as Islamabad has offered to “go to…
Moeen Ali in PSL (Screengrab/X) Former England all-rounder Moeen Ali has opted to feature in the 2026 Pakistan Super League instead of returning to the Indian Premier League, underlining a growing shift among overseas players seeking more game time and stability in the latter stages of their careers. With the IPL and PSL schedules clashing…
NEW DELHI: A triumphant opposition hailed the fall of the constitutional amendment bill as a defeat for delimitation and not women’s reservation.After the opposition prevailed in voting, Congress’ Rahul Gandhi spoke with TMC’s Abhishek Banerjee and thanked him for the support.There was concern that only a few of the 28 TMC MPs may turn up…