US President Donald Trump on Wednesday struck an unexpectedly upbeat note on inflation, saying that he “loves” it. The response came after fresh data showed that consumer prices in the United States had risen at their fastest annual pace in more than three years. Responding to a reporter’s question about the latest inflation figures released…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Friday raised a question on why children of economically and educationally advanced families within backward classes be allowed to avail the benefit of reservation under OBC category.“If both parents are IAS officers, why should they have reservations? With education and economic empowerment, there is social mobility. So then again to…
“Muskuraiye, aap Lucknow mein hain,” is the tagline often associated with the City of Nawabs. However, Punjab Kings’ fast bowler Arshdeep Singh gave a witty twist to the famous slogan after his team demolished Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in the IPL 2026 match on Sunday. “Ghabraiye, aap Mullanpur mein hain,” said Arshdeep Singh in a…
Passengers are disembarked from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius (AP photo) As the outbreak of hantavirus aboard a cruise ship triggered international concern, passengers on the quarantined vessel began disembarking on Sunday after it arrived off Tenerife in Spain’s Canary Islands.The MV Hondius reached Tenerife early Sunday after sailing from Cape Verde on May…
NEW DELHI: Amid the conflict in West Asia, output in India’s eight core infrastructure industries inched up to 1.7% in April from the upwardly revised 1.2% in March, latest official data released Wednesday showed. Notably, as many as four industries linked to energy sector and the fertiliser industry registered a decline in output during the…
Magnus Carlsen vs D Gukesh (Photo by Michal Walusza/Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Indian chess star D Gukesh received a flood of birthday wishes from some of the biggest names in chess during the ongoing Norway Chess 2026 tournament, but it was Magnus Carlsen’s playful message that grabbed the internet’s attention. In a video shared by…
The controversial Digvesh Rathi catch (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Umpiring came under heavy criticism during the IPL 2026 clash between Kolkata Knight Riders and Lucknow Super Giants after the controversial dismissal of Finn Allen, which quickly went viral and sparked a flood of memes online.Allen was dismissed early in the innings when he attempted an aggressive…
A policeman speaks with a woman outside a courthouse after a gunman opened fire leaving several people wounded in Athens Greek police on Tuesday arrested an 89-year-old man accused of carrying out two separate shootings in Athens that left at least four people injured, authorities said.The suspect was detained in the port city of Patras,…
Skilled foreign professionals heading to US could soon face higher salary thresholds and tighter visa rules, with proposed changes expected to raise minimum pay requirements by 21% to 33% under H-1B and employment-based immigration categories.The moves comes as US authorities are pushing to restrict high-skilled immigration through tougher wages and reduced post-study work options for…
Suryakumar Yadav and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X and IPL) Teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has earned a place in India’s 30-member men’s cricket probables list for the 2026 Asian Games, while two of the country’s biggest stars, T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Test and ODI skipper Shubman Gill, are notable absentees. The Board of Control for…