This GOES-19 GeoColor satellite image provided by NOAA shows Tropical Storm Arthur along the Gulf coast of Texas, on Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (NOAA via AP) Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, weakened into a low-pressure area on Wednesday night after moving along the upper Texas coast. However, forecasters…
NEW DELHI: Only three of Shiv Sena (UBT)’s nine Lok Sabha MPs attended the party’s crucial parliamentary meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, intensifying speculation of an imminent split in the Uddhav Thackeray-led outfit. The low turnout came despite the party issuing a three-line whip directing all its MPs to be present at the meeting.Sena…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress leader Aroop Biswas has written to the party’s bank seeking an immediate freeze on transactions from its accounts, citing a leadership crisis following a large-scale rebellion within the organisation.Biswas claimed that rival groups were now asserting themselves as the legitimate representatives and office-bearers of the party, creating uncertainty over who was…
Telegram founder Pavel Durov NEW DELHI: As Telegram founder Pavel Durov accused India of “punishing” more than 150 million users through a temporary restriction on the platform ahead of the NEET-UG retest, the Centre and cybersecurity experts argued that the measure was designed not to suppress discussion but to break an “active ecosystem of exam-related…
AI-generated image used for representational purpose. HYDERABAD: A criminal case has been registered against an international passenger for allegedly misbehaving with a cabin crew member aboard a Lufthansa flight on Friday.The incident occurred on board the LH752 Frankfurt-Hyderabad flight which took off from Frankfurt at 1.32 pm (Central European time; 5.02 pm in Indian time)…
NEW DELHI: India’s rise in QS World University Rankings is no longer being driven by IITs, as gains are becoming more dispersed, with more private and state universities, and central institutions making it to the list.However, the flagship still matters — IIT-Delhi has climbed to 118th in the world, equalling the highest rank ever achieved…
ICAI CA Final May 2026 result declared ICAI CA Final May 2026 result: The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) has announced the Chartered Accountancy (CA) Final May 2026 examination results today, June 18. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check and download their scorecards through the official websites.The result link has…
The sanctions waiver in place since almost the start of the US-Iran conflict has benefitted India. (AI image) In wake of the US-Iran understanding for a peace deal and the signing of an MoU, the Trump administration has quietly let the sanctions waiver for Russian crude oil to lapse. US President Donald Trump had earlier…
During the dark days of the Covid pandemic, as the world was locked down, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave his clarion call for Atmanirbhar Bharat. The shining light of this call has since become a mantra in many sectors, in the defence sector self-reliance is fast becoming the cornerstone of policy. The conflicts in West…
The Strait of Hormuz is back in business after more than 100 days of disruption, with over 60 million barrels of crude set to leave the pipeline. Following a US-Iran peace deal, one of the world’s most important oil routes is set to reopen, releasing millions of barrels of crude that had been stuck inside…