Wall Street traded mixed on Wednesday as another stronger-than-expected inflation report weighed on investor sentiment while a rebound in technology stocks helped limit losses, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.1 per cent in early trade, remaining close to the record high touched earlier this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 235 points, or 0.5…
DHAKA/NEW DELHI: “I hope no such incident will happen,” said Bangladesh home minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday when asked if he feared a rise in cases of suspected illegal immigrants being “pushed back” — forcibly expelled — from India into Bangladesh after BJP’s poll victories in bordering Assam and West Bengal. Illegal migration and ‘pushbacks’…
Lauren Jackson (Special Arrangements) TimesofIndia.com in Singapore: Women’s sport for years fought one battle above all else: Visibility.It demanded television coverage, sponsorship, bigger crowds and, most importantly, the right to be taken seriously. And across much of the sporting world, that battle has shifted.The Women’s Premier League has transformed the commercial landscape of women’s cricket…
A report claimed that Russia wanted to use Belarusian territory as a base to intensify attacks on Ukraine The Kremlin on Thursday dismissed a Wall Street Journal report claiming that Moscow was pressuring Belarus to play a bigger role in Russia’s war against Ukraine.The newspaper reported on Wednesday that Russia wanted to use Belarusian territory…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has proposed changes to bank shareholding norms to ease investment by domestic institutional investors, while tightening disclosure and monitoring to maintain regulatory oversight. The amendments will make it easier for fund managers that are part of a financial conglomerate to acquire shares in private banks without triggering acquisition norms.RBI has…
President Droupadi Murmu confers the Padma Shri to former India captain Rohit Sharma (PTI Photo) Former India captain Rohit Sharma has added another prestigious honour to his decorated career after being awarded the Padma Shri, one of India’s highest civilian awards, for his immense contribution to cricket.President Droupadi Murmu presented the Padma Awards 2026 during…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee Kolkata: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on Sunday asked Trinamool workers to be alert against “EVM capture” and said complaints of power-cuts were pouring in from EVM strongrooms after the first phase of the assembly polls in the state.“Look at EC! It is your job to ensure EVMs are not…
Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote a note before his death in 2019 while in custody at a federal jail in New York City, according to a new report. The note has not been made public and remains sealed by a judge.Epstein, 66, died in custody at a federal jail in New York City. The note,…
NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio, in the presence of minister of external affairs S Jaishankar, launched a scathing attack on Iran, calling it “the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism“.“Look what they are doing now. They are holding hostage civilian vessels, including ships that have now been stuck in the Persian Gulf,” said…
NEW DELHI: The Trinamool Congress on Wednesday denied that there was any proposal or discussion about the Mamata Banerjee led party merging with the Congress at a meeting between leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi and TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Wednesday.The meeting between Rahul and Abhishek at 10, Janpath came a day after…