The Indian rupee depreciated for the fifth consecutive day, falling 24 paise to 94.25 against the US dollar. MUMBAI: The rupee closed at a record low of 95.09 against the US dollar on Monday, falling 18 paise from the previous close, as strong dollar demand from corporates and rising crude oil prices weighed on sentiment.Other…
Most of us complain when our hair takes too long to dry.For Renu Dhariyal, washing her hair is something she has to set aside hours for.The Uttarakhand resident has been named the new Guinness World Records holder for the longest hair on a living woman. Her hair measures an incredible 271.5 cm (8 feet 10…
PM Modi on Saturday led the country’s 80th Independence Day celebrations at the Red Fort. India has become the world’s fastest growing major economy in the world in the last twelve years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said during his Independence Day speech on Saturday.He also said that India has achieved this milestone despite being ranked…
Pakistan have been handed a fitness concern ahead of their three-Test series against England after captain Babar Azam was forced to retire from a warm-up game following a blow to his hand.Babar was batting on five for Pakistan against a Professional County Club Select XI when a rising delivery from England Under-19 pacer Manny Lumsden…
Mid-listen, you can tap a button, ask your question, hear the answer, and then pick up the story right where you left off NEW YORK: Imagine a world where you could ask a book a question as you read it. That’s the pitch from a wave of new AI tools letting readers do exactly that….
Wars have been fought over land, over succession, over a woman said to have launched a thousand ships toward Troy. Opium got its own war twice, in 1839 and again in 1856, but not the kind that name suggests. Britain went to war for the right to keep selling opium into China, after the Qing…
Donald Trump said on Friday he would declare Strait of Hormuz a US territory after Iran is defeated A senior Iranian lawmaker on Sunday told Donald Trump to “worry about your own security” rather than “endlessly bluffing” over the Strait of Hormuz, in response to the US president’s latest remarks on the key maritime route,…
AB de Villiers, Rishabh Pant Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has said he was not surprised by Rishabh Pant‘s return to Delhi Capitals ahead of IPL 2027, pointing to signs of frustration during Pant’s time with Lucknow Super Giants.Pant returned to Delhi Capitals in a trade involving Kuldeep Yadav, ending a two-season stint…
US stock markets moved lower on Thursday extending recent losses as a rebound in oil prices and rising Treasury yields renewed pressure on equities despite another strong earnings performance from Nvidia, AP reported.The S&P 500 slipped 0.4 per cent and was on course for a fourth decline in five sessions after recently touching a record…
Around 80 people were rescued from the building,which also houses other guest houses, lodges, eateries,offices and retail outlets. KOLKATA: Nine people, at least five of them Bangladeshi nationals, choked to death in their sleep after a fire broke out at a lodge inside a five-storey building on Free School Street in central Kolkata around 1.40…