Category: Events

India’s GDP grows 7.8% in Q1 War next door. Markets on edge. Commodity prices swinging. Yet India’s growth engine continues to run strong, clocking a 7.8% GDP growth for the April-June quarter.The Q1 numbers for the financial year 2026-2027 are particularly significant as they beat expectations and comfortably exceeded the Reserve Bank of India’s 7%...

SC agrees to hear Centre’s plea on OBC creamy layer ruling NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear the Centre’s plea challenging the retrospective application of its ruling that parents’ income cannot be the sole criterion for determining the creamy layer among Other Backward Classes (OBC) candidates.Also read: Govt seeks 2 years...

A bike mechanic was arrested for raping and strangling a nurse in Pahadishareef HYDERABAD: A bike mechanic accused of raping and strangling a nurse in Pahadishareef area in Hyderabad allegedly returned to the garage where he worked and went to sleep soon after committing the crime, police said on Monday, even as investigators said he...

Misbah ul Haq (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq has offered his resignation from the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) national selection committee, adding another dramatic twist to the turmoil surrounding the Test side after a sweeping overhaul of the squad and coaching staff.According to Geo News, sources close to Misbah said the former...

Bristi Mukherjee, niece of Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her Birbhum home KOLKATA: Bristy Mukherjee, the niece of Trinamool Congress (TMC) chief and former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee, was found dead at her house in Birbhum on Tuesday, police said.Mukherjee was found hanging at her home, and the death is being treated...

The edited framing keeps Sharif at the centre alongside several prominent leaders Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s Office on Tuesday shared a photo from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit cropping out several world leaders while putting Sharif in the centre of the image.The original family photograph, taken before a session of the 26th SCO...

During the meeting on “crime against children”, Congress MP Ajay Maken submitted a letter seeking a discussion on the alleged use of pellet guns and lathicharge against students during the Jantar Mantar protest NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janata Party on Tuesday withdrew the call for march on September 5 after Centre agreed to withdraw cases against...

The quest to understand consciousness is part of the millennia-long human adventure of understanding ourselves and our place in the universe. Open your eyes, and a world appears. Among the many mysteries in science and philosophy, consciousness is unique. It is both intimately familiar – we all know what it is like to taste ice...

Imported sugar is yet to land, so why is it getting cheaper Sugar is leaving a bitter aftertaste in consumers’ household budgets.The all-India average retail price has climbed to Rs 64.24 a kilo, nearly 30% higher than a month ago and 38.63% above last year’s level. In some markets, the sting is even sharper, with...

Mahela Jayawardene (left) and Hardik Pandya NEW DELHI: Former Sri Lanka captain Mahela Jayawardene is likely to continue as Mumbai Indians (MI) head coach for the 2027 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), with the franchise reluctant to make sweeping changes. It is learnt that Jayawardene joined the five-time champions on a “two +...