Bangladesh’s main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Friday unveiled its election manifesto, promising electoral reforms and accountable governance, while outlining a tougher foreign policy stance, centred on border security and river-water sharing.The manifesto was launched by BNP chairman Tarique Rahman in Dhaka. The party pledged to uphold the “dignity of the vote” and ensure...
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‘Said he would reach in 10mins’: How Delhi biker ‘200 metres from home’ fell into killer pit
Image Credit: Rajesh Mehta/ TOI NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old call centre employee was found dead inside an open construction pit in west Delhi’s Janakpuri on Thursday morning, hours after telling his family that he would reach home in ten minutes. The victim, Kamal Dhyani, had left his Rohini office late on February 5 and went...
Wheat, rice, poultry, milk off the table: What agriculture sector gains from India-US trade deal
India and the United States have unveiled a framework for an interim trade agreement, cutting US reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods to 18 per cent from 50 per cent. As per the joint statement India’s agriculture market has been ring-fenced. India has granted no duty concessions on what it calls “sensitive” farm and dairy products.Also...
‘Facing financial problems’: Ex-owner of Multani Bakery jumps to death from 17th floor
KOLHAPUR: Sunil Motilal Sadarangani (59), former owner of Solapur’s well-known Multani Bakery, allegedly died by suicide on Thursday afternoon by jumping from the 17th floor of an apartment building in the Vijapur Road area of the city.Police said no suicide note was found and the family informed them that he had been facing financial problems....
Are your job applications going nowhere? Blame ghost listings and résumé black holes
Maybe it is not your resume for which the job applications are failing. For years, job seekers have been taught to internalise rejection. No callback? Fix the résumé. No interview? Improve the pitch. Silence? Try harder. But this familiar advice collapses under scrutiny. The modern job market is not just competitive, it is structurally misleading.According...
‘We bowed and then an explosion’: Witnesses recall suicide blast that tore through Pakistan mosque
PTI file photo At least 31 people were killed and dozens more injured in an explosion at the Imam Bargah Qasr-e-Khadijatul Kubra mosque in the Tarlai area on the outskirts of Islamabad, with the death toll expected to rise.A worshipper, Zaheer Abbas, said he was inside the mosque offering prayers when he first heard the...
Which American products are about to get cheaper in India
NEW DELHI: India will eliminate or reduce tariffs on a wide range of US food and agricultural products, a move that is expected to make several American imports cheaper for Indian consumers, according to a joint statement released by India and the United States on Saturday announcing the framework for an interim trade agreement.Products that...
US tariffs on India cut to 18%; $30 trillion market access – trade deal explained in 10 points
India and the United States released a joint statement on Saturday, announcing the framework for an interim trade agreement. Under the newly announced trade pact, tariffs on Indian goods will drop from 50% to 18%. “The US and India are pleased to announce that they have reached a framework for an Interim Agreement regarding reciprocal...
‘Punjabi gana nahi, Bhojpuri lagega’: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s post-title celebration
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Moments after scripting one of the most dominant performances in U-19 World Cup history, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi summed up the sheer joy of India’s triumph not with words of cricketing analysis, but with an infectious burst of celebration. As India sealed a record-extending sixth U-19 World Cup title with a...
IND vs USA preview: Suryakumar Yadav and Co’s aura, invincibility and ‘nazar’
Mumbai: India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav during a training session ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match against USA, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade)(PTI02_06_2026_000281B) TimesofIndia.com in Mumbai: India lost Harshit Rana on the eve of the tournament opener. There is uncertainty around Washington Sundar‘s participation, but even with 13 players from the...
