Spread the love NEW DELHI: Repolling in West Bengal’s Falta assembly constituency began on Thursday amid tight security, as the seat in South 24 Parganas district emerged as a political flashpoint between the ruling BJP and the ousted TMC.Falta, which falls within Abhishek Banerjee’s bastion of Diamond Harbour, reflected the intense on-ground political heat during the West Bengal Assembly polls....
‘Hair on fire’: Trump, Netanyahu call turns tense over Iran strategy
Spread the love File photo US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a difficult phone call on Tuesday over efforts to revive diplomacy with Iran, with US media reports indicating a divide over whether to pursue negotiations or return to military action.As per Axios, Trump and Netanyahu discussed a revised peace proposal drafted by Qatar and...
Months after tie-up with OpenAI and Anthropic, Intuit to layoff 3,000 employees
Spread the love Representative Image Intuit employees have become the latest to be affected by the wave of artificial intelligence (AI)-linked job cuts across the technology industry. The US-based financial software maker is reportedly cutting around 3,000 jobs globally, which is nearly 17% of its workforce. According to a report by the news agency Reuters, the company said in an...
Prince William, Tom Hanks celebrate as Aston Villa end 30-year trophy drought
Spread the love Aston Villa players celebrate with the Europa League trophy. (Pic credit: Uefa Europa League) Aston Villa finally ended three decades of waiting for silverware as a stunning display inspired by Youri Tielemans and Emiliano Buendía secured a dominant 3-0 victory over SC Freiburg in the Europa League final in Istanbul on Wednesday.It was Villa’s first trophy since...
IPL Playoffs: With 5 matches to go, RR hold edge as PBKS and KKR chase the final spot
Spread the love It’s advantage RR in IPL 2026 Playoffs race. (Pic credit: IPL) With five games remaining in the IPL 2026 league stage, LSG and MI are already out of contention for the playoffs while RCB, GT and SRH have qualified. RR are best placed among the others followed by PBKS and KKR. DC and CSK are still in...
Diabetes timeline: What happens inside the body in the first 10 years after diagnosis
Spread the love 5 min readNew DelhiMay 21, 2026 06:00 AM IST A diabetes diagnosis often feels like a single moment in time, but its impact unfolds gradually inside the body over the years. What makes this condition particularly complex is that much of the early damage is not immediately visible. While blood sugar levels may fluctuate day to day,...
India’s peak power demand hits all-time high for 3rd straight day
Spread the love NEW DELHI: India’s peak power demand hit an all-time high for the third straight day on Wednesday, with electricity requirement touching 265.4 GW amid intensive use of ACs and cooling appliances due to scorching heat across the country.The peak electricity demand was recorded at 257.5 GW on Monday, which was eclipsed on Tuesday with a new record...
Financiers can’t block borrower phones, online shaming barred
Spread the love MUMBAI: Mobile phone financiers will face restrictions on “mobile lock” practices under RBI’s amended rules for loan recovery. Under the reworked draft regulation, lenders can restrict financed devices only under explicit contractual consent and after a 90-day default cycle with a staged 60-day and 7-day notice regime, while mandating that core functions such as incoming calls, internet,...
Landslide blocks Kedarnath road; 10,000 stranded pilgrims rescued
Spread the love More than 10,000 pilgrims were stranded on the Kedarnath yatra route late Tuesday after a landslide blocked the Sonprayag-Gaurikund highway in Uttarakhand’s Rudraprayag amid continuous rain. The landslide hit the key Char Dham route during peak pilgrimage season as erratic weather continues to affect pilgrimage routes in Uttarakhand, report Gaurav Talwar & Kautilya Singh. The landslide struck...
PM Modi to chair ministers’ meeting on governance, reforms today
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will chair a meeting of the Union government’s council of ministers on Thursday, with discussions expected on the functioning of ministries, recent policy decisions, their outcomes and future plans, official sources said.The meeting, the first of the council of ministers this year, assumes political significance as it comes after the BJP’s...
