Spread the love India’s PV Sindhu, left, shakes hands with China’s Wang Zhi Yi after their match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu’s quest for an unprecedented sixth World Championships medal ended in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal defeat to China’s Wang Zhi Yi on Thursday, with the Indian admitting the loss “hurts a lot more” on home soil while questioning whether...
Violence & vandalism rock JU: Part of Nandalal Bose-designed emblem broken
Spread the love The damaged JU emblem Kolkata: The battle on the Jadavpur University (JU) campus on Thursday was fought on several fronts — including over a political emblem and the university’s own emblem, designed by one of the pioneers of modern Indian art — Nandalal Bose.On Thursday afternoon, when ABVP supporters climbed atop gate 4 to enter the campus...
Reindeer released for food on South Georgia later damaged native vegetation
Spread the love In 1911, Norwegian whalers released 10 reindeer on South Georgia for food and hunting When Norwegian whalers brought ten reindeer to the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia in 1911, the plan was simple: provide a steady supply of fresh meat and give workers a reminder of home. A century later, that small livestock release had become a...
Iran rejects Trump’s Hormuz claim, says strait will reopen only on Tehran’s terms
Spread the love Iran rejected Trump’s claim of US “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz Iran has pushed back against US President Donald Trump’s repeated claims that Washington has “total control” over the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran insisting that the strategically vital waterway remains under Iranian control and will not be fully reopened to international shipping unless the...
8-0 becomes 8-1: ‘Impatient’ PV Sindhu falls to cramping Wang Zhi Yi in epic duel
Spread the love PV Sindhu in action on Day 4 of the BWF World Championships. (BAI) NEW DELHI: Up until the start of 2024, PV Sindhu had never lost to a Chinese shuttler at the Olympics and the BWF World Championships. An unblemished 9-0 record. Then she ran into He Bingjiao and that streak came to an end at the...
Man posing as transgender rapes air hostess on pretext of ‘curing evil eye’
Spread the love Police arrested Anil Shinde (28), from a slum pocket in Kalwa early Wednesday after tracing his movements through more than 100 CCTV cameras. MUMBAI: A 25-year-old air hostess was sexually assaulted on Tuesday after a man impersonating a transgender person gained entry to her third-floor flat in an upscale Powai housing society on the pretext of performing...
SBI வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு புது ரூல்ஸ்? முக்கிய அறிவிப்பை வெளியிட்ட வங்கி!
Spread the love பாரத ஸ்டேட் வங்கி (எஸ்பிஐ) வாடிக்கையாளர்களுக்கு புதிய கட்டண விதியை அறிவித்துள்ளது. அதன்படி, எஸ்பிஐ கிளைகள் மூலம் தொடங்கப்பட்ட அடிப்படை சேமிப்பு வங்கி வைப்பு (BSBD) கணக்குகளில், மாதத்திற்கு நான்கு முறைக்கு மேல் பணம் எடுத்தால் கட்டணம் வசூலிக்கப்படும். இந்த புதிய விதி வரும் அக்டோபர் 1-ஆம் தேதி முதல் நடைமுறைக்கு வர உள்ளது. அதன்படி, ஒரு மாதத்தில் நான்கு முறை வரை பணம் எடுப்பது தொடர்ந்து இலவசமாக இருக்கும். அதற்கு மேல் மேற்கொள்ளப்படும் ஒவ்வொரு பணம் எடுக்கும் பரிவர்த்தனைக்கும்...
US debt crosses $40 trillion but everyone still trusts Uncle Sam. But for how long?
Spread the love US national debt crossed $40 trillion, exceeding annual GDP, as interest payments approach $1 trillion, with economists warning of painful adjustments ahead. TOI correspondent from Washington: The United States’ national debt crossed $40 trillion on Tuesday, a number so large that even breaking it up with commas can scarcely make it comprehensible. As in a 4 followed...
India eases rupee trade rules, provides exporters alternative; what it means
Spread the love The move could also help broaden the international use of the rupee. In a bid to push for greater adoption of rupee for trade settlement purposes, the government on Thursday revised parts of the Foreign Trade Policy to give exporters greater flexibility to invoice overseas transactions and receive export proceeds in Indian rupees.The changes apply to exports...
‘Deceived, new fight begins’: J’khand students after HC stays exam cancellation order
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Student leaders protesting against the alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams criticised the Hemant Soren-led government on Thursday after the high court blocked the government’s decision to cancel the jobs of employees who had been appointed through the 11th and 13th JPSC exams.Student leader Kunal Pratap Singh claimed that the advocate general representing the government...
