VARANASI: A criminal wanted for murder, robbery, cow smuggling, and theft and carrying a Rs 50,000 bounty was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, Azamgarh SWAT team and Sidhari police in UP’s Azamgarh district late Thursday. “Waqif had at least 67 cases against him for murder, robbery,…
Cricket is set to return to the Olympics after over a century, and the ICC has finalised how the six participating teams will be picked for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. (Photo credit: AFP) Cricket is set to return to the Olympics after over a century, and the International Cricket Council (ICC) has finalised how…
NEW DELHI: Delhi airport’s aging air traffic control (ATC) software crashed Friday after a glitch the previous evening remained unresolved, delaying 800-odd departures and arrivals at India’s busiest civil aviation facility by up to two hours. The ripple effect forced carriers to cancel around 100 flights across routes through the day. Airports Authority of India,…
NEW DELHI: Weight-loss therapy drug Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro has become the top selling brand in the domestic pharma retail market with sales of nearly Rs 100 crore in Oct, indicating the huge popularity of such treatments across India. Mounjaro has overtaken GSK’s widely prescribed antibiotic and long-established market leader, Augmentin, which totalled sales of Rs…
Cornell University has agreed to pay 60 million dollars and accept the Trump administration’s interpretation of civil rights laws in a move that ends months of investigation and restores over 250 million dollars in frozen research funding.The Ivy League institution’s president, Michael Kotlikoff, described the decision as a pragmatic balance between compliance and autonomy, one…
Donald Trump on Thursday repeated his claim about “blowing up the world,” saying Washington already has “enough” nuclear weapons. Describing his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping as “tremendous,” Trump said that his ultimate goal is denuclearisation.“I think that denuclearization would be a great thing. We could blow up the world 150 times,” Trump said…
In the heart of Lucknow, where history whispers through every lane and tehzeeb (etiquette) flows like the Gomti river, the ancient crafts of rangrez (dyeing) and rafugari (embroidery and textile repairing) are weaving a tale of resilience.Amidst modernity’s march and the craze for online shopping, these age-old traditions are holding onto their charm, keeping alive…
Smriti Mandhana and Kranti Goud India’s historic triumph in the ICC Women’s World Cup 2025 has sparked a wave of celebrations and recognition across the country. From Bhopal to Siliguri, Mumbai to Vijayawada, the victorious players have been receiving grand welcomes, cash rewards, and heartfelt tributes from their respective states. Go Beyond The Boundary with…
MUMBAI: The World Bank and IMF, in their latest Financial Sector Assessment Program (FSAP) reports on India, said the country’s financial system has become more resilient, diversified, and inclusive since the previous assessment in 2017. The World Bank released its Financial Sector Assessment (FSA) report on Oct 30 while the IMF published its Financial System…
NOIDA: Every winter, as toxic smog shrouds Delhi-NCR, air pollution dominates headlines and dinner-table conversations. Masks return, air purifiers hum and social media fills with outrage. But in Sector 7x, a cluster of 43 high-rise societies home to over one lakh residents, another crisis unfolds quietly, every day of the year. One that doesn’t cloud…
