Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell (AP photo) US treasury secretary Scott Bessent made his most explicit call yet for the Federal Reserve to execute a cycle of interest-rate cuts, suggesting the central bank’s benchmark ought to be at least 1.5 percentage points lower than it is now.“I think we could go into a series of…
Lucknow: Senior IPS officer Ajay Kumar Sahni, who led 52 encounters, was on Wednesday named for the President’s Medal for Gallantry this year. This is the third President’s Medal of his career.A 2009-batch Uttar Pradesh cadre officer, Sahni is known as an ‘encounter specialist’ in the police force. He was picked for the award for…
Lucknow: UP BJP state general secretary (organisation) Dharampal Singh on Wednesday said every worker of the party is the backbone of the organisation and their work at the booth level is the strength of the BJP.He said this during an interaction with regional office bearers of the Scheduled Caste Morcha in Aligarh and GB Nagar…
Representative image (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: The number of days taken for finalisation of the insolvency resolution plan has dropped from 752 days at the end of the March quarter to 694 days at the end of June, but remains significantly higher than the prescribed 180 days, which can be extended by another 90.According to…
Lucknow: Police arrested two men accused of gang-raping a 21-year-old mentally challenged deaf-mute woman after an exchange of fire with them in Balrampur district while they were trying to flee to Nepal early Wednesday.Harshit Kumar Pandey (23) sustained a bullet injury in his right leg during the encounter, while another accused, Ankur Verma (24), fractured…
Headaches affect millions worldwide, but not all headaches are the same. Migraines are a unique neurological disorder, often confused with common headaches, leading to misdiagnosis and ineffective treatment. Unlike typical headaches, migraines cause intense, throbbing pain, often accompanied by symptoms like nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and visual disturbances. Understanding the key differences between…
NEW DELHI: While estimating that nearly 70% of India’s exports are exposed to Trump’s 50% tariffs, think tank Icrier has suggested govt support for hard-hit sectors, such as textiles and gems and jewellery, along with sharp duty cuts in non-sensitive farm goods and addressing US demands on genetically modified products.The recommendations on farm goods fly…
Lucknow: Asserting that the state government was committed to contribute its bit in making the country developed by 2047, UP parliamentary affairs minister Suresh Khanna said on Wednesday that every citizen of the state needs to be associated with government projection of `Viksit Bharat’ and `Viksit Uttar Pradesh’.On the third day of the UP Assembly’s…
The Trump administration is cracking down on unpaid student loans: Here’s how it’s hitting older borrowers and how they can avoid default. (AI Image) The Trump administration has intensified efforts to collect on unpaid student loans, placing older borrowers in the US at heightened risk of financial penalties. Nearly 1 in 5 student loan holders…
Arjun Tendulkar (third from left) with Saaniya Chandok (second from left) in a social media photo. (Image: X) Arjun Tendulkar, the 25-year-old son of cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar, has gotten engaged to Saaniya Chandok in a private ceremony attended by close friends and family members, said media reports. Saaniya is the granddaughter of prominent Mumbai…
