The rupee logged its steepest single-day drop in more than three months on Friday, breaching the 89-per-dollar mark for the first time amid weak sentiment across domestic and global equity markets. The currency fell 78 paise intraday to 89.46 against the US dollar.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 88.67 before touching…
Ashoka University opens applications for Young India Fellowship with new diploma, 100 spots and scholarships for all NEW DELHI: Ashoka University has opened applications for the 16th cohort of its Young India Fellowship (YIF), Class of 2026-27, marking 15 years of the programme that helped establish the university in 2014. All selected Fellows will receive…
NEW DELHI: An Indian Air Force Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas crashed during a demonstration flight at the Dubai Air Show on Friday afternoon, sending thick black smoke rising from the crash site and shocking spectators. The HAL-manufactured fighter jet went down at approximately 2:10pm local time while performing aerial manoeuvres, according to officials.Multiple eyewitness…
File photo: Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey (Picture credit: ANI) Sebi chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Friday said the regulator is not working on any fresh framework for digital gold, stressing that only existing, regulated options remain under its purview. Speaking to reporters at the National Conclave on REITs and InvITs-2025, he explained that gold-related…
The Congressional Budget Office has lowered its projection of how much President Donald Trump’s tariff increases will reduce US budget deficits over the next decade. The non-partisan agency now expects the duties to cut deficits by $3 trillion through 2035, down from the $4 trillion estimated in August, as per news agency Reuters.According to the…
NEW DELHI: As AI-generated videos “featuring” Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das circulate online claiming to offer investment advice, the government on Friday issued a clarification through PIB Fact Check stating that the clips are fake and digitally altered.According to PIB, the videos…
Sai Sudharsan and Washington Sundar NEW DELHI: India’s deepening Test troubles at home have brought the spotlight firmly on an unexpected but crucial issue — the constant chopping and changing at the No.3 batting position. The debate intensified after Washington Sundar walked out at one-down during the first Test against South Africa at Eden Gardens,…
The Enforcement Directorate conducted extensive searches at over 40 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal as part of a money laundering probe into coal mafia operations. The investigation targets alleged coal theft, pilferage, and illegal mining, with significant financial losses to the government suspected. RANCHI/KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate launched extensive searches across more than 40…
In a major policy shift, the government on Friday announced the implementation of four consolidated labour codes–Code on Wages (2019), Industrial Relations Code (2020), Code on Social Security (2020) and the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSHWC) Code (2020)–with effect from November 21, 2025. The move rationalises 29 existing labour laws and aims to…
MHA releases IB ACIO tier-I result 2025 with merit list, score card, cutoff PDF IB ACIO result 2025: The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has released the Intelligence Bureau (IB) ACIO result 2025 for the Tier-I examination. Candidates who appeared for the Assistant Central Intelligence Officer (ACIO) Grade-II/Executive examination can now access their results, merit…
