US stocks extended their sharp decline on Friday, with Wall Street’s highfliers — led by Nvidia and bitcoin-linked plays — continuing to lose steam, pushing the S&P 500 towards a second straight heavy loss. The index was down 1.1% in early trading, following one of its worst sessions since the spring sell-off that triggered a…
Centre Releases Updated Scholarship Guidelines for SC Students The Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment has released updated guidelines for the Top Class Scholarship Scheme for Scheduled Caste students for the 2024–25 academic cycle, according to a PTI report. The revised framework expands financial assistance, restructures eligibility rules, and intensifies scrutiny of participating institutions.The changes…
Pakistan’s Sidra Amin became the fist ever to hit a six against India in ODIs. The sides have met on 12 occasions so far. (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) In a landmark moment for Pakistan in the ICC Women’s World Cup, opener Sidra Amin scripted history by hitting her team’s first-ever six against India in ODIs. The…
NEW DELHI: Much before the Supreme Court’s order that led to renewed attention towards tackling the menace of stray dogs, the Centre had sent multiple letters/advisories to states and UTs with the latest one on July 16 asking local civic bodies to undertake large-scale sterilisation programmes, covering 70% of stray dogs. These letters had constantly…
Priyanka Chopra may be in the country for her film shoot, but sadly for the star, she could not be by her brother Siddharth’s side on the festival of Raksha Bandhan. The actress, who has been seen globe-trotting with her daughter Malti, arrived in the country last week, and have since been keeping busy on…
Ameesha Patel revealed how the song ‘Lazy Lamhe’ from ‘Thoda Pyaar Thoda Magic’ transformed her image from a ‘good girl’ to a ‘hot’ icon. Aditya Chopra challenged her to portray a ‘bimbo’ character and embrace a sexy avatar. Despite initial hesitation about wearing a bikini, Ameesha dedicated herself to the role, even taking scuba diving…
Bank of Baroda Apprentice recruitment 2025: The Bank of Baroda (BOB) will close the registration window for the Apprentice recruitment 2025 today, 01 December, 2025. The recruitment drive aims to fill 2,700 apprenticeship positions under the National Apprenticeship Training Scheme (NATS), and eligible graduates are advised to complete their applications at the earliest through the…
Abhishek Sharma and Kuldeep Yadav during a training session ahead of the third T20 International cricket match. (Image: PTI Photo) DHARAMSHALA: By the time the Indian team reached the HPCA stadium on Saturday evening, the temperature here in the hills had started to drop. As the three-and-a half-hour long practice session progressed in chilly weather,…
SIPs hit new high of 29.4k crore MUMBAI: Volatility in the markets notwithstanding, retail investors continued to invest through systematic investment plans (SIPs) in mutual funds, which helped push the monthly gross flows through this channel to an all-time high of Rs 29,361 crore in Sept. The month also recorded the highest ever assets under…
More than 50.14 lakh Central government employees and around 69 lakh pensioners are set to be covered under the 8th Central Pay Commission (CPC), with the government saying the timing of implementation and funding will be decided later.The update was shared in the Lok Sabha on Monday in a written reply by Minister of State…
