US stocks held close to record levels on Wednesday as investors awaited the Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision, with gains in tech and industrial heavyweights helping sustain Wall Street’s momentum.The S&P 500 was up 0.3%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 193 points (0.4%) and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.7% as of 9:35 am…
NEW DELHI: A routine drive turned into a near-fatal ordeal for Rajan Sahni, a resident of Old Rajendra Nagar, after his navigation app led him into a swamp on Wednesday. Sahni, who was travelling with his brother, said he was on his way to visit his friend, Govind, near Pihani Chungi in New Civil Lines…
Zanai Bhosle’s photos with cricketer Mohammed Siraj at her 23rd birthday celebration went viral early this year, sparking dating rumours. The candid moment quickly grabbed attention online. Zanai and Siraj clear the air Months after the rumours began doing the rounds, Zanai and cricketer Mohammed revealed the truth about their bond. On Raksha Bandhan, Zanai…
The language was firm and deliberate. At a news conference in Washington, United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently offered a clear defence of the Trump administration’s tightening of visa and refugee policies, framing entry into the country as conditional and revocable. “A visa is a visitor. It’s not a right,” Rubio said, according…
To improve passenger safety and healthcare, Northern Railway is setting up emergency medical rooms at Ayodhya Cantt Junction and Ayodhya Dham Junction. Emergeny medical rooms are operating round the clock at Varanasi Junction and Charbagh stations and have registered medical practitioners and trained paramedical staff. EMR at Lucknow-Charbagh has already attended to 41 railway beneficiaries…
Former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo NEW DELHI: Taking another swipe at the United States, former Singapore foreign minister George Yeo said Donald Trump failed to pressure India — and that was why he later sent birthday wishes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Speaking at the Zagreb School of Economics and Management, Yeo said, “India thought…
The Trump administration has been pushing European allies to accelerate their reduction of Russian fuel imports. (AI image) Looking to pressurise Russia, the European Union is now looking to hasten its phaseout of Russian liquefied natural gas imports. The new plan aims to stop imports of Russia’s LNG ahead of its original 2027 deadline, following…
You were one of my first teachers, Rajinikanth sir Hrithik Roshan took to is Twitter to share a post that read, “Took my first steps as an actor at your side. You were one of my first teachers,@rajinikanth sir, and continue to be an inspiration and a standard. Congratulations on completing 50 years of on-screen…
SSC CGL Tier 2 exam date announced The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has announced the exam schedule for the Combined Graduate Level (CGL) 2025 Tier 2 examination. The Tier 2 exam will be held on January 18 and January 19, 2026, at various centres across the country. A total of 1,39,395 candidates have qualified from…
Kantara: A Legend Chapter 1 headlined and directed by Rishab Shetty, setting the stage for the highly anticipated sequel to 2022’s blockbuster film Kantara, has embarked on its global debut with impressive momentum. With more than USD 500,000 collected from the North American screenings already, the film is showing promise there and across India. Back…
