“It’s the most wonderful time of the year.”The song returns every December, filling shops, classrooms and homes with a familiar sense of arrival. Christmas feels known before it is explained. Lights go up, music loops, and the calendar signals a pause. Yet much of what shapes this holiday sits outside the way it is taught,…
US stocks were largely steady on Wednesday, hovering close to record levels as investors navigated a holiday-shortened session ahead of the Christmas break.In early trade, the S&P 500 was flat, a day after closing at its latest all-time high. The Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 51 points, or 0.1%, while the Nasdaq composite slipped…
BENGALURU: In a shocking incident that had its roots in prolonged marital discord, a 40-year-old software professional allegedly shot his estranged wife dead on a busy road in West Bengaluru during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, before walking into a police station with the pistol and surrendering.The victim was identified as Bhuvaneshwari, 39, an…
US unemployment benefit claims fell again last week, underscoring a labour market that remains broadly stable even as hiring momentum shows signs of cooling, according to data released by the Labor Department.Applications for jobless aid dropped by 10,000 to 214,000 for the week ended December 20, down from a revised 224,000 a week earlier, AP…
Americans are earning, but they are spending carefully. For the fifth month in a row, consumer confidence in the US has dropped. The Conference Board reported Tuesday that its Consumer Confidence Index fell to 89.1 in December from 92.9 in November. Economists had expected it to be 91.0. The drop shows a surprising reality: Jobs…
The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, has announced that the registration process for the Kerala Engineering, Architecture and Medical Entrance Examination (KEAM) 2026 will begin soon. Ahead of the application window, CEE Kerala has released an official notice asking candidates to keep all required certificates ready for uploading during the online application process.According to…
NEW DELHI: Captain SPS Suri, who flew back the hijacked IC 814 from Kandahar to Delhi on Jan 1, 2000, has been appointed the chief operating officer of India’s biggest regional airline Star Air. Former director operations of erstwhile Air India who worked with SpiceJet for nearly a decade after retiring from AI in Nov…
Sunil Mittal (File photo-ANI) New Delhi: Bharti Enterprises and Warburg Pincus on Wednesday announced a strategic investment in Haier India, a subsidiary of Chinese consumer electronics maker Haier Group, picking up a collective 49% stake in the company. This is the second Chinese company to have sold a significant stake in its Indian operations after…
Silver prices surged to fresh record highs in domestic and overseas markets on Wednesday, driven by a weaker US dollar, expectations of easier monetary policy and rising geopolitical tensions.In the national capital, silver jumped by Rs 9,750 to hit an all-time high of Rs 2,27,000 per kilogram, according to the All India Sarafa Association. The…
Devdutt Padikkal (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Karnataka created history in the Vijay Hazare Trophy against Jharkhand on Wednesday with one of the greatest run chases ever seen in List-A cricket at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Karnataka reached a massive target of 413 runs with 15 balls still left in the chase and five…
