Stock market crash: In a span of five trading sessions, equity investors suffered losses amounting to Rs 16.97 lakh crore. (AI image) Stock market crash: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, have crashed around 3% in the last five trading sessions. It’s been a bloodbath on the Dalal Street with major stocks…
NEW DELHI: At least three army personnel were critically injured in an explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Jammu sector, reported news agency PTI citing officials.This comes a day after security forces recovered a cache of arms and ammunition during a search operation in the Karnah area along the LoC in the…
FILE – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich tries to get into his house as he arrives home in Chicago, Feb. 19, 2020, after his release from Colorado prison late Tuesday. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File) Former President Donald Trump has granted a full pardon to Rod Blagojevich, the former Democratic governor of Illinois. Blagojevich was…
Elon Musk changed his X account name to Harry Bōlz on Tuesday, marking the second time he has adopted this alias. The billionaire had briefly used the same handle in April 2023. His latest stunt comes just hours after reports emerged that a Musk-led consortium of investors has placed a bid to take control of…
Dipa Karmakar (Instagram Photo) NEW DELHI: “You may trod me in the very dirt / But still, like dust, I’ll rise,” wrote American poet Maya Angelou in her timeless work Still I Rise. Doesn’t it look as if Dipa Karmakar, undoubtedly the brightest name in Indian gymnastics, is the protagonist in Angelou’s verses? From battling…
Graeme Smith (Image credit: SA20) NEW DELHI: The third season of SA20 concluded with MI Cape Town securing their maiden title at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg. The franchise, which had been the most consistent throughout the season, topped the league table with seven wins from 10 matches, including one no-result, before dethroning two-time defending…
Image used for representative purpose only NEW DELHI: A Delhi court acquitted seven women accused of performing an obscene dance at a bar last year and causing annoyance to the public, stating that wearing small clothes is not a crime and dancing to songs cannot be punished, even if it is in public.The court of…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav during his Lok Sabha address NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav took a veiled dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his upcoming US visit, which comes just days after more than 100 illegal Indian immigrants were deported home by the Trump administration.Highlighting the last US visit when the…
Facebook parent company Meta has begun notifying employees of a 5% workforce reduction, potentially impacting nearly 4,000 jobs in the US, Europe and Asia, even as it reportedly appears to be bolstering its engineering teams by ‘expediting recruiting’ in key areas.According to a report by Business Insider, Meta is actively recruiting engineers, particularly those specialising…
The second full moon of February is known as the Snow Moon, a name that it owes to the typical snowy and icy conditions during this month, especially in the Northern Hemisphere. Often one of the coldest and snowiest months, the name fits well. The various cultural meanings of Snow Moon range from Native American…
