NEW DELHI: The United Kingdom has announced an increase in the minimum income requirement for sponsoring family members to enter the country, effective from Thursday. The new threshold will be set at “£29,000 ($36,800) from £18,600, rising to £38,700 early next year.” This change is part of UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak‘s broader plan to…
NEW DELHI: Hardik Pandya‘s journey in IPL 2024 continued to be a rollercoaster ride as he showcased his batting prowess amidst a challenging reception from the Wankhede crowd during Mumbai Indians‘ clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Thursday.Despite delivering an impactful batting performance, Pandya encountered a barrage of boos from the crowd, a recurring theme…
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty, the Indian stock market benchmark indices, opened in red on Friday with the 30-share index dipping 250 points and Nifty50 going below 22,700. At 9:25 AM, BSE Sensex was trading at 74,882.02, down 156 points or 0.21%. Nifty50 was at 22,702.65, down 51 points or 0.22%.Equity markets continued…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MLA from Chopra, Hamidur Rehman, on Thursday issued a veiled threat to voters in North Dinajpur saying if they do not vote for his party, they should not complain if anything were to happen to them after the central forces leave the district after April 26.North Dinajpur is part of Raiganj…
TOKYO: Japan’s Fast Retailing Co reiterated on Thursday its forecast for a third year of record profits, as the Uniqlo owner ramps up an expansion into North America and Europe to take on entrenched rivals H&M and Zara owner Inditex. Its ambitious growth moves in Western markets comes as sales in its home market weaken,…
Harvard University and the California Institute of Technology said they plan to reinstate the SAT or ACT as requirements for admission, joining a growing group of elite US schools returning to standardized tests after a pause prompted by the pandemic.Harvard said the new policy will apply to students seeking admission in fall 2025, backtracking from…
NEW DELHI: In a dramatic rescue operation, a US Navy and Coast Guard team successfully saved three mariners who had been stranded for over a week on a tiny islet in the Pacific Ocean. The trio had ingeniously used palm fronds to spell out “HELP” on the sandy beach of Pikelot Island, part of Micronesia,…
MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that recent airstrikes on Ukraine‘s energy grid, which have caused huge blackouts, are part of the Kremlin’s “demilitarisation” of its neighbour.His comments came after Moscow launched a barrage of aerial attacks on Thursday, targeting energy facilities across Ukraine.“We assume that in this way we have an influence…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
Their firepower is way above their numerical strength. No party can afford to ignore them in west UP. When PM Narendra Modi announced Bharat Ratna for tallest Jat leader Chaudhary Charan Singh, it was a bid to win over the community the BJP had been trying to since 2014. Besides, despite its facile wins in…
