NEW DELHI: The operational cooperation between India and the US in the area of counter-narcotics has “surged” in the last several years, and New Delhi wants to further strengthen the joint fight against narcotics, the MEA said on Wednesday. At his weekly media briefing, external affairs ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, in response to a query,…
Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week, signalling continued stability in the labour market even as several large companies announced job cuts. According to AP, jobless claims fell by 6,000 to 216,000 in the week ending November 22, undershooting economists’ expectations of 230,000.Applications for unemployment aid — a key proxy for layoffs — remain…
Pennsylvania is preparing for a major shift in how its youngest students learn to read. From the 2027-28 school year, all schools in the state will be required to use evidence-based reading curriculum, according to an announcement by the US Department of Education. The move forms part of the state’s 2025-26 budget, signed into law…
In a surprising turn of events, US presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump are blurring party lines as they vie for votes in the final stretch of a highly competitive election.Harris has been actively courting Republican voters, hosting events focused on issues such as abortion rights, border security, and small business creation, which have…
Sai Sudharsan plays a shot during the fifth day of the second Test cricket match between India and South Africa, at ACA Stadium in Guwahati. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India suffered their biggest defeat in terms of runs on Wednesday, losing the second Test in Guwahati to South Africa by 408 runs. The result gave…
Javokhir Sindarov, and Divya Deshmukh Uzbekistan’s Javokhir Sindarov carved his name into chess history on Wednesday, outplaying China’s Wei Yi to win the FIDE World Cup and becoming, at 19, the youngest ever champion of the event. The feat capped a remarkable run from the 16th seed, who walked away with USD 120,000 (over Rs…
NEW DELHI: The standoff between Siddaramaiah and DK Shivakumar over the chief ministerial post in Karnataka seems to have entered its climax as Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Wednesday acknowledged the situation, saying that “medicine” will be given to resolve the issue.As soon as the Congress government in Karnataka completed its halfway mark on November…
US stocks climbed on Wednesday as Wall Street looked to stretch its winning run, buoyed by growing expectations of a Federal Reserve rate cut in December. According to AP, the S&P 500 rose 0.5% in early trade, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 227 points and the Nasdaq advanced 0.7%.Traders are pricing in nearly…
(AI image generated using ChatGPT) “Even a small incident, something as ordinary as a scolding, can push a child towards the wrong step.”The words come from Suman Prakash, a coaching institute teacher of nearly twenty years, but they echo through classrooms across the country.His warning lands heavily in a year where student suicides have reached…
