US retail sales rose a better-than-expected 0.6% in November as holiday shopping gathered momentum, following a revised 0.1% decline in October, according to data released by the Commerce Department. The report was delayed by more than a month due to the 43-day federal government shutdown, AP reported.Retail sales had edged up 0.1% in September, after…
India’s PV Sindhu (PTI Photo/Gurinder Osan) Veteran Indian shuttlers Kidambi Srikanth and HS Prannoy rolled back the years to reach the men’s singles second round at the India Open 2026, while 16-year-old Tanvi Sharma impressed despite an opening-round loss in the women’s singles at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi on Wednesday.Former world…
NEW DELHI: India batter KL Rahul reached a major milestone with an unbeaten century against New Zealand in the second ODI of the series at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday. Rahul became the first Indian wicketkeeper to score an ODI hundred against New Zealand and the first Indian batter to score an…
Faculty groups at the University of Pennsylvania have moved to block a federal demand for personal information about Jewish professors, staff and students, warning that the request risks violating constitutional protections and carries troubling historical implications.The dispute centres on a subpoena issued by the United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which has sought names,…
NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday received the credentials of the newly appointed ambassadors of the United States and Austria, along with the High Commissioner of Trinidad and Tobago, at Rashtrapati Bhavan.In a post on X, the Rashtrapati Bhavan said: “President Droupadi Murmu received credentials from Mr Chandradath Singh, High Commissioner of the Republic…
The government has increasingly been nudging taxpayers to opt for the new income tax regime. (AI image) Budget 2026 income tax expectations: Will FM Nirmala Sitharaman provide more reason to cheer for salaried and middle class taxpayers two years in a row? 2025 was a year of tax reforms – massive overhaul of the new…
India’s Kidambi Srikanth (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar) NEW DELHI: Former world No.1 Kidambi Srikanth has spoken in support of the playing conditions at the ongoing India Open. He said he has not faced any serious problems at the venue. He also felt that small organisational issues can happen anywhere and are not limited to one country….
Virat Kohli’s dismissal in the second ODI against New Zealand in Rajkot on Tuesday mirrored the manner in which he was out in the 2023 ODI World Cup final against Australia, with the batter again losing his stumps while trying to play a shot to a delivery close to his body. Kohli was batting on…
UGC NET December 2025 answer key: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has released the provisional answer key for the University Grants Commission National Eligibility Test (UGC NET) December 2025 examination today, January 14, 2026. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now check the answer key, their recorded responses, and the question papers on the…
India has urged its citizens to exit Iran promptly as security concerns mount due to regional tensions and internal unrest. The Calcutta high court has restricted courtroom entry and ordered live-streaming in cases linked to the ED raid on I-PAC director Pratik Jain. DMK MP Dayanidhi Maran sparked a row after he claimed “girls in…
