NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday extended New Year greetings to the nation, praying “for peace, good health and happiness in society” as India welcomed the year 2026.Sharing a post on X, the PM posted, “Wishing everyone a wonderful 2026! May the year ahead bring good health and prosperity, with success in your…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on the first trading session of the New Year 2026. While Nifty50 went above 26,150, BSE Sensex was up over 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,169.30, up 40 points or 0.15%….
Mitchell Marsh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Australian selectors have named a spin-heavy squad as the defending champions gear up for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka and India.The 2021 champions, announced on Thursday, have opted not to include a left-arm pacer following Mitchell Starc’s retirement from T20 Internationals. Starc, who stepped…
Mohammed Shami and Ajit Agarkar New Delhi: In the ongoing domestic season, Mohammed Shami has already sent down over 200 overs for Bengal. He has played the Ranji Trophy, Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and is currently playing the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Even though he continues to stay on the sidelines for the national team, the…
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NEW DELHI: Getting into the Yuletide spirit could prove expensive for an Air India pilot who was to operate a Vancouver-Delhi (via Vienna) flight on Dec 23, 2025. A staffer at Vancouver duty free either saw him inadvertently sipping wine being offered at this festive time or found him smelling of liquor while he was…
Venezuela, currently in the throes of an escalating crisis with the United States, closed the books Wednesday on a complicated year for its economy, with the official cost of buying a US dollar up 479 percent in the last 12 months.The gap between the official and black market rate is mounting as well, nearing 100…
The exam calendar for 2026 is now taking shape, giving students a clear view of what lies ahead. With national entrance tests starting early in the year and board exams stretching into April, the academic schedule looks packed. Schools, coaching centres and families often wait for these signals to fix study plans, revision cycles, mock…
In early 2025, a motion-sensor camera high on the hills of Purulia district, West Bengal, blinked to life. The image it captured was unremarkable in isolation: the grainy silhouette of a tiger crossing scrubland. But for residents and forest officials, it was extraordinary. Purulia had never yielded a tiger sighting before. No camera traps, no…
A nationwide New Year’s eve strike to protest low pay and lack of social security benefits elicited a mixed response from delivery workers, even as app-based platforms offered festive bonuses in a bid to counter delayed service and manpower shortage. Most customers had no clue about the strike but several orders were inordinately delayed. Anticipating…
