Voters across four states and one Union Territory are now awaiting the exit poll results. Polling for Phase-2 in West Bengal held today across 142 constituencies. Trump once again criticised Iran’s approach to ongoing negotiations while reiterating his ‘no more Mr Nice Guy’ warning. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ganga Expressway, the longest expressway…
IITK invites foreign students to apply for RISE 2026 research internship programme The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur has opened applications for the Research Internship in Science and Engineering (RISE) programme for the 2025–26 cycle. The initiative allows foreign undergraduate and postgraduate students to participate in research activities with faculty members at IITK.Selected participants will…
MUMBAI: Chiefs of India’s consumer companies are seeking more tax cuts, wider measures to put money in the hands of the middle-class and support consumption, which has begun to look up after months of sluggishness but runs the risk of being buffeted by external macro factors. CEOs are also pinning hopes on the Budget to…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the second ODI against New Zealand on Wednesday, India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul struck a powerful, reflective note while interacting with budding cricketers during the Men in Blue’s training session in Vadodara. In a video shared by the BCCI, Rahul’s words underlined patience, perseverance and readiness — themes that have shaped his…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the upcoming G7 summit in France from June 15 to 17, with his participation confirmed during high-level diplomatic engagements on the sidelines of the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting.External affairs minister S Jaishankar held talks with French minister for Europe and foreign affairs Jean-Noël Barrot at the Abbaye…
Pentagon bars military personnel from Ivy League universities amid education policy shift In a move that could reshape higher education choices for serving officers, the United States Department of Defense has announced that military personnel will be barred from attending several Ivy League and elite institutions beginning next academic year. According to an original report…
NEW DELHI: The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the opposition Congress on Friday issued a three-line whip to their Lok Sabha MPs, directing them to be present in the House from March 9 to 11 as the second phase of the Budget Session begins.The second leg of the session will run from March 9…
Pakistan on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with global crypto exchange Binance to explore tokenisation of sovereign and real-world assets of up to $2 billion, marking one of the country’s most significant steps toward adopting blockchain-based financial infrastructure, PTI reported.The MoU was signed at the Finance Division by Finance Minister Muhammad Aurangzeb and…
NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma countered AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi‘s remarks of India’s potential to see a “hijab-clad” daughter as the Prime Minister. He said that India is a Hindu nation and the Prime Minister of India shall always be a Hindu person.Responding to Owaisi’s remark, Sarma said, “Constitutionally, there is no…
BCB issued a statement on ICC communication regarding T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday said it has received a formal response from the International Cricket Council (ICC) regarding its concerns over the safety and security of the Bangladesh national team in India during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup…
