The US trade deficit has unexpectedly narrowed to its smallest level since 2020 as President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff hikes altered import behaviour, according to delayed Commerce Department data released on Thursday.The deficit fell 10.9% to $52.8 billion in September, even as exports rose 3% to $289.3 billion and imports edged up 0.6% to $342.1…
NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday termed the proposed delimitation exercise “political demonetisation” and criticised the Centre for linking implementation of women’s reservation to the expansion of Parliament and constituency redrawing based on the Census.Participating in a Lok Sabha debate on three bills related to amendments in the women’s reservation law and…
Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Player of the Match Abhishek Sharma said on Sunday that one or two poor series cannot define the Indian cricket team. Abhishek smashed 82 in the first T20I against Afghanistan and made India’s 157-run chase look easy at the Ferozeshah Kotla. India won by seven wickets to take a…
India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience India is moving away from a focus on only disaster response and relief towards disaster mitigation and resilience, said Sudarshan Suchi, chief development officer at Reliance Foundation, at a timely discussion on ‘Rebooting Development for Disaster Resilience’.The…
Elon Musk on Saturday slammed the European Union’s $140 million fine on his social media platform X, calling the penalty “crazy” and “insane” in a post on the site. Taking to the site, he said, “The EU imposed this crazy fine not just on @X, but also on me personally, which is even more insane!”“Therefore,…
Faculty members at Oklahoma’s regional public universities and community colleges can no longer be granted tenure, following an executive order issued by Governor Kevin Stitt that took effect Thursday.The order directs public regional universities to stop offering new lifetime tenure appointments. Instead, institutions must hire faculty on fixed-term, renewable contracts. Renewals will be based on…
MUMBAI: HDFC Bank’s chief has admitted that the bank has fallen short of its deposit mobilisation growth and has set a very wide range for credit-deposit targets for the current financial year and the next, highlighting the uncertain environment.“Having focused on granular segments has given us encouraging outcomes. We did, however, fall short of our…
India’s Ishan Kishan (ANI Photo) Ishan Kishan has emerged as India’s standout performer with the bat in the ongoing T20 World Cup, playing a pivotal role in the team’s smooth progression to the Super 8s. The left-hander has struck consecutive half-centuries, underlining a dramatic resurgence in his career. Just six months ago, he was out…
As reading quietly fades into a task-driven activity, students risk losing more than a habit—they lose a powerful way to steady their minds. Drawing on research and neuroscience, the story explores how reading regulates the nervous system, builds empathy, and deepens thinking, even as digital distractions and academic pressures steadily push books out of students’…
NEW DELHI: For the next phase of network expansion, the railway ministry has started preparation for laying 5th and 6th lines on the High Density Network (HDN) corridors connecting the four major metro cities — Delhi, Howrah, Mumbai and Chennai — so that more passenger and freight trains can run on these corridors.This is significant…
