NEW DELHI: The mortal remains of 28-year-old Mandeep Kumar, Punjabi man tricked into joining Russian army, has finally reached his hometown Goraya in Jalandhar, after more than a year of waiting. He died in a drone attack while fighting for the Russian army against Ukraine, after being tricked by travel agents who promised him work…
The broader macro backdrop for Indian equities remains stable heading into 2026, supported by healthier corporate balance sheets and early signs of an earnings recovery across sectors, according to ICICI Prudential Alternate Investments. However, after a long market upcycle and widespread rerating, much of the optimism on growth and profits is already reflected in stock…
Alana King of Australia bowls during the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup India 2025 match between Australia and Bangladesh at Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium on October 16, 2025 in Visakhapatnam, India. (Photo/Getty Images) NAVI MUMBAI: There are quite a few reasons for Alana King to fall in love with India. The Australian…
Daniel Vettori assistant coach of Australia looks on during an Australian Test cricket squad training session at Sydney Cricket Ground on January 01, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia’s assistant coach Daniel Vettori has backed the team’s call to go in with an all-seam attack for the fifth Ashes Test at the Sydney Cricket…
For years, the American teaching profession has been discussed almost entirely in terms of what it has lost. Falling enrollment in teacher training programmes, rising exits from classrooms, and persistent warnings about burnout have shaped a bleak consensus: Fewer people want to teach, and many who do rarely stay long.But the latest data complicates that…
Nepal’s Interim PM Sushila Karki and her husband Durga Prasad Subedi (ANI) NEW DELHI: Nepal’s Interim Prime Minister Sushila Karki’s husband, Durga Prasad Subedi, is set to be flown to New Delhi for his medical treatment after he was admitted to a government hospital but showed no improvement.Subedi, 74, was admitted to the Tribhuvan University…
Unsold housing inventory across India’s top seven cities increased by 4 per cent last year, as the supply of new homes continued to exceed buyer demand, according to data released by real estate consultant Anarock.The total number of unsold residential units in the primary market stood at 5,76,617 at the end of 2025, compared with…
Mustafizur Rahman and Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: India and Bangladesh are once again at the centre of a cricket and political row. This time, it involves the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League.Bangladesh has asked that their matches at next month’s T20 World Cup not be played in India. Instead, they want the…
MI Cape Town all-rounder George Linde said the team is hoping for a change in fortune when they face Paarl Royals at Newlands on Sunday in the second SA20 Western Cape derby.The defending champions have made a slow start to Season 4. After four matches, they have managed only two points, which came from an…
For more than two decades, the H-1B visa lottery served as a quiet stabiliser for the US technology economy. Its randomness was not flawless, but it still provided businesses with something they value very highly: Predictability. Corporations would be able to chart recruitment cycles, educational institutions could synchronize the graduation of their students, and worldwide…
