The Statue of Liberty stands during sunset as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky on Thursday. (AP Photo) The build-up to Sunday’s FIFA World Cup final between Argentina and Spain has been overshadowed by an unexpected opponent — thick wildfire haze drifting south from Canada, prompting air quality alerts across New York and New Jersey…
New Delhi: The Employees Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is likely to constitute a high-powered committee to study its investment objectives, policy and guidelines as it eyes higher returns on its nearly Rs 31 lakh crore corpus based on contribution from over 30 crore members. The issue was discussed at last week’s investment committee meeting, which…
ANI file photo Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu highlighted the upcoming visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Israel during a Cabinet meeting on Monday.He described the relationship between the two countries as “an axis of nations committed to stability and progress,” emphasizing their partnership in innovation, security, and shared strategic goals. Netanyahu Links Modi’s…
CUET PG 2026 correction window opens for editing application details and exam preferences CUET PG 2026: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has opened the application correction window for the Common University Entrance Test for Postgraduate programmes, CUET PG 2026. The facility has been provided to allow registered candidates to rectify specific details in their online…
Abhishek Sharma, right, and Zimbabwe’s Dion Myers (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar admitted he was taken aback — not by a six or a daring stroke — but by a defensive shot from Abhishek Sharma during India’s emphatic win over Zimbabwe in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Go…
HYDERABAD: It was a tale of two debutants and how they consigned Rajasthan Royals to their first defeat in IPL-2026 on Monday.Praful Hinge (4/34) from Vidarbha and Sakib Hussain (4/24) of Bihar, the former 24 and the latter 21, couldn’t have asked for a better start to their IPL careers. Steaming in and hitting the…
Vinesh Phogat. (Twitter Photo) NEW DELHI: Vinesh Phogat has complied with the World Anti-Doping Agency’s (WADA) mandatory six-month notice requirement for athletes returning from retirement, sources close to the wrestler have claimed, even as fresh controversies continue to cloud her comeback to competitive wrestling.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Vinesh, who reversed…
India’s housing prices grew at a slower pace in the second quarter of the fiscal, with the All-India House Price Index (HPI) rising 2.2% year-on-year, sharply lower than the 7% recorded a year ago, according to Reserve Bank of India data released on Thursday.The index, compiled quarterly from transaction-level data provided by registration authorities, has…
FIFA announce star-studded World Cup Dream XI featuring Messi, Mbappé and Haaland/ Image: X Spain may have lifted the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy after defeating Argentina 1-0 following extra time in New Jersey, but the tournament’s best-performing players have now also been recognised after FIFA revealed its official Dream XI.The Team of the Tournament,…
NEW DELHI: A public spat erupted between Mani Shankar Aiyar and Shashi Tharoor on Thursday, with both exchanging sharply-worded open letters over foreign policy, ideology and personal remarks.The confrontation began when Aiyar wrote an open letter to Tharoor, published in Frontline magazine, criticising his comments during a television discussion on the ongoing conflict involving Iran,…
