The United States has granted a majority-Russian-owned Serbian oil company a temporary reprieve from sanctions targeting Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, a Serbian minister said on Wednesday. Washington’s sanctions on the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), part of its crackdown on Russia’s energy sector, forced the shutdown in early December of Serbia’s sole oil refinery, which…
India’s western fashion market is seeing mixed results after the strong post-pandemic boom. While some global brands are struggling with slower demand, others are continuing to grow. Brands like Marks & Spencer, Benetton and Adidas are facing weak sales, while Uniqlo and Nike are expanding their footprint. At the same time, Zara’s growth has remained…
LUCKNOW: Stirred by the deletion of 2.89 crore voters from Uttar Pradesh’s draft electoral roll following the SIR exercise, BJP’s state unit has decided to launch a campaign to trace the “absent” and “transferred” voters ahead of the 2027 assembly polls. The announcement comes in the wake of CM Yogi Adityanath’s assertion that the majority…
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…
GATE 2026 final answer key is expected to be released soon. The Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) 2026 final answer key is expected to be released soon by the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Guwahati, the conducting body for this year’s examination. Candidates who appeared for the national-level engineering entrance test can download the…
NEW DELHI: Days after the Tamil Nadu government issued an order to regulate aesthetic, cosmetology and hair transplant clinics, mandating their registration under the Tamil Nadu Clinical Establishments Act and bringing them under formal rules, doctors have called for similar regulations to be implemented across the country amid a surge in procedures driven by social…
NEW DELHI: India will soon start discussing terms of reference (ToR) for a proposed free trade agreement (FTA) with Canada, commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal said on Monday. The ToR will define the scope and structure of the negotiations and is first formal step towards reviving talks that were paused by Canada in 2023….
Security operations following an exchange of fires between security forces and terrorists. (ANI) NEW DELHI: Eight Army personnel were injured on Sunday in a prolonged gunfight with terrorists in a remote forested area of the upper reaches of Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The encounter, which lasted for several hours, erupted when security forces came in…
It was only the second time Zimbabwe have beaten Australia in the shortest format at the global showpiece, having previously done so in the 2007 edition in Cape Town under Prosper Utseya. (ICC Photo) Zimbabwe produced the first major upset of the ongoing T20 World Cup, stunning former champions Australia by 23 runs in a…
Gold prices declined in futures trade on Tuesday as traders booked profits and turned cautious ahead of the outcome of the US non-farm payrolls report, which is expected to offer fresh cues on the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate path. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for February delivery slipped by Rs 341,…
