Sudden movement in closing period triggers outcry online. MUMBAI: In the first monthly expiry of derivatives contracts on BSE after the introduction of Closing Auction Session, popularly known as CAS, sensex and Bankex, BSE’s banking index, witnessed wild swings, triggering social media outcry. The sharp movement in indices and some of their constituents also gave…
“Our focus should be on preparing sportspersons who will qualify and compete in different sports in 2036,” PM Modi said. NEW DELHI: Be it sport or society, the participation of youth is India’s strength, PM Narendra Modi said Thursday, calling upon them to take to sports at a time when more avenues have emerged for…
US President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House (AP photo) US President Donald Trump has ordered that Lake Ontario be referred to as “Lake America” in the United States, adding another point of tension to his increasingly strained relationship with Canada.Trump signed an executive order…
Indians top UK immigration charts for work, study, visitor, settlement and citizenship grants in year ending June 2026. LONDON: Indians top the numbers of foreign nationals resettling in the UK, being granted British citizenship, gaining work visas, applying for study visas, and visiting the UK as a tourist, according to the latest immigration statistics released…
India and US discuss strengthening civil nuclear ties as India prepares for private sector participation and 100 GW capacity by 2047. MUMBAI: Atomic Energy Commission chairperson, A K Mohanty, and the US secretary of the department of energy Chris Wright, held discussions to explore opportunities to further strengthen Indo-US nuclear ties for mutual benefit at…
In 1776, a Gettysburg minister built his stone home Gettysburg’s oldest surviving building, the 1776 Dobbin House, marked its 250th anniversary on Wednesday, 26 August 2026, celebrating two and a half centuries since Irish-born Presbyterian minister Reverend Alexander Dobbin completed the stone home. The anniversary was marked with a public reenactment of Dobbin’s original 1776…
MNS leader Amit Thackeray warns auto drivers over Hindi use MNS leader Amit Thackeray has warned of action against auto-rickshaw drivers in Maharashtra who speak Hindi or behave rudely.He also questioned the state government’s decision to extend the deadline for a Marathi language requirement.“If it comes to our notice that someone (an auto-rickshaw driver) is…
TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: In his first press conference of the tour, Shubman Gill termed qualifying for the World Test Championship as the “ultimate goal,” a sentiment he maintained while preparing to leave the country. In between his two media interactions, the Indian captain saw his team register a comprehensive win in Galle and then settle…
What triggered the disaster and could more danger follow? A catastrophic flood swept through Nepal’s Rasuwa district on Wednesday, killing and displacing hundreds of people and destroying bridges and other infrastructure along the Bhotekoshi river corridor.The death toll from the massive flash floods has risen to at least 353, police said.Bodies have since been recovered…
Sam Altman has spent the last few days being quoted back to himself. Clips of the OpenAI chief executive admitting he misjudged how fast AI would upend the economy have been everywhere, and this week they ran into something awkward: a new cover story in which his own company describes itself as standing at the…