NEW DELHI: At least 20 TMC MPs have submitted a letter to the Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their desire to ally with the BJP-led NDA, news agency PTI reported citing party lawmaker Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar on Monday. This came after Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Shekhar Ray’s resignation from the party and the Upper…
Asian equities traded mixed on Wednesday as losses in US technology stocks continued to weigh down sentiment, while precious metals inched higher as investors flocked to safe-haven assets.Hong Kongs HSI was down 26 points to 26,807 at 10:55 am IST. In Japan, Nikkei fell over 539 points or 0.99% to 54,180. Shanghai and Shenzhen were…
A poster reading “To break away from Europe at a time like this – No to the SVP Chaos Initiative”, featuring images of President Donald Trump, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, urging people to vote against the Swiss People’s Party (SVP) referendum titled “No to a Switzerland with 10 million inhabitants”…
Shah Rukh Khan, Alexander Zverev. (AI generated image) If Shah Rukh Khan fans were being objective, a hard ask given they are SRK fans and think Pathaan was a great movie, they would admit that Om Shanti Om was the last time King Khan was on top of his game. The movie was both a…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
NEW DELHI: With Congress-led UDF set for a comeback in Kerala after a decade, the focus has now shifted to its chief ministerial face. The alliance has so far decided not to reveal the name for the top post.“Our elected MLAs will come to Thiruvananthuram and hold a Legislature Party meeting and talk to our…
MUMBAI: Bank of Baroda on Friday reported a net profit of Rs 5,055 crore for the quarter ended December 2025, up 4.5% from Rs 4,837 crore a year earlier, helped by a sharp fall in provisions even as margins stayed under pressure.Net interest income (NII) was largely flat at Rs 11,800 crore, compared with Rs…
Denmark’s Viktor Axelsen (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The badminton world was left stunned on Wednesday as Denmark’s two-time Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen announced his retirement at the age of 32, citing persistent back problems that have made it impossible to “compete and train at the highest level.” The decision brings down the curtain on one…
Some of the unhappiest jobs are also some of the loneliest, according to an 85‑year‑long study led by Harvard researchers. While it’s hard to pin down any single job title as the “most miserable,” the researchers have found that certain job features seem to reliably wear people down – especially when work feels emotionally isolating….
After relationship terms like “grey divorce” and “silent divorce” becoming common, a new term called “menodivorce” is now on the rise among elder couples. But what is meno-divorce and why are many couples in their 50s and 60s calling it quits after years of being married? Read on to know all about this new middle…