An Indian passenger being welcomed by family members upon his arrival on a flight from Saudi Arabia, amid the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict, at Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport Gujarat. (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: With the Israel-Iran war escalating by the day, Indian missions in West Asia including Qatar, Bahrain and UAE are trying hard to…
The number of ATMs in the country declined as people shifted digital payments. The e-payments network reduced customers’ need for cash withdrawals, even as bank branches continued to expand, a Reserve Bank of India (RBI) report said.Private banks led the contraction, cutting their ATM network to 77,117 from 79,884, while public sector banks reduced their…
Ricky Ponting and Matthew Hayden (Video grab) NEW CHANDIGARH: There is a particular sound that has come to define the IPL evening these days — not the applause of a boundary, but the thud of a ball disappearing several rows back, followed by a collective murmur that asks: How far did that go?In this version…
Challenge your vision with this mind-bending optical illusion! In a chaotic grid showcasing the number 34, two reversed numbers, 45 and 85, lie in wait, all to be spotted in just 17 seconds. It’s a common struggle, as our brains are wired to see patterns, often leading us to miss these hidden anomalies. Do you…
NEW DELHI: The Centre has ordered Google and Apple to remove three Chinese battery-management apps — BAT-BMS, Lossigy and Epoch-i-ion — from their app stores after reports that they were being misused to remotely disable battery-operated vehicles, including e-rickshaws, surfaced on social media. The action comes six years after India’s first major “digital strike” on…
US President Donald Trump is strongly leaning towards a major new strike against Khamenei-led Iran after talks between Washington and Tehran on curbing Iran’s nuclear programme and ballistic missile development failed to make meaningful progress, people familiar with the matter told CNN.Two US officials briefed on the discussions told Reuters that Trump wants to create…
TMC chief Mamata Banerjee with nephew Abhishek Banerjee NEW DELHI: What began as a routine interaction in Delhi has culminated in the most serious internal crisis in the history of the Trinamool Congress, resulting in a split that has shaken the party founded by Mamata Banerjee nearly three decades ago.On Wednesday, a group of 58…
NEW DELHI: Nearly two-thirds of all live births in India – 66.4% – were first-born children, while the fourth child and births thereafter dwindled to barely 3.5%, shows the 2024 Sample Registration System Statistical Report. On birth spacing, a critical factor for maternal health and child development, the data shows that 53.5% of second or…
KOLKATA: Bengal voters under adjudication waited through Monday for the promised first supplementary electoral roll as Election Commission kept revising the deadline before finally pushing it to midnight. The list with around 29 lakh names was finally uploaded at 11.45pm.Supreme Court, which had on March 10 ordered the publication of supplementary voters’ lists, will take…
If Bridgerton Season 4 has completely taken over your online life, you’re not alone. Netflix’s split release has frustrated binge-watchers, but it has also given fans plenty of time to overanalyze every detail and spin new theories. Sophie Baek (played by Yerin Ha), in particular, has become the center of speculation, largely because so little…