Stock markets have been quite volatile this week With Eid-e-Milad being observed on Wednesday, August 26, investors may be wondering whether they will get a trading holiday on the stock market. The festival is a holiday for several government offices and institutions, and banks in many states are also closed. But the stock market follows…
Kishan Reddy also accused Congress, AIMIM of linking revision to religion NEW DELHI: Union coal minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday accused Telangana chief minister A Revanth Reddy of attempting to provoke Muslims, disturb law and order and derail the Election Commission‘s ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in the state.Addressing reporters in…
HRW report shows that drug gangs and rebel groups in Colombia are increasingly recruiting children Colombian drug gangs and rebel groups are increasingly recruiting children and training them for dangerous roles, including piloting drones loaded with explosives, Human Rights Watch said in a report published Monday.The rights watchdog said armed groups were using social media…
Rajya Sabha MP introduces National Commission for Men Bill in Parliament NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha MP Ashok Kumar Mittal introduced the National Commission for Men Bill, 2025 in Parliament, saying the recent Pune Ketan Agarwal case highlighted the need for institutional support and legal protection for male victims. In a post on X, the former…
Bank holiday on September 14 Planning to visit a bank as the week begins? You might want to reschedule, with banks across various parts of the country set to remain shut on September 14 for Ganesh Chaturthi, which celebrates the birth of Lord Ganesha.However, the September 14 closure is state-specific, so bank branches will not…
MC Mary Kom is the only Indian woman boxer to have won more than one medal in the Asian Games. (Right) Ojas Pravin Deotale claimed three gold in Hangzhou, but will be missing in action in Aichi-Nagoya. NEW DELHI: India’s Asian Games stories are often written in gold, silver and bronze. But behind the numbers…
Faf’s century powers TSK to 6-wicket victory (Image: X) Veteran South African batter Faf du Plessis turned back the clock with a sensational unbeaten century as the Texas Super Kings (TSK) kicked off their Major League Cricket (MLC) 2026 campaign with a thrilling six-wicket victory over the Seattle Orcas at Grand Prairie Stadium in Dallas.Chasing…
Canada rejects PR application of Ethiopian woman married to a Canadian and says her divorce from ex-husband under Sharia law is not considered legal in Canada. A Canadian Muslim man was turned down by a visa officer when he wanted to sponsor his Ethiopian wife for a permanent resident visa as the wife’s divorce from…
The ‘Hawk Fire’ began on Saturday A fast-growing wildfire in northwest Reno, Nevada, remained uncontained and was determined to be human-caused, authorities said Sunday. Officials expanded the “GO NOW” evacuation zone and urged about 90,000 people to evacuate or prepare to leave.About 42,000 residents were under evacuation orders, while another 45,000 were in an adjacent…
You may wake up feeling oddly slow, as if the engine takes time to catch. That’s the Moon pressing on your nerves a bit, bringing unease and laziness in the first half. Yet don’t judge the whole day by the morning. Your confidence builds as the hours move.A bold decision, maybe about work, study, or…