MUMBAI: Bonds rallied after govt and RBI announced measures to encourage foreign investment in govt securities on Friday. The yields on benchmark 10-year govt securities (G-Secs) softened to 6.94% in early trades, from 6.99% on Thursday, after the govt said foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) would be exempted from long-term capital gains and withholding taxes on…
Filmmaker Madhur Bhandarkar has heaped praise on Ranveer Singh’s performance in Dhurandhar, going so far as to say that the actor deserves a National Award for his work in the film. In a recent interview, Bhandarkar also lauded director Aditya Dhar, calling Dhurandhar a landmark film that has changed the grammar of Indian cinema.Bhandarkar revealed…
How do you measure a trillion dollars? Start with the zeroes. A trillion is written as $1,000,000,000,000 — a one followed by 12 zeroes. Yet even that barely captures its scale. As SpaceX’s market debut pushes Elon Musk towards what could become the world’s first trillion-dollar personal fortune, the number is so large that it…
The Madhya Pradesh Board of Secondary Education (MPBSE), Bhopal, has announced that the results of the High School Second Examination 2026 today. Students who appeared for the examination can check their results online once the result link is activated.The announcement relates to the High School Second Examination conducted by MPBSE. Under the board’s revised examination…
राष्ट्रीय पात्रता सह प्रवेश परीक्षा 2026 (नीट 2026) रविवार को कानपुर में 43 केन्द्रों में सम्पन्न होगी. इस परीक्षा में करीब 20 हजार अभ्यर्थियों के शामिल होगें. इस दौरान कई जिलों से आने व जाने वाले अभ्यर्थियों की बढ़ती संख्या को देखते हुए रेलवे प्रशासन ने सेंट्रल स्टेशन पर विशेष इंतजाम किए हैं. शनिवार से…
A federal judge invalidated Donald Trump’s ban on 39 countries. A US federal judge ruled on Friday that the Donald Trump administration’s immigration ban on 39 countries imposed after last November’s DC shooting was unlawful. Chief US District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the US Citizenship and Immigration Services had adopted…
NEW DELHI: It’s natural for parents to expect that their children would take care of them in their sunset years, but many cases are being reported of the elderly being abandoned after they transfer property to their offspring.In one such case, the Supreme Court on Monday gave an earful to a man for deserting his…
International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Kirsty Coventry (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games received greater clarity on Wednesday after the International Olympic Committee (IOC) approved a revamped host selection process that will culminate with the announcement of the winning bid in mid-2029.At the IOC’s 146th Session in Lausanne, members…
For many, snakes inspire fear, mystery, caution and fascination. And sometimes, all feelings at once. But in several parts of the world, the slithering creatures are respected, celebrated and considered angels. Snakes are woven into religious beliefs, folklore and cultural traditions. But it’s not just India but villages in Italy too where snakes are revered….
George Knight has officially entered the ‘Love Island’ 2026 villa as a participant, and he already has a decision to make. The 28-year-old professional footballer from Winchester made his entrance on June 2 alongside Yasmin Hadlow, and the pair have just 24 hours to decide which boy and which girl will be dumped from the…
