NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that the States was “close to making a deal with India” as he released tariff letters to various trading partners, informing them of the reciprocal tariff rates that would be effective from August 1, 2025. “We are close to making a deal with India. We’ve made…
KOLKATA: Candidates specified as tainted in the 2016 Bengal’s School Service Commission (SSC) panel (hirings) will not be allowed to participate in a fresh school recruitment process for 35,726 vacancies, Calcutta high court held Monday and directed SSC to cancel applications by such candidates. SSC had earlier submitted a list of ‘tainted candidates’ before the…
Representative AI-generated images MUMBAI: Consumers spent on packaged goods, beauty, fashion, and jewellery in the June quarter, indicating some revival in demand that had been dragged down by sluggish urban consumption, even though early rains and geopolitical tensions capped growth, quarterly updates published by companies showed.Dabur said the FMCG sector saw a sequential recovery in…
Happy Passia arrested in California NEW DELHI: Pro-Khalistan terrorist and ISI’s key henchman Harpreet Singh, alias Happy Passia, is expected to be extradited from the US to India soon. Passia was held on April 17 in Sacramento, California, by FBI and US Immigration & Customs Enforcement and is lodged at a detention centre in the…
SRINAGAR: A row has erupted between J&K’s Omar Abdullah-led government and opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over a decision to reopen schools in Kashmir from Tuesday amid heat that has scorched 72-year records and soared above 37 degree Celsius. PDP has criticised the move as “cruel”.School timings will be 7:30am to 11:30am in Srinagar and…
Vaibhav Suryavanshi of India (Photo by Michael Steele/Getty Images) India’s U-19 team wrapped up their one-day tour in England on a disappointing note, falling to a dominant seven-wicket defeat in the fifth and final Youth ODI on Monday. Despite the loss, all eyes remained on 14-year-old sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who scored a fighting 33, keeping…
NEW DELHI: Picking up from where he left off during his last visit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi presented his hosts with gifts that reflect India’s deep cultural and spiritual roots, along with its handcrafted excellence.From a ‘silver replica of the Ayodhya Ram Temple’ to a ‘Kalash’ (a sanctified vessel) containing sacred water from the River…
NEW DELHI: Five family members were allegedly killed, and the accused burnt their bodies in a bush on suspicion of practising witchcraft, police said on Monday. The incident took place in Bihar’s Purnea district.Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident.“Preliminary investigation suggests that five members of a family in Tetma village were…
RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, Sunil Ambekar NEW DELHI: Amid the language row, the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh on Monday said that primary education should be disseminated in the language that people speak in their places. After Maharashtra, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu rolled back the three-language policy, the RSS Akhil Bharatiya Prachar Pramukh, Sunil Ambekar said,…
India’s captain Shubman Gill waves to the fans after their win against England on day five of the second cricket test match at Edgbaston in Birmingham, England. (AP/PTI)(AP07_06_2025_000446B) After leading India to a thumping 337-run victory over England at Edgbaston, captain Shubman Gill shared his emotions on what he called one of the happiest moments…
