The finance ministry has approved Dubai-based Emirates NBD Bank’s proposal to acquire up to 74 per cent stake in private sector lender RBL Bank, PTI reported citing a regulatory filing on Friday.RBL Bank said Emirates NBD Bank (P.J.S.C) has received a letter from the Department of Financial Services dated May 14, 2026 approving the proposed…
Xi to visit US (Image credit: AP) Chinese president Xi Jinping will pay a state visit to the United States in the autumn at the invitation of US president Donald Trump, China’s top diplomat Wang Yi said on Friday.Wang made the announcement while briefing reporters on the just-concluded meeting between Xi and Trump in Beijing….
Stress can be seen as one of the most important but neglected reasons behind high blood pressure in today’s times. Stress, caused by a hectic lifestyle involving working late nights, insomnia, worries, mental tiredness, and exposure to too many electronic gadgets, has become one of the primary reasons for high blood pressure, particularly among youth….
The US Department of State recently published its June 2026 Visa Bulletin. However, the bulletin comes with a significant setback for Green Card visa applicants. The bulletin shows retrogression in the EB-1 and EB-2 final action dates for India. Reason? High demand and heavy visa usage. For those unaware, retrogression means the application line just…
PATIALA: After nearly two years of battling injuries, doubts and thoughts of quitting the sport, Sumit Kundu finally found his way back to the top with a stirring performance at the boxing selection trials here.Representing Army, Sumit secured his place in the Indian boxing contingent in the men’s 70kg division for the upcoming CWG and…
Tata Steel on Friday reported a more than two-fold jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 2,965 crore for the January-March quarter of FY26, supported by higher revenues from its India operations and improved volumes, PTI reported. The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 1,201 crore in the corresponding quarter of the…
Virat Kohli has admitted that the advice he gave to Prince Yadav helped the Lucknow Super Giants pacer dismiss him during an IPL 2026 match earlier this season.Prince had bowled Kohli for a two-ball duck during Lucknow Super Giants’s nine-run win over Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow. The ball came…
For years, India’s BrahMos missile occupied a near-mythical space in South Asia’s military balance, fast enough to terrify adversaries, precise enough to hit the smallest of targets and difficult enough to intercept that it fundamentally changed how India executed critical tasks during Operation Sindoor.Pakistan, meanwhile, largely relied on a mix of ballistic missiles, subsonic cruise…
Donald Trump and Xi Jinping (AI-image) US President Donald Trump on Friday said that China has agreed to buy more than 200 Boeing aircraft, with the deal potentially expanding to as many as 750 planes, following his visit to China where he met his counterpart Xi Jinping.Speaking to reporters, Trump said, “We’ve made a lot…
New Delhi: Strengthening its International feed from Punjab, Air India has started a twice-daily service between Delhi and Ludhiana (Halwara) from Friday. The airline expects a very strong connecting traffic from this flight at its Delhi hub to feed its widebodies operating to rest of the world from IGIA. Ditto on the way back. Meanwhile,…