KANPUR: A 48-year-old man allegedly strangled and slit the throats of his 11-year-old twin daughters after sedating them in the Kidwai Nagar area of the city early Sunday.The father, Shashi Ranjan Mishra, a pharmaceutical businessman, was arrested from the scene after he reported the crime on Dial-112.The bodies of the twins, both Class 5 students,…
Amazon has sealed a $30 million (Rs 280 crore) deal to buy carbon credits generated by rice farmers in India. The agreement is among the largest of its kind globally and the first at this scale in the country’s agriculture sector.According to sources cited by ET, the credits will come from the Good Rice Alliance,…
NEW DELHI: A quick check by railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday showed how there is a gap between what officials claim and the ground reality. At a track maintainers’ conference, he asked how many of them have got “lightweight tools” and the response was dismal.“This is wrong. There is a sharp gap between your…
Okay, so Tuesday night in NYC’s West Village, a group of some of the most connected people in entertainment quietly slipped into Via Carota for Lena Dunham’s 40th birthday dinner. No red carpet. No announcement. Just Taylor Swift, Emily Ratajkowski, Emily’s boyfriend Romain Gavras, Andrew Rannells, and Lena’s husband Luis Felber, all at the same…
Sukesh Chandrasekhar and Jacqueline Fernandez NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Friday sought a response from Enforcement Directorate (ED) on a plea by actor Jacqueline Fernandez seeking to turn approver in a Rs 200-crore money laundering case involving alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar.Special judge Prashant Sharma issued the notice to the agency and listed the matter…
In its latest World Economic Outlook report for April 2026, IMF has actually raised the growth forecast for India. (AI image) India’s high growth and low inflation period has been dealt an oil shock. Since the start of the Middle East conflict and US-Iran war, crude oil prices have crossed $100 per barrel, in effect…
JAMMU: A court in Jammu on Monday remanded five people, including two Pakistani nationals, in 25-day judicial custody in an NIA case related to terror activities.Earlier, police probing logistical support for terror activities had intercepted a bike in Srinagar and seized a grenade and 15 bullets from the possession of Mohammad Naqeeb Bhat.His interrogation led…
Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem has warned that governments and regulators must act quickly to address the cybersecurity risks posed by the powerful new artificial intelligence systems such as Anthropic’s Mythos. According to a report by The Globe and Mail, speaking after the spring meeting of International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington,…
United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Wednesday reiterated that Britain will not be drawn into the ongoing Middle East conflict, asserting that “this is not our war” and that joining it is “not in our national interest”.Amid rising concerns over global energy supplies, Starmer announced that the UK will host a meeting of around…
For kids, the beginning of a new school year brings hope, and while parents enjoy this excitement, what awaits them is the endless list of new stationery, textbooks, and long queues in the markets. Undoubtedly, this is the story of many Indian schools, but did you know the story isn’t the same for parents around…