India’s economic growth remains resilient and concerns that higher crude oil prices could significantly derail the economy are overstated, according to Neelkanth Mishra, India’s newly appointed Executive Director at the World Bank.In an interview with ANI, Mishra said India is better positioned than many other energy-importing economies to absorb elevated oil prices without suffering major…
The alarm shrills at 4am. Clothes, ironed the night before, lie ready. The admit card — printed, laminated, triple-checked — waits by the door. Across India, the same ritual unfolds in tens of thousands of homes: hopeful youth rise before dawn, sling bags over shoulders, catch the first bus or train to an exam centre…
India’s Manav Suthar (AP Photo) For Manav Suthar, the moment he learned about his maiden India call-up was one he will cherish forever. The young left-arm spin-bowling all-rounder revealed that it was his sister who first broke the life-changing news to him when his name appeared in India’s squad for the one-off Test against Afghanistan.Suthar…
EAM Jaishankar with Nepal FM Shisir Khanal Nepal’s foreign minister Shisir Khanal on Sunday emphasised on a stronger development-oriented partnership with India while also calling for the revival of dormant bilateral mechanisms and the resumption of high-level political exchanges between the two neighbours.Addressing a media briefing during his three-day visit to India, Khanal highlighted the…
Thousands of people have flooded the streets across Albania to protest against a major coastal development project linked to Jared Kushner, son-in-law of US President Donald Trump. The demonstrations, among the largest seen so far, come as opposition builds against plans to construct luxury resorts along the country’s Adriatic coastline.In the capital Tirana, thousands gathered…
Pakistan’s Khushdil Shah (Image: X) Pakistan’s all-rounder Khushdil Shah has claimed that India often benefits from favorable umpiring and match-related decisions during India-Pakistan encounters.Speaking on the ARY Podcast alongside teammate Abbas Afridi, Khushdil opened up about the unique pressure and emotions that surround India-Pakistan encounters. However, it was his remarks about alleged bias in key…
GURGAON:A 45-year-old school principal and her 25-year-old son were allegedly shot dead by the woman’s husband following a family dispute in the Ashok Vihar area in the early hours of Sunday, police said.The deceased were identified as Asha and her son Prashant. Police said both sustained fatal gunshot injuries and were declared dead at the…
Screengrab from video on X Gunshots, screams and panic were captured on video after a mass shooting near a community festival in Toledo, Ohio in US, on Saturday, leaving at least 12 people injured, according to authorities. Two victims are reported to be in critical condition.The footage, widely shared on social media, shows festival-goers running…
Jeff Bezos recently appeared on CNBC’s Squawk Box where he said that if Amazon were to run the way New York City runs its school system, packages would take weeks to arrive. During the same interview, the Amazon founder pushed back against claims that Airbnb is responsible for high rents in New York City. Jeff…
Former US first lady Dr Jill Biden revealed she was interested in keeping a diamond gifted to her by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but ultimately returned it to the federal government after learning that US officials valued it far above its stated price.In her memoir “View from the East Wing: A Memoir,” Biden offers a…