A Sunday night crowd at Buford’s Backyard Beer Garden had gathered for drinks and live music when gunfire shattered the routine hum of the bar. Within minutes, panic replaced party chatter — and a 53-year-old man with a trail of incendiary online posts was dead after a shootout with police.The man, identified as Ndiaga Diagne,…
Gold slumped more than 5%, ending a four-day rally on Tuesday. The metal was weighed down by a stronger dollar and fading prospects of an interest rate cut as inflation concerns intensified against the backdrop of a potentially prolonged conflict in West Asia. Spot gold was down 5.6% at $5,029.59 an ounce whereas prices had…
Having long struggled to translate potential to performance on a consistent basis, batter underlines credentials by hauling India into the T20 World Cup semifinal with a knock for the ages.KOLKATA: Has Sanju Samson finally cemented a permanent place in India’s T20 XI? Head coach Gautam Gambhir surely hopes so, following the opener’s brilliant, unbeaten 97…
CBSE postpones Class X and XII exams in Middle East amid review The Central Board of Secondary Education has deferred Class X and Class XII board examinations scheduled in several Middle East countries, extending an earlier decision that had already disrupted the examination calendar for students in the region.In a circular dated March 3, 2026,…
After tasting success with two spin-off web series – ‘House of the Dragon’ and ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’, reports on Tuesday confirm that a new ‘Game of Thrones’ feature film is officially in the works. ‘Game of Thrones’ film in the works As per a report on The Wrap, Warner Bros. is developing…
Iran’s powerful Assembly of Experts has elected Mojtaba Khamenei, son of the slain Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, as his successor under pressure from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), reported Iran International, citing informed sources.However, according to the New York Times, senior clerics responsible for choosing the next supreme leader were still deliberating on…
FBI Director Kash Patel fired a dozen FBI agents and staff last week for their role in the classified documents investigation of Donald Trump, targeting an elite counter-espionage unit that investigates threats from foreign adversaries and specialises in Iran, where the US, along with Israel, launched a strike.The firings came as Patel claimed, without evidence,…
MUMBAI: The rupee is likely to come under renewed pressure when forex markets open on Wednesday as the conflict in West Asia has worsened the trade and energy situation beyond expectations of analysts.On Tuesday, the Indonesian rupiah, South Korean won and Thai baht each fell by more than 1%, leading losses in Asia, while broader…
Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) CHENNAI: Renowned former Australian fast bowler Glenn McGrath expects India and South Africa to lock horns in the final of the T20 World Cup but feels Suryakumar Yadav and Co. need to be cautious against England, who have had a patchy campaign, in the semifinals on Thursday.Go Beyond The Boundary…
EMRS ESSE 2025 Tier-II city slips released, admit cards to follow shortly EMRS ESSE 2025 Tier-II city slips: The National Education Society for Tribal Students (NESTS) has issued a notice regarding the recruitment of teaching and non-teaching staff for Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) through the EMRS Staff Selection Examination (ESSE) 2025. The announcement follows…
