Pakistan gets $3bn from Saudi Arabia as ‘support’ to shore up forex reserves as UAE debt looms Saudi Arabia has provided new financial help to Pakistan with an extra $3 billion deposit. It has also extended an existing $5 billion loan. This support is important for Pakistan as it struggles to meet its growing debt…
Four Texas teenagers have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and torturing a former high school classmate over a dispute involving one of the suspects’ girlfriends.Jose Rojas-Alvarado, Oscar Armando Santiago-Martinez, Angel Lemus-Perez, and Carlos Roberto Oliva-Villeda, all 17, face charges of aggravated kidnapping with a deadly weapon, according to arrest affidavits from the Travis County Sheriff’s…
Jason Arday/Image: St Mary’s University Jason Arday, a sociology professor who became one of the University of Cambridge’s most high-profile academics, has resigned after facing allegations of plagiarism, and the university has announced fresh investigations into his academic qualifications, career history, and ongoing complaints of academic misconduct.Arday announced his immediate resignation on Wednesday, saying the…
Questions are mounting over why Erika Kirk withdrew from a high-profile Turning Point USA event where she was due to appear alongside US vice president JD Vance, with sources cited by the Daily Mail suggesting the decision was driven by more than just security concerns.The 37-year-old widow had been scheduled to interview Vance at the…
NEW DELHI: Skoda Auto and JSW Green Mobility have signed a non-binding agreement to explore a joint venture that could develop, manufacture and sell passenger vehicles in India and overseas, the companies announced on Wednesday. The proposed partnership will span internal combustion engine vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids, signalling that the discussions extend…
On Tuesday night, a report claiming that Amitabh Bachchan had been hospitalised left fans worried. As the news spread rapidly, many took to social media to wish the legend a speedy recovery. However, ETimes has exclusively learnt that the reports are untrue. While the actor did visit Nanavati Hospital on Saturday, it was only for…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Marjane Satrapi, best known for her films such as ‘The Gang of the Jotas’ and ‘Dear Paris,’ as well as for her book, such as the ‘Persepolis’ series, has passed away. The novelist and film director was 56 at the time of her passing. Marjane Satrapi…
The Joint Admission Committee (JAC) Chandigarh has started the round 2 counselling process for admission to undergraduate engineering programmes for the 2026-27 academic session. Candidates taking part in the counselling can now complete the choice filling and locking process from July 15 to July 17, 2026, through the official website.Candidates are advised to carefully review…
The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) has clarified via its latest post on the platform X (formerly Twitter) that obtaining an APAAR ID is not essential for admission to schools, putting to rest many misunderstandings regarding the digital student ID system.It should be noted that Indian schools are rapidly embracing digitalization for…
A.R. Rahman’s nephew and National Award-winning composer G.V. Prakash Kumar is making his full-fledged Hindi debut with Aanand L Rai’s ‘Nayi Naveli’, starring Yami Gautam. The composer, known for over 120 Tamil and Telugu films, says language is no barrier for him. After making his mark as a composer across Tamil and Telugu cinema, G….
