MUMBAI: Forex dealers expect a gap opening in the rupee-dollar exchange rate, with the domestic unit likely to record its sharpest gain in recent times. However, there is also a looming market freeze, with RBI’s aggressive anti-speculation measures risking paralysis of legitimate market-making, choking interbank liquidity and inadvertently penalising genuine corporate hedgers.Oil companies, normally the…
In 1992, Arnold Schwarzenegger started a youth initiative; a decade later, he spent $2.3 million backing California’s after-school push(Image Credit: Instagram) Arnold Schwarzenegger’s connection with youth programs began long before his political career. In 1992, he teamed up with Danny Hernandez to establish the Inner-City Games Foundation, an initiative that brought sports and fitness opportunities…
A woman in Scotland kept a diamond ring hidden in a drawer for half a century without knowing whether it was valuable or where it had come from. When she finally contacted Christie’s in 2007, a jewellery specialist discovered an exceptional 7.81-carat fancy greyish-blue diamond that was worth far more than she had imagined. The…
NEW DELHI: BJP Sunday accused Rahul Gandhi of seeking to stoke division in the country on linguistic grounds after the LoP alleged that PM Modi has launched a “full-scale attack” on the Tamil language and culture.BJP spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said the reality is that the Tamil language has received “immense respect” during Modi’s tenure, with…
Washington’s historic East Potomac Golf Links is facing another round of tree removals as the Trump administration weighs a potential overhaul of the century-old public golf course. According to reporting by The Washington Post and Axios, the National Park Service (NPS) has defended the clearing as maintenance, even as preservationists and park users question whether…
NEW DELHI: Foreign investors have withdrawn Rs 44,166 crore from Indian equities so far in Oct, bringing the total outflows this year to more than Rs 3 lakh crore as elevated crude oil prices, a firmer US dollar and higher US bond yields weigh on investor sentiment. Also, the AI-led rally in North Asian markets…
Soccer Football – LaLiga – Real Madrid v Villarreal – Estadio Bernabeu, Madrid, Spain – October 10, 2026 Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior reacts as he leaves the pitch after being shown a red card Real Madrid forward Vinícius Júnior has apologised to his teammates and fans after receiving a straight red card during their 1-0…
Actor Shobhinaw Satyaa, who plays Neem Karoli Baba in Hanuman Ansh, has praised Captain Smit Machchhar for his conduct during the recent flydubai midair incident and said the pilot’s account of chanting the Hanuman Chalisa during the ordeal had further strengthened his faith.Speaking at an India Today event, Shobhinaw said stories of courage are often…
DHAKA: Hardline Jamaat-e-Islami ally and NCP convener Nahid Islam, a key member of the July 2024 movement that led to Sheikh Hasina’s ouster as Bangladesh PM, backed the CJP-spearheaded protests in New Delhi, while a former adviser to the erstwhile Muhammad Yunus-led interim govt said he was waiting to witness PM Narendra Modi’s downfall.“The struggles…
In 2022, Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively donated $500,000 to Water First, a Canadian charity that works with Indigenous communities on water education and training. Four years later, the organisation marked a milestone: eight Indigenous trainees had graduated from a 15-month programme as certified water operators. The graduates completed more than 2,000 hours of hands-on…
