Varun Batchigari is suspected of first-degree murder in the death of University of Arizona student Julissa Rubi Salazar. (Screengrab from YT video) An Indian man accused of killing his 19-year-old girlfriend in Tucson, Arizona, was arrested in Germany after allegedly fleeing the US.Varun Batchigari, 20, is suspected of first-degree murder in the death of University…
India’s Washington Sundar. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: The men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to pick the squad for the upcoming two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle. Informal discussions took place on the sidelines of the white-ball tour in England, and a formal meeting will convene…
Rupee depreciated 6 paise to 96.42 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday pressured by heightened geopolitical tensions, a stronger US dollar and elevated crude oil prices.At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency opened at 96.41 and slipped to 96.42, compared with its previous close of 96.36 against the greenback, according…
SSC introduces sliding mechanism to fill vacant posts; candidates to complete Aadhaar verification and choose FIX or FLOAT options. The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has introduced a Sliding Mechanism for allocation of posts to qualifying candidates, aiming to reduce unfilled vacancies and ensure a smoother, candidate-friendly process. The move comes after repeated instances of posts…
TVK president and chief minister C Joseph Vijay stood alongside Tamil Nadu Congress Committee president Manickam Tagore, MDMK leader Vaiko, VCK leader Thol Thirumavalavan and IUML leader Khader Mohindeen in front of a banner that read ‘Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance’ CHENNAI: The TVK-led alliance has been named the Secular Social Justice Victory Alliance, with…
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply lower, falling more than 1 per cent, as heavy selling in information technology stocks combined with global trade uncertainties and rising geopolitical tensions to weigh on investor sentiment.The NSE Nifty declined 288.35 points, or 1.12 per cent, to close at 25,424.65 after touching an intraday low of…
LONDON: Hindu groups have rejected a new SOAS-led report into the 2022 Hindu-Muslim Leicester riots which seeks to blame Hindus and “Hindutva” for much of the violence, saying they have serious concerns about its impartiality, funding and panel composition.The Hindu Community Organisations Group (HCOG) Leicester, which represents over 50,000 Hindus, said the vast majority of…
A Russian oil tanker chartered by Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd (MRPL) arrived off the Indian coast on Sunday, underscoring ongoing concerns over global energy supplies amid escalating tensions in Middle East. The vessel, MT Aqua Titan, is currently anchored around 10 nautical miles off the coast of Mangaluru in the Arabian Sea, having been…
Top stocks to buy today on September 18, 2026 Stock market recommendations: Apar Industries, BEML, and Aegis Vopak Terminals – these are the top stocks to buy that have been picked by Hitesh Rathi, Technical Analyst (Equity & Derivatives) at Angel One for September 18, 2026. Below are the target prices and rationale:Buy Apar Industries…
Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty is hospitalised in Kolkata after undergoing a minor surgery procedure and this information was revealed by West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Friday on his social media. The Chief Minister shared photographs from the hospital visit on social media, showing the actor-politician resting in his hospital bed.Taking to Facebook, Adhikari…
