NEW DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio, in the presence of minister of external affairs S Jaishankar, launched a scathing attack on Iran, calling it “the world’s leading sponsor of terrorism“.“Look what they are doing now. They are holding hostage civilian vessels, including ships that have now been stuck in the Persian Gulf,” said…
MUMBAI: IRDAI has asked the non-life industry to come up with a standard definition of claim and a uniform definition of claim settlement ratio for various lines of business. This followed different companies using different definitions for determining claim settlement ratio, a key metric that is an indicator of companies’ financial health and customer satisfaction.Some…
NEW DELHI: Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan has sought a detailed report from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) after widespread complaints from students and parents over technical glitches during the post-result re-evaluation process, with the Centre bringing in experts from IIT-Madras and IIT-Kanpur and roping in four public sector banks to stabilise the system…
India reduced Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), or the number of deaths per 1,000 live babies born, from 30 in 2019 to 24 in 2024, an annual average decline of about one point. Chhattisgarh had the highest IMR of 36 followed by both UP and MP with 35. Kerala had the lowest IMR of 8, followed…
SRINAGAR: Two days after claiming that the Centre had in principle agreed to grant Ladakh Union Territory a legislative assembly, a CM and constitutional safeguards similar to Article 371, a key Ladakh representative Sunday said “no final agreement or concrete outcome has been reached as yet”.“Discussions are still underway,” Kargil Democratic Alliance (KDA) co-chairman Sajjad…
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), launched by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in 2015, aims to provide pucca houses with basic civic amenities to eligible urban households across the country. The scheme targets urban housing shortages, particularly among Economically Weaker Section (EWS), Low Income Group (LIG) and Middle Income Group (MIG) families,…
NEW DELHI: Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) encompass both autonomous platforms that navigate and act without real-time human control and remotely operated systems piloted from a surface ship or shore station. Once niche tools for scientific sampling and oilfield inspection, these systems now play an expanding role across naval operations and civilian sectors. From seabed surveillance…
Hardik Pandya (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians endured a disappointing IPL 2026 season and even their hopes of signing off with a victory failed to materialise as the five-time champions suffered another defeat in their final league-stage match.Mumbai Indians finished ninth in the 10-team points table after going down to Rajasthan Royals by…
Gold and silver are expected to take cues from developments in the ongoing US-Iran talks this week, with analysts forecasting a largely steady trend for gold prices while silver may continue to outperform amid geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices.Investors are also likely to track a series of economic indicators from the United States,…
Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 playoff line-up is now complete with the four qualified teams officially confirmed.After Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Sunrisers Hyderabad and Gujarat Titans sealed their playoff spots, the race for the fourth and final berth went down to the wire. Rajasthan Royals eventually clinched the spot…
