Asian stock markets showed a mixed trend on Wednesday, tracking gains on Wall Street as oil prices softened amid cautious optimism over potential US-Iran peace talks.Japan’s Nikkei 225 rose about 0.5% to hover near record highs, supported by strong gains in heavyweight tech stocks.South Korea’s Kospi edged slightly lower, while Australia’s S&P/ASX 200 dropped 0.9%.Hong…
Colombian President Gustavo Petro has been named a ‘priority target’ by the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as federal prosecutors in New York examine his alleged links to drug traffickers, according records seen by news agency Associated Press.DEA records show Petro has appeared in multiple investigations since 2022, many based on interviews with confidential informants….
SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah whisked National Conference (NC) MLAs and MPs to Dachigam national park on Srinagar’s outskirts for a day-long strategy session Wednesday that ended with a political call to arms — a protest in New Delhi on opening day of Parliament’s monsoon session demanding restoration of J&K’s statehood.Party legislators had first gathered…
It is easy to picture the Great Pyramid of Giza standing isolated against sand and heat, as if it had always belonged to a desert that never changed. That image has shaped how the monument is discussed for centuries, especially the question of how such heavy stone blocks ever reached the plateau in the first…
. NEW DELHI: Parliament has voted down the government’s proposal to expand the Lok Sabha from 543 to 850 seats, implement 33% reservation for women, and redraw constituencies accordingly, but the defeat has not closed the issue. If anything, it has exposed how a once-technical constitutional mechanism has become one of the most consequential unresolved…
NEW DELHI: Batting for greater promotion of Sanskrit and its use even in quantum computing, BJP veteran Murli Manohar Joshi on Monday said India is not a ‘vishwaguru’ (global teacher) anymore and this term should not be used.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an event here, Joshi also made a strong pitch for making…
Charlie Day, star of the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, found himself unable to resist a question about his “favourite Luigi in recent American history” during a recent interview in Tokyo.Day was speaking alongside co-stars and Hollywood actors Anya Taylor-Joy and Keegan-Michael Key on the comedy podcast Tintoria when the hosts asked who he considered…
Candace Owens fires back at Laura Loomer over George Farmer claim as viral arrest record claim sparks intense online backlash (Image via Getty) Candace Owens found herself at the center of a fast-moving online fight after a serious claim about her husband, George Farmer, started spreading on social media. The claim came from Laura Loomer,…
US intelligence assessments suggesting Iran could rebuild key military capabilities within months have raised fresh questions over the long-term effectiveness of US-Israeli strikes on Tehran’s defence infrastructure. According to a CNN report citing multiple sources familiar with American intelligence, Iran has already restarted parts of its drone production during the six-week ceasefire that began in…
2026 FIFA World Cup (ANI Photo) FIFA World Cup 2026 is not merely another edition of football’s grandest spectacle. It is a tournament built on numbers never seen before.Forty-eight teams. Three host nations. Sixteen stadiums. One hundred and four matches across 39 days. From a record 1,248 players representing 449 clubs in 71 countries to…
