He said opposition parties had questioned the functioning of the three election commissioners both when they appeared to agree and now when correspondence between them has emerged. NEW DELHI: The BJP on Wednesday defended the election commission over the row surrounding an alleged split among the poll panel’s commissioners, with party MP Sambit Patra saying…
Moody’s Ratings last week raised its FY27 real GDP growth forecast to 7% from 6%. NEW DELHI: India’s growth outlook has received a broad upgrade from major global institutions, with the OECD, S&P Global Ratings, Fitch Ratings and Asian Development Bank (ADB) raising their GDP forecasts for the current financial year.The upgrades follow stronger-than-expected economic…
In 1954, a Maryland family bought 62 acres of tired farmland and chose not to force it back into production. Instead, the property was given time to recover, allowing fields, woods, wetlands and wildlife habitat to return gradually. Seventy-two years later, that patient decision has become part of a much larger conservation story. Toad Hall,…
You know that moment, you’re drifting off, everything’s going soft and quiet, and then suddenly your whole body jolts like you’ve missed a step going down the stairs, except you’re lying flat in bed and there are no stairs anywhere near you. It’s startling every single time, even though it’s happened to you dozens of…
Sagittarius is Guru ki Rashi, so knowledge and learning are naturally important themes for this sign. They are usually people who want to know more and are interested in different subjects. They can have knowledge about several things and are often the ones who keep looking for something new to learn or understand.There is also…
Sachana Namidass marked one of the biggest milestones of her career with an appearance that was deeply personal and meaningful. The actor attended the 72nd National Film Awards ceremony, where she received the National Award for Best Supporting Actress for her performance in ‘Maharaja’.Rather than opting for a conventional red-carpet look, Sachana used the occasion…
England’s Joe Root (AP photo) Joe Root entered another elite club on Tuesday, becoming the second-fastest batter in international cricket history to reach 23,000 runs during England’s first ODI against Sri Lanka in Durham.Root needed only three runs to reach the landmark and brought it up in typically stylish fashion, using his wrists to flick…
EC negates report of differences in commission over SIR NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Wednesday conceded that “operational queries or inputs” were raised by election commissioners S S Sandhu and Vivek Joshi on matters including the special intensive revision (SIR) exercise, but insisted that these pertained to the draft stage and were “part of…
The Rs 22,562 crore public issue consisted entirely of an offer for sale (OFS). NSE IPO listing: The National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) is set to debut on the stock market on September 24, 2026. The shares are scheduled to begin trading on the BSE. With the listing now just a day away, the…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (Image credit: AFP) NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh hopes veteran stars Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma feature in the 2027 ODI World Cup and help India win the coveted trophy. The middle-order batter also wants to move beyond the perception of being a single-format player and earn a Test cap for…
