MUMBAI: The rupee weakened by 26 paise to settle at 95.99 against the US dollar on Thursday, dragged by a surge in crude oil prices and a strong greenback amid geopolitical uncertainties. According to forex traders, the domestic currency was also weighed down by heavy selling in domestic equity markets as investors moved toward risk…
Image: Esko Tikkala/Lahti Museums A Finnish metal detectorist has uncovered what is believed to be the country’s largest known Viking Age silver coin hoard after finding thousands of ancient coins near the village centre of Sysmä. Kalle Lappinen discovered the hoard on September 3, 2026, and reported the find to authorities, allowing archaeologists from Lahti…
They met in London in 2017: 9 years later, this Indian girl and her Pakistani bestie are going viral for a friendship that transcends borders A recent post shared by Humans of Bombay has put the spotlight on an unlikely friendship between a woman from Karachi and her best friend from Delhi. The two first…
General:Good things ripen slowly, and today you’ll taste one. A long-awaited wish shows signs of fulfilment, thanks to Jupiter casting a kind glance on your gains and Venus strengthening your comfort and confidence.There is steadiness in the air. You may feel more settled while handling calls, errands, or a pending family matter. Support from an…
Tillotama Shome responds SHARPLY after troll said she has ‘anxiety issues’ over her post on women’s safety in Mumbai: ‘How sensitive of you’ Tillotama Shome has firmly pushed back against a social media user who claimed she was dealing with “anxiety issues” after she shared a post reflecting on the concern she felt for a…
Dommaraju Gukesh of India (Photo by Rafal Oleksiewicz for FIDE) NEW DELHI: Since becoming world champion two years ago, noise has followed Dommaraju Gukesh almost everywhere, at times making it feel as though he isn’t worthy of the title he rightfully won.But on Friday, when India needed the youngest world champion in history to deliver…
SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah brought Friday an assembly resolution seeking restoration of full statehood for J&K, but an autonomy reference ignited a BJP backlash, with its members ripping up copies amid anti-national chants directed at the governing National Conference (NC).The contentious reference came as the document cited an autonomy resolution passed by the assembly…
MUMBAI: Oil prices have shot up to $114 a barrel from below $85 in June and July, exposing India to multiple shocks as trade, technology and energy risks increasingly reinforce one another, chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Thursday.Speaking at the SBI Banking and Economics Conclave, Nageswaran said India’s imported crude basket had…
Republican Senator proposes new legislation to end employment-based Green Card. Amid several sweeping changes to the US immigration rules, Republican Senator Tommy Tuberville has introduced new legislation seeking to end Green Card lottery and employment-based Green Cards. This is just legislation and many such pieces of legislation are proposed regularly by lawmakers, which never see…
Prince William and Prince Harry won’t inherit Princess Diana’s childhood home, where she is buried: Here’s who will Princess Diana’s childhood home is also where she was laid to rest, but the sprawling estate will not one day belong to either of her sons, Prince William or Prince Harry. Althorp, the Spencer family’s historic estate…
