A gunman who attempted to attack the White House Correspondents’ Association event in Washington DC reportedly compiled a 1000-word manifesto in which he listed his intended targets, while singling out one Trump administration official he did not plan to harm: FBI director Kash Patel.The suspect was identified as 31-year-old Cole Thomas Allen who sent a…
HCL Tech Q4 Results 2026 date and time, HCL Tech dividend 2026 date: As the earnings season is set to begin next month, several BSE and NSE-listed companies have started releasing their schedules for the January-March quarter results for the financial year 2025-26. HCL Technologies—India’s third-largest IT services company—has announced its schedule for the release…
The United States Navy has begun demining operations in the troubled Straits of Hormuz. The effort is being spearheaded by two Arleigh Burke-class destroyers the USS Frank E. Peterson and the USS Michael Murphy. These warships are the first wave of an effort to secure this vital maritime chokepoint, pivotal for global energy flows. These…
NBFC Stocks in Focus: Non‑banking financial company stocks are in focus after the Reserve Bank of India simplified the framework for classifying upper‑layer NBFCs, a move that Kotak Securities believes will have no material impact on large listed players. Under the revised approach, any NBFC with assets exceeding Rs 1 trillion will automatically qualify as…
NCCS Ph.D. admissions open for August 2026 session NCCS Ph.D. admissions August 2026: The National Centre for Cell Science (NCCS), Pune, has announced that applications are open for its Ph.D. programme for the August 2026 session. Indian candidates with a postgraduate degree in any branch of science and a strong academic record are eligible to…
The ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has evolved into a major regional crisis, with military strikes and retaliatory attacks spreading across multiple countries in the Middle East. What began with coordinated American and Israeli strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure quickly escalated into a broader confrontation involving missile barrages, drone warfare and…
If you are a regular on social media, you might have often come across images that claim to reveal your hidden or true personality. Aptly called personality tests, they are often based on basic questions or an image and depending on what you answer or choose, a lot can be revealed about you.This particular test,…
Photo: Jasprit Bumrah/ Instagram While we are still celebrating team India’s victory against New Zealand which lead to their historic win in the T20 World Cup 2026, one cannot skip mentioning bowler Jasprit Bumrah‘s superb performance on March 8. When we watch Jasprit dismantle world-class batting lineups with that clinical, ice-cold precision, it’s easy to…
KOLKATA: The involvement of 500-odd judicial officers – judges in lower courts – from across Bengal in the adjudication of doubtful cases flagged on the voters’ list published in Feb has sharply slowed down the disposal of cases in courts in the state.The overall “clearance rate” of cases in Bengal’s lower courts stood at 62%…
India’s digital payments ecosystem continues its rapid growth, with Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processing 228 billion transactions in 2025, according to Worldline’s annual “India Digital Payments Report – Year 2025 in Review.” The transaction value on UPI reached ₹299.74 lakh crore, marking a 33% year-on-year increase. The report highlights India’s shift toward a micro-transaction economy,…
