Most emerging-market currencies weakened on Tuesday (May 26) as overnight clashes near the Strait of Hormuz offset signs of progress toward a US-Iran peace deal, even as developing-nation stocks rose on optimism around artificial intelligence. MSCI’s gauge traded little changed overall, though most developing world currencies fell. South Africa’s rand, seen as a benchmark for…
NEW DELHI: Holding that provisions of CrPC or BNSS meant to ensure the right of an accused to a fair trial cannot be dispensed with even in case of trial under a special law like PMLA, Supreme Court has held that an accused had to be heard before a court can take cognisance of any…
Axar Patel and David Miller (Video grab) NEW DELHI: “What was David Miller thinking?” “Why didn’t he run?” Those questions will dominate conversations after Delhi Capitals suffered a heartbreaking one-run defeat to Gujarat Titans in IPL 2026. But beyond the drama and debate, it was Axar Patel’s touching post-match gesture that truly stood out.At the…
The Nifty Bank will be the index to watch ahead of the policy decision from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday, June 5, at 10 AM. The banking index is coming on the back of a three-day gaining streak, but has not managed to reverse the losses seen during the previous four days…
Bengaluru Traffic Police on Tuesday said that the Congress rally was not responsible for the late arrival of a NEET aspirant who missed her examination in the city on June 21.The police said CCTV footage, route analysis and interactions with the candidate and her parents showed that she reached the examination centre after the prescribed…
Rex Heuermann, a 62-year-old Long Island architect, admitted in court on Wednesday that he strangled eight women over nearly three decades, ending a chilling chapter in one of New York’s most notorious unsolved murder cases. Once living a quiet, professional life, Heuermann now faces the consequences of a series of killings that devastated families and…
Rohit Sharma made an instant impact on his return to the Mumbai Indians playing XI in their match against Lucknow Super Giants on Monday.The former MI captain scored 84 off 44 balls, hitting seven sixes and six fours at a strike rate of 190.91. During the game at the Wankhede Stadium, Rohit reached a milestone…
The record-breaking gift by Stephen Schwarzman to Oxford goes beyond lectures and libraries. Image credit – Wikimedia The first reaction to Oxford University’s announcement regarding the creation of the Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities in support of the project by Stephen Schwarzman was an emphasis on its cost – the £185 million donation from the…
US President Donald Trump said that Israel and Iran were “looking to do an immediate ceasefire”. At least 20 TMC MPs wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla expressing their support for the BJP-led NDA. The Forward Seamen’s Union of India sought urgent assistance for 24 Indian seafarers aboard a vessel reportedly attacked off the…
File Pic: KKR and SRH players (Image credit: IPL) KOLKATA: What can be considered a safe total? That question would be haunting the Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad ahead of their clash at the Eden Gardens on Thursday.They would have been happy putting up more than 200 runs in their opening games of the…
