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AGRA: Five members of a family from Haryana’s Karnal and their driver died after their MUV rammed into a truck parked outside a dhaba on Panipat-Khatima highway under Titavi police station of Muzaffarnagar on Wednesday morning. Another family member suffered serious injuries.The family was on their way to Haridwar to immerse the ashes of the…
Akhilesh Yadav (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav has accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hoarding gold and converting “black money into solid assets,” a process he described as goldification.Yadav alleged that the recent surge in gold prices is not the result of rising…
BJP MP Ravi Shankar Prasad NEW DELHI: BJP on Tuesday launched a major onslaught on Congress over former Union minister P Chidambaram’s statement that foreign pressure restrained the Manmohan Singh govt from retaliating against Pakistan after the 26/11 terror attack on Mumbai, saying the country has “paid a heavy price” for sins committed by Congress.BJP’s…
A strong earthquake of magnitude 6.9 on the Richter Scale hit central Philippines on Tuesday, according to US Geological Survey, revising its earlier reading of 7.0. No immediate reports of casualties or damage have been received.The strong tremor sent people out running, damaging a stone church and knocking out power in several areas.According to USGS,…
Gold rate today: Gold prices on Tuesday climbed Rs 500 to touch a record Rs 1.20 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital as a weaker dollar and expectations of further rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve supported bullion demand.According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal had surged Rs 1,500…
US President Donald Trump continued his series of tariffs on Monday (local time), with the latest move impacting lumber and home renovation products from October 14.The White House said a 10% global tariff will be applied to softwood lumber imports. At the same time, upholstered furniture will face a 25% global tariff, rising to 30%…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) The United Nations has reimposed wide-ranging sanctions on Iran over its nuclear programme, further tightening the squeeze on the Islamic Republic as it grapples with soaring food prices, currency collapse and fears of renewed conflict with Israel and the United States.According to news agency Associated Press (AP), the sanctions—revived through…
Abhishek Sharma of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: A couple of days ago, Abhishek Sharma posted a reel on Instagram with the caption “safal kyunki sabr bahut ae” (I am getting success because I have a lot of patience). As the adage goes, “Rome was not built in a day.”The story…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party and Congress crossed swords on Saturday, with AAP questioning the silence of Rahul Gandhi over the detention of climate activist Sonam Wangchuk under the stringent NSA and Congress hitting back by saying AAP was on the verge of collapse.In a post on X, AAP said, “India’s renowned social worker…
PSLF Buyback backlog hits 74,000 under Trump: What US borrowers need to know. (AI Image) More than 74,000 federal student loan borrowers in the US are currently waiting for their applications to be processed under a key loan forgiveness programme, according to newly filed court documents. The backlog, linked to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness…
