File photo: French President Emmanuel Macron (Picture credit: AP) France’s sovereign credit rating has been cut by Fitch to A+ from AA-, with the agency warning that public debt will keep rising until at least 2027 unless urgent corrective steps are taken. The move marks the lowest rating France has received on record from a…
Amit Shah (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Monday complimented the security forces for the successful, safe and smooth conduct of the Amarnath Yatra — coming as it did after the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor — saying that more than 4.1 lakh pilgrims had visited the holy cave this…
Pranav Dhanawade (X-Cricbuzz) On this day ten years ago, a quiet patch of ground in a Mumbai suburb became the centre of the cricketing world. There were no grandstands, no roaring crowds, and no television history attached to it. Yet on 5 January 2016, it witnessed an innings that school cricket had never seen before.Pranav…
Prices of consumer electronics such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines, televisions and smartphones are set to rise again by the end of April, marking the third round of increases in four months amid sustained cost pressures on key inputs.Industry executives, cited by ET, said elevated prices of crude-linked derivatives like plastics, along with a…
Rohit Sharma of India bats during game three of the One Day International series between Australia and India at Sydney Cricket Ground on October 25, 2025 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Ayush Kumar/Getty Images) Former India head coach Rahul Dravid has heaped massive praise on captain Rohit Sharma, crediting him for transforming the team’s approach…
LUCKNOW: The Uttar Pradesh govt has made it mandatory for egg producers to stamp each egg with its expiry date from April 1. The eggs will also carry the date on which they were laid, reports Neha Lalchandani. Traders and farmers who do not adhere to this rule will either have their produce destroyed, or…
NEW DELHI: Sometimes symbolism trumps intent in Parliament. The opposition appears to be embarking on one such endeavour as its no-confidence motion against Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is set to come up for discussion and voting when the second half of the Budget Session resumes on Monday.In the first part of the session, the…
Image used for representative purposes JAMMU: Security forces launched cordon-and-search operations in three J&K districts — Rajouri, Doda, and Poonch — following inputs about suspected terrorist movement, officials said Wednesday. Meanwhile, GOC Rising Star Corps (also known as IX Corps) Lt Gen Rajan Sharawat reviewed the operational preparedness of troops in Machhedi sector in Kathua…
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has purchased government securities equivalent to 47 per cent of the Centre’s total bond issuances so far in FY26 to support liquidity in the banking system, according to public data.According to news agency PTI , the data compiled from RBI showed that the Centre raised Rs 13,65,000 crore between…
Leaked videos from Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar 2’ show Sanjay Dutt filming a shootout scene in Lyari, Pakistan. Netizens noticed its resemblance to real 2012 incident footage that killed seven. The film, starring Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R. Madhavan, Arjun Rampal and others, releases on March 19. Aditya Dhar has kicked off the shoot for his…
