Cyclone Arnab has caused multiple deaths and widespread crop damage in Andhra Pradesh, triggered heavy rainfall in Odisha and Jharkhand NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday took stock of the impact of cyclone Arnab and spoke to the chief ministers of Andhra Pradesh, Puducherry, Odisha and Chhattisgarh; adding that centre will give…
GURGAON: The Indian Patent Office has rejected a patent application by US-based Global Alliance for TB Drug Development for BPaL, a life-saving tuberculosis therapy, citing lack of novelty and inventive step. The decision could allow domestic drugmakers to launch cheaper generic versions in India and other high-burden countries, health experts said.Govt provides BPaL, a combination…
Are banks closed on Karwa Chauth NEW DELHI: Planning a quick trip to the bank today? You might want to check the holiday calendar first.The festive season brings a fresh round of bank holidays, but closures are not the same across India, as they depend on the festivals and regional occasions observed in each state.Today,…
US President Donald Trump arrives at a campaign rally A federal judge has rejected the Trump administration’s request to set aside up to 20,000 mail-in ballots in California over allegations that the voters may be non-citizens, warning that the move would “wreak havoc and disrupt the election that is already underway”.US District Judge David O…
3 trading firms agree to pay Trump’s Truth Social for faster access US President Donald Trump’s paid social media service, Truth API, has found customers, with Bloomberg and two high-frequency trading firms paying for faster access to his posts. The service costs financial institutions up to $100,000 a month.Two sources with direct knowledge of the…
Sea ice and ice floes off Victoria Land, Antarctica, with Mount Melbourne in the background | Pic credit: Alberto C Naveira Grabato via IISc BENGALURU: A decline in Antarctic sea ice since 2015 has reversed decades of freshening in a major ocean water mass, making it saltier and denser, a study published in Nature Climate…
File photo: Emergency services work at the scene of a collision between two trains in Urda, Spain, on Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2026. Spanish trade union CSIF has demanded the resignation of transport minister Óscar Puente following a collision between two high-speed trains that killed at least 68 people and injured around 100, accusing him of…
File photo: Benjamin Netanyahu’s (left) Likud party faces Gadi Eisenkot’s Yashar party. Anxious Israelis watched election results near completion Wednesday, as no clear winner emerged and weeks of negotiating could lie ahead for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an array of opposition parties trying to unseat him.Arab-led parties put up a historic showing, but it’s…
File photo: Nirmala Sitharaman and Rahul Gandhi NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi Wednesday waded into the boardroom battle at Bombay House, which drew a strong rebuke from finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman.“Tata is being criminally destroyed, and no business leader dares say a word. How long will you stay silent? Until they own you? Indian…
File photo: Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro Brazilian senator Flávio Bolsonaro has declared himself the country’s “true president-elect”, alleged electoral fraud in President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s re-election and vowed to lead Brazil’s opposition from the United States, where he has arrived with his family after leaving the country.In a lengthy statement addressed to Brazilians…
