Politics

Yepez’s company has received more than 160 five-star reviews (Photo: Instagram) Texas student Jose Yepez won the 2026 American Star in Agribusiness award from the National FFA Organization on Friday. Yepez has been recognised for his landscaping work, which he took on to cover his tuition fees, but his company has since grown to serve…

lavio Bolsonaro secured more than 2.2 million votes more than Lula in the first round earlier this month Brazilian voters are heading to the ballot box for a closely contested presidential runoff between incumbent Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and right-wing Senator Flavio Bolsonaro, the eldest son of former president Jair Bolsonaro. With polls indicating…

Venezuelan opposition leader and 2025 Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado has returned to the South American country after nearly a year abroad, former opposition presidential candidate Edmundo González announced on Sunday.“Venezuela! I am thrilled to announce to you that our leader, my dear Maria Corina, is on Venezuelan soil. Today is a very…

Akash Ambani and MI Head coach Keiron Pollard (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians top brass is in a huddle to finalise the Kieron Pollard-led support staff for the upcoming season. The five-time champions have four options for the assistant coach position: Aaron Finch, another experienced T20I cricketer from Australia and two ex-India cricketers,…

Roblox founder David Baszucki and his wife, Jan Ellison Baszucki, have turned their family’s personal journey with their son’s bipolar disorder into a major philanthropic investment in mental health research. Through their family foundation, Baszucki Group, the couple has awarded a $20 million grant to McLean Hospital to establish the McLean Center for Metabolic Psychiatry….

Deepti Sharma scripted history with a magnificent unbeaten century against Zimbabwe in the second women’s ODI in Vadodara on Sunday, becoming the first Indian woman to score an ODI hundred while batting at No. 6 or lower. The all-rounder struck an unbeaten 106 off 86 balls to surpass Richa Ghosh’s previous record of 94 against…

The Cybersecurity Training Institute will focus on training, research and capacity building. NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Rs 169-crore data centre and Cybersecurity Training Institute at Info Valley-II in Jatni, near Bhubaneswar, Odisha.Spread across 18.55 acres, the facility’s foundation stone was laid by then RBI…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shared a warning by author Yuval Blumberg that Israel must use the remaining two years of US President Donald Trump’s term to address what Blumberg describes as an existential threat from Iran, arguing that domestic political disputes should not distract the country from the Iranian nuclear threat.Netanyahu posted an…

The GST Appellate Tribunal has ruled that airlines can claim refunds of Goods and Services Tax (GST) paid on cancelled flight tickets if they have returned both the fare and the tax to passengers and can substantiate the refunds with supporting documents.In the case of Singapore Airlines Ltd versus Kochi Commissioner of CGST & CE,…

A police official said they received a Dial 100 call alleging eggs were thrown at a Durga Mata idol during a procession near Santosh Nagar Hotel Lane. HYDERABAD: Tensions flared late at night after Hindu organisations staged a protest over an alleged incident in which eggs were thrown at a Durga Mata idol during an…