Hailing India’s 7.7% GDP growth in FY26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the expansion reflected the “inherent strength” of the economy, the “success of reforms” and the “hard work of 140 crore Indians”.“India’s growth momentum remains strong! GDP growth rate of 7.7% in FY 2025-26 and 7.8% in Q4 of FY 2025-26 reflect…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
Choreographer Vijay Ganguly has been working on some of Bollywood’s biggest upcoming projects, including Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Love & War’. He revealed that a sequence featuring Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhatt in the film was nothing short of magical, While Bollywood’s upcoming calendar is packed with high-profile releases, franchise sequels and fresh debuts, choreographer Vijay…
Poland’s Maja Chwalinska (AP Photo) Paris: While Paris buzzes around her, Maja Chwalinska keeps things simple: tea, a show, perhaps a little tennis, and an early night. It is the routine that has carried Roland Garros’ surprise finalist from world No. 114 to No. 21 in the Live Rankings, and she sees no reason to…
Karmelo Anthony’s (left) trial for the murder of Austin Metcalf in Texas began. The highly anticipated trial of Karmelo Anthony who stabbed Texas teen Austin Metcalf last year began with the shocking revelations. “I have been stabbed,” Metcalf said as he was limping towards his twin brother Hunter Metcalf and then bled to death in…
India can return to a growth trajectory of over 7% in FY28 through macroeconomic stability and supply-side measures, provided external conditions improve, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The comments came after the Reserve Bank of India lowered its GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6.6% from 6.9% projected in April, citing elevated…
People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets that were mistakenly issued for free to around 60 fans because of a technical error on its ticketing website. The affected tickets were sold…
Manu Bhaker with her personal coach Jaspal Rana (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s well-known shooting coach Jaspal Rana fell ill while returning from the ISSF World Cup in Munich and later underwent a medical procedure in Delhi. Rana, who coaches several Indian pistol shooters, including double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, is currently the high-performance coach…
Australia’s inland edges are still, almost indifferent to change, where heat sits over the ground for long stretches and movement feels slow even when it is not. Yet in these same places, something introduced nearly a century ago has been steadily rewriting its own limits. The cane toad arrived with a very specific job attached…
Taylor Swift put on cowboy boots and a hat, making all her listeners cha-cha with her recent release. After traversing pop, soul, alternative, and indie folk genres in her albums, the 36-year-old is back with her classic country song. The 36-year-old officially released her original track, ‘I Knew It, I Knew You,’ for the upcoming…