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Space adventure flick ‘Project Hail Mary’ topped the North American box office for a second straight week with USD 54.5 million in ticket sales, industry estimates showed Sunday. The space odyssey, which stars Ryan Gosling as a high school teacher enlisted to save the world, has so far, grossed an estimated USD 300.8 million globally….
UP eases RTE admissions, drops mandatory Aadhaar requirement for children To make school admissions easier for underprivileged children, the Uttar Pradesh government has relaxed Aadhaar requirements under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.Under the revised rules, children seeking admission under RTE will no longer be required to submit their…
Rupee hit an all-time low on Tuesday, breaching the 91 level against the US dollar for the first time. With this fall, the currency extended its losing streak, repeatedly plunging to fresh record lows amid sustained foreign fund outflows and ongoing trade-related uncertainty.In the last 10 trading sessions, the currency has weakened from the 90-per-dollar…
GURGAON: The body of Anuradha, a 35-year-old woman who died during tuberculosis treatment at a Faridabad hospital, was taken home by her family on Wednesday in the same motorised pushcart they earn their livelihood from.With his grandfather driving the cart and father and grandmother in mourning, the woman’s seven-year-old son did his best to ensure…
US President Donald Trump has reportedly given Iran a limited window of “three to five days” to come up with a unified proposal for negotiations, with American officials indicating the current ceasefire extension will not continue indefinitely, according to an Axios report citing three US officials.The report said Trump’s move amounts to a short deadline…
Escalation of geopolitical tension in the Middle East led to regional airspace closures, flight cancellations and mid-air diversions, disrupting the plans of numerous passengers across the world.In the wake of the tensions between Iran, the United States and Israel, Air India Express announced that it would be temporarily suspending all its flights to the Gulf…
US President Donald Trump has announced plans for the federal government to purchase $200 billion worth of mortgage bonds, saying the move will help bring down mortgage rates as concerns over housing affordability continue to weigh down Americans.In a post on social media on Thursday, Trump said the funds would come from Fannie Mae and…
A row erupted after far-right US political activist Laura Loomer said she wants to return to India following US secretary of state Marco Rubio’s recent visit to the country.Loomer triggered the backlash after posting on X: “Seeing all of Marco Rubio’s photos from India makes me want to go back to India!She added: “I love…
A lawsuit filed in Texas has brought renewed attention to the safety of energy drinks, particularly among teenagers. The case centres on the death of 17-year-old Larissa Rodriguez, a high school cheerleader from Weslaco, whose family claims excessive caffeine intake from a popular energy drink contributed to her sudden death. According to attorneys, a coroner’s…
Delhi Capitals (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) NEW DELHI: Punjab Kings are on a six-match unbeaten streak — five wins and a no result — in the ongoing IPL. Two more wins would equal their best-ever run from 13 years ago. Their next opponents, Delhi Capitals, are on the opposite end of the momentum scale.With three wins…
