Taliban order all NGOs to stop employing women

The Taliban have announced they will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. IMAGE: An Afghan woman walks past a beauty salon in Kabul,......

'As prime minister, I cannot let any Indian go without food'

As the nation mourns the loss of one of its most respected statesmen Manmohan Singh, his former food and agriculture secretary T Nanda Kumar on Friday shared his memories of working with the former......

Cops explain why BJP's C T Ravi was moved across locations

In the wake of allegations against police for ill-treating Karnataka MLC C T Ravi in custody, the police on Tuesday clarified that the Bharatiya Janata Party leader was shifted to various places......

BJP leader C T Ravi arrested from Karnataka assembly premises

Karnataka Bharatiya Janata Party MLC C T Ravi was arrested after a first information report (FIR) was registered against him, for allegedly using a derogatory word against minister Laxmi Hebbalkar......

Lulu IPO ends with 25X oversubscription, becomes largest IPO in UAE this year

Lulu Retail announced on Wednesday that its initial public offering (IPO) was oversubscribed 25 times across all tranches, excluding cornerstone investors, generating demand exceeding $37......

MPC's Repo Rate Decision Not Unanimous

Dr Nagesh Kumar, one of the three new MPC members, wanted the MPC to reduce the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.25%. IMAGE: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das. Photograph: Francis......

Will New MPC Members Cut Interest Rates?

. Photograph: Francis Mascarenhas/Reuters While top economists are of the view that the Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) may not cut the repo rates, they also said it would......

Govt appoints three new external RBI MPC members

The government on Tuesday appointed three external members -- Ram Singh, Saugata Bhattacharya and Nagesh Kumar -- to the RBI's rate-setting Monetary Policy Committee for four years. Photograph:......

'We Cannot Send Them To Pakistan'

IMAGE: India's Mohammed Siraj with Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan during the T20 World Cup match in New York, on June 9, 2024. Photograph: Andrew Kelly/Reuters The discussions around India's......

CT 2025: UAE offers to host India-Pakistan showdown

‘Why wouldn't we?’: UAE Ambassador Abdulnasser Alshaali on hosting Champions Trophy 2025 India-Pakistan match in UAE IMAGE: PCB has been firm about hosting the entire tournament in......

No India, No Champions Trophy? ICC pushes PCB to compromise

IMAGE: School kids pose for photographs with the ICC Champions Trophy in Taxila and Khanpur. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pakistan Cricket Board/X The International Cricket Council has told......

Champions Trophy: Will South Africa be named hosts?

IMAGE: The ICC has put on hold the prestigious ODI tournament's launch event in Lahore. Photograph: ICC The ICC continued discussions on the Champions Trophy schedule with the participating......

'Kohli, Rohit, Suryakumar have fans in Pakistan'

Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram optimistic about India travelling to Pakistan for Champions Trophy. IMAGE: Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are expected to pull in the crowds if India travel to......