Foreign investors continued their selling spree from Indian equities in April, pulling out Rs 60,847 crore from the market. This comes after a massive sell-off in March, when overseas investors had already offloaded shares worth Rs 1,17,775 crore, according to National Securities Depository Limited data. The back-to-back withdrawals have pushed cumulative foreign portfolio investor (FPI)…
NEW DELHI: On paper, the 2026 assembly elections are straightforward: five regions, 824 seats, and a familiar roster of parties battling for power. West Bengal (294 seats), Tamil Nadu (234), Kerala (140), Assam (126), and Puducherry (30) together form a significant, but not unprecedented, electoral exercise.Yet, this is not a routine election cycle.The timing gives…
Kolkata Knight Riders’ Sunil Narine (ANI Photo) Sunil Narine etched his name deeper into IPL history by becoming just the third bowler to reach the 200-wicket milestone in the tournament. In the process, he also became the first overseas player to achieve the landmark, underlining his longevity and dominance in the league. Most wickets in…
A group of around 50 teenagers forced their way into a Church of Scientology building in New York City on Saturday afternoon, damaging property and injuring a security guard, according to police and church officials.The incident happened at about 4.24 pm at the Church of Scientology of New York on West 46th Street, near Times…
The U.S. Department of Justice has launched investigations into 36 school districts in Illinois, marking one of its largest efforts to examine K-12 systems under the current administration. According to an official press release, the investigations will examine whether districts included sexual orientation and gender identity content in pre-K through grade 12 classrooms. If such…
Humans have always been a little obsessed with looking in the mirror—and not just to check themselves. We’ve spent years trying to figure out why we do the things we do. That’s why personality tests are so addictive; they’re a fun and simple way to get a “check” our subconscious thoughts and true nature.Visual personality…
Amid the unendurable, inside hospital wards, in the rubble after a calamity, or in the quiet devastation of personal loss, dark, absurd jokes bubble up like twisted lifelines.“We can either laugh in the face of death or die trying not to,” wrote novelist James Grippando. It’s morbid, it’s wrong, yet it cuts through the horror,…
NEW DELHI: The Baramulla-Uri stretch of the National Highway in Jammu and Kashmir was closed near Lagama on Sunday following a heavy landslide, disrupting vehicular movement on the key route.The landslide blocked the road, prompting authorities to divert traffic via the Bandi-Paranpillan-Dachi route towards Uri to maintain connectivity while clearance operations are under way, news…
Candace Owens is facing renewed backlash after quietly editing a controversial thumbnail linked to her latest episode. Critics claim the changes were subtle and failed to address the core issue, while supporters continue to defend her intent. The episode was also renamed and added to a series, raising further questions. The controversy has grown alongside…
Saudi Arabia, Russia and five other OPEC+ countries on Sunday increased their oil production quota in a move seen as reinforcing continuity within the producers’ alliance after the United Arab Emirates’ shock withdrawal, AFP reported.The seven major producers will add “188,000 barrels per day” to their combined production quota for June, according to a statement…