As March begins, investors and traders in India’s equities market are advised to carefully plan their schedules around the upcoming public holidays. Trading on the equities segment takes place on all weekdays, with the exception of Saturdays, Sundays, and those holidays that have been officially declared in advance by the Exchange. Being aware of these…
With the Election Commission set to publish the final electoral roll after the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in West Bengal Saturday, lakhs of electors who had earlier been cleared by the statutory authority, the Electoral Registration Officers (EROs), are now again facing the possibility of being cut from the rolls because Supreme Court-appointed judicial officers…
Ancient history often feels distant and abstract, reduced to fossil fragments and textbook timelines. Yet every so often, a scientific discovery makes the past feel unexpectedly personal. A new Neanderthal DNA study has done just that. Researchers analysing ancient genomes now suggest there may have been a clear partner preference when modern humans and Neanderthals…
Jammu & Kashmir (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Jammu and Kashmir scripted history by winning their first-ever Ranji Trophy title after their final against Karnataka ended in a draw on Saturday. They were declared champions because of a massive first-innings lead, which proved decisive in the summit clash.In terms of prize money, the BCCI had increased…
NEW DELHI: Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran Friday raised the growth forecast for the next financial year to 7-7.4% as against 6.8-7.2% projected in last month’s Economic Survey, banking on improved policy certainty due to trade agreements and an improvement in capital flows, along with high-frequency data pointing to sustained momentum in consumption and…
As the election year approaches in Punjab, political mobilisation has moved to the streets with rallies, padyatras and village-level outreach programmes underway and parties seeking to stake an early claim to political space while signalling organisational muscle. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) has launched its Punjab Bachao rallies from February 17. The BJP held chaupals…
Pakistan’s Shaheen Shah Afridi celebrates with teammates (AP/PTI) Former India opener Virender Sehwag has bluntly dismissed Pakistan’s chances of reaching the semi-finals of the T20 World Cup 2026, stating he does not see Salman Ali Agha’s side pulling off the required miracle.Pakistan are still mathematically alive in the race for the last four, thanks to…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Friday asked industry to innovate and come up with fresh investments. He also urged financial institutions to adopt innovative models to boost infrastructure funding, while strengthening project sanction and appraisal quality.At a post-budget webinar, after listing out the steps taken by govt over the last decade on infrastructure, PM…
4 min readFeb 28, 2026 01:57 PM IST First published on: Feb 28, 2026 at 01:57 PM IST The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP) has roped in political consultancy firm I-PAC to handle its campaign for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, highly placed sources in the party said. Sources in both camps confirmed that…
Hair fall rarely starts dramatically. It sneaks in. A few extra strands on the pillow. Hair clogging the shower drain. That moment when your parting looks slightly wider and you wonder, Was it always like this? And then you realise – everyone around you is talking about it too. Friends, colleagues, even your salon stylist…