4 min readNew DelhiFeb 6, 2026 10:42 AM IST First published on: Feb 5, 2026 at 03:19 PM IST With Parliament continuing to remain in a gridlock — the Lok Sabha on Thursday adopted the Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address without the Prime Minister’s reply — the focus throughout this week has been…
Dehradun: Uttarakhand lost 749 leopards and 86 tigers over five years since 2020, according to data provided by the state forest department under the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The information was shared with Amit Gupta, a Noida-based RTI activist, on Jan 19. To put the figures in perspective, around 235 tigers and around 1500…
S&P 500 ends up slightly as tech dips, inflation cools The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 48.95 points, or 0.10%, to 49,500.93, the S&P 500 gained 3.41 points, or 0.05%, to 6,836.17 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 50.48 points, or 0.22%, to 22,546.67. Source link
Ahead of the oath-taking ceremony of the new Manipur government, Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) spokesperson Ginza Vualzong had publicly warned Kuki MLAs against joining a popular government without movement on their demand for a separate administration. Despite that, Kuki MLA Nemcha Kipgen took oath as Deputy Chief Minister on Wednesday. Vualzong, who has been part of…
A cherry blossom festival boasting a highly Instagrammable view of Japan’s Mount Fuji has been cancelled after residents complained of overtourism fuelled by the weak yen.The city of Fujiyoshida, in central Japan’s Yamanashi region, said Tuesday that the weeks-long event attracting around 200,000 people will be called off this year because “the quiet lives of…
ICICI Securities is bullish on HDFC Bank has recommended buy rating on the stock with a target price of Rs 1,850 in its research report dated April 21, 2024. Source link
3 min readNew DelhiFeb 6, 2026 03:28 PM IST First published on: Feb 5, 2026 at 08:52 PM IST Two days after Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ruled out an alliance with it for the coming Assembly polls, the Congress on Thursday said it would contest the elections alone….
PARIS: In an ironic twist, lower air pollution during Covid lockdowns fuelled an unprecedented surge in the powerful greenhouse gas methane in the early 2020s, a study said Thursday.Methane levels rose at a record pace in the wake of the pandemic as the super pollutant’s main natural “cleaning agent” weakened during that period, the research…
5 min readNew DelhiFeb 6, 2026 06:21 AM IST First published on: Feb 6, 2026 at 06:21 AM IST FINANCE Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Thursday said the government did not have any issues with former Army chief General MM Naravane, whose unpublished book Four Stars of Destiny was held aloft by Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi…
NICOSIA: The European Union’s climate commissioner on Friday announced a continentwide force of 300 firefighters to battle wildfires, after Europe faced its worst year for wildfires in 2025, which a recent study said was intensified by climate change. EU Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra said Friday the “rapid reaction force” will be made up of firefighters…