1 min readChennaiFeb 27, 2026 08:55 AM IST In a dramatic political turn, O Panneerselvam, the former Chief Minister and AIADMK leader, is most likely to join the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam within the next hour, senior sources in both camps said on Friday morning. Panneerselvam is expected to resign from his MLA post around 9…
Ongoing crisis in the Middle East is beginning to ripple through financial markets, with the impact now visible in the US bond market. The average rate on a long-term mortgage in the United States moved higher this week as bond market volatility persisted. According to mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage rate…
Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: Iran has allowed two India-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers to transit through the Strait of Hormuz amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Reuters reported citing four sources with direct knowledge of the matter.The development comes as Iran’s Ambassador to India, Mohammad Fathali, confirmed that Tehran would provide…
Are you happy with health insurance facility offered by Banks? Transfer policies are an important part of a bank employee’s career. Banks transfer employees from one branch or location to another for administrative needs, staff balancing, and career development. However, many employees often have mixed feelings about how these transfer policies are implemented. With changing…
In yet another attempt to connect Dalits with his party’s Yadav and Muslim vote base, Akhilesh Yadav has hit upon the idea of taking the fight straight to the Bahujan Samaj Party’s home ground — with plans to celebrate BSP founder Kanshi Ram’s birth anniversary on a large scale. For this, the Samajwadi Party president has directed his…
NEW DELHI: India will play a “central role” in shaping both the opportunities and safeguards around advanced artificial intelligence, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei said on Thursday, as the company announced its India expansion.Anthropic has opened an office in Bengaluru and appointed Irina Ghose as managing director for India. The company also said it has entered…
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) linked to gold and silver recorded strong gains of up to 7 per cent on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Tuesday as prices of precious metals opened significantly higher. The rally was aided by weakness in the U.S. dollar after U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that the conflict in the Middle…
Afghan skipper Rashid Khan (ANI Photo/Jitender Gupta) Afghanistan kept their Super Eights hopes alive with a five-wicket win over UAE on Monday, but qualification is still out of their hands. After the victory, South Africa moved into the Super Eights from Group D with six points from three matches. New Zealand, who have four points…
Operations have partially resumed at Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central, Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) on March 2 following a temporary partial closure of airspace, Dubai Airports said in its latest operational update. In its passenger advisory statement, it added that a limited number of flights have been permitted to operate from…
Having a piece of dinosaur history meant visiting museums or joining a fossil dig site. But today, fossil collecting is no longer just for scientists or museum visitors, as it has gone into the online marketplace. Dinosaur fossils, teeth, and other fossilised parts are now up for sale through various websites and social media sites,…