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Investors will get a mid-week trading break as stock exchanges NSE and BSE will remain closed on Thursday, May 28, for Bakri Id.Trading across equity, equity derivatives and securities lending and borrowing (SLB) segments will remain suspended for the day, making this a shortened trading week for Dalal Street participants, reported ET. The holiday comes...

PRAYAGRAJ: Stating thatpre-trial detention cannot be indefinite, the Allahabad high court has granted bail to a man accused of uploading “anti-India, anti-Modi and pro-Pakistan posts” on social media.A bench of Justice Rajiv Lochan Shukla passed the order on May 25 while allowing the bail plea of Tahir Mewati, a resident of Bulandshahr district.Hearing the bail...

(Image Credits: Pinterest) Picture this. It’s early morning on Bakrid. You’re barely awake, but your house is already running at full throttle. Someone’s shouting down the hallway about a missing dupatta. That heavenly, rich smell of mutton biryani is fighting its way out of the kitchen, mixing with the sweet scent of sheer khurma that’s...

Poor nighttime cooling disrupts sleep & increases risk of heat stroke: Expert MUMBAI: In Mumbai, the number of ‘unusually warm nights’ in a year more than doubled from an average of 12 nights in 1981-2010 to 26 in 2011-2024, according to an analysis of IMD data by the Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW).“Poor...

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has announced a new “detect-delete-deport” policy targeting illegal immigrants, including Bangladeshis and Rohingyas. KOLKATA: “Jaldi jaldi bhago nahi toh jo karna hai sarkar karega.” With this blunt warning, West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari has made it clear that his government won’t be walking back on its stance of...

Earlier this month, Cloudflare said that it would cut about 20% of its ‌workforce as the company restructures operations around the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) tools, and forecast second-quarter revenue slightly below Wall Street expectations. The internet infrastructure and cybersecurity company is laying off more than 1,100 jobs globally. The layoff announcement was...

KALYANI/KOLKATA: Six Trinamool Congress MLAs and four-time MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar attended Tuesday an administrative meeting of Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari in an apparent act of defiance as the party’s post-poll haemorrhage showed no signs of stopping. The development coincided with TMC Rajya Sabha MP Sukhendu Sekhar Roy striking a discordant note on the May...

JAIPUR/JAISALMER: Union home minister Amit Shah pledged Tuesday faster deployment of advanced surveillance systems, anti-drone technology and upgraded infrastructure along India’s western frontier while inaugurating new barracks for women personnel of BSF during a visit to forward posts in Rajasthan bordering Pakistan.Addressing BSF personnel at Sanchu border post in Bikaner district, about 330km northwest of...

HYDERABAD: The family of Arun Kumar Tiwari, 53, a Hyderabad-based tech professional who died near the Hillary Step while descending Mount Everest last week, has decided to leave his body on the mountain, citing faith, his love for the Himalayas, and the near-impossible task of recovery from the “death zone”.Pioneer Adventure, which handled the Indian...

(Image Credits: Pinterest) Picture this. It’s early morning on Bakrid. You’re barely awake, but your house is already running at full throttle. Someone’s shouting down the hallway about a missing dupatta. That heavenly, rich smell of mutton biryani is fighting its way out of the kitchen, mixing with the sweet scent of sheer khurma that’s...