BSE Sensex crashes 800 points; rupee dips to life-time low of 86
Stock market today: BSE Sensex and Nifty50, the Indian equity benchmark indices, crashed in trade on Monday morning. While BSE Sensex went below 76,600, Nifty50 was near 23,200.
As competition for judicial services jobs in India intensifies, coaching institutes are increasingly focusing on preparing aspirants for judiciary exams. With law schools producing more graduates and judicial vacancies remaining limited, the demand for specialised coaching has surged. Institutes like Physics Wallah, Unacademy, and StudyIQ are capitalising on this growth by offering targeted courses. While…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed concerns raised by foreign reporters over Prime Minister Modi’s recent diplomatic visits to Russia and Ukraine. Addressing a question by a BBC reporter who claimed that many were “very upset” to see the interaction between PM Modi and Putin, Jaishankar highlighted the “cultural differences” between the West and the…
A research paper published in Current Science by V Ramgopal Rao and Abhishek Singh critiques the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) for its lack of mechanisms to assess teaching quality and reliance on self-reported data. The study highlights inconsistencies, such as ranking fluctuations and inadequate transparency, urging improvements for reliability and credibility.
In the adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novella “Queer,” Daniel Craig plays William Lee, an American alcoholic and heroin addict living in 1950s Mexico City, who becomes infatuated with a much younger fellow expatriate.
Rahul Gandhi expressed concern over recent crimes against women, particularly the delayed FIR in a Badlapur case. He questioned the difficulties victims face in reporting crimes and urged for united efforts to ensure women’s safety and justice.
Israel’s military says it has begun a limited ground incursion in southern Lebanon. The operation comes days after an Israeli airstrike killed the leader of the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah. Andrew Boyd, former chief of operations at the CIA’s Counterterrorism Mission Center, joins CBS News to examine Israel’s ultimate goal in the region.