India Tadkha

The Indian Embassy in Tel Aviv on Saturday set up a round the clock emergency helpline and advised Indian nationals to stay vigilant after escalation in Israel’s conflict with Iran. “We are continuously monitoring the evolving situation including the safety of Indians nationals. In case of any emergency, please contact the 24×7 helpline of the…

A satellite image shows the Arak nuclear facility in Iran in this handout image dated June 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES An Israeli drone has struck a refinery in Iran’s South Pars gas field Saturday, semiofficial Iranian news agencies reported. If confirmed, it would mark the first Israeli attack on Iran’s oil and…

Starting Saturday midnight, Nepal is set to export 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh through an Indian transmission line. Nepal, India and Bangladesh had signed a trilateral agreement on October 3, 2024 to export electricity produced by Nepal to Bangladesh via the Indian transmission line. As per the agreement, Nepal will export 40 MW of…

Rajasthan’s Mahesh Kumar has topped the medical entrance exam NEET-UG, while Utkarsh Awadhiya from Madhya Pradhesh has bagged the second rank, the National Testing Agency (NTA) announced on Saturday. More than 12.36 lakh candidates out of 22.09 lakh test takers qualified the exam. The number is down from last year’s 13.15 lakh qualifying candidates. However,…

The rise of thematic and sectoral funds is no accident. It’s the product of a perfect storm of regulation, sales psychology, and market momentum.  | Photo Credit: iStockphoto Just five years ago, the sectoral and thematic mutual fund category was nowhere near the top of the equity MF leader board. With ₹56,000 crore in assets…

A massive fire broke out late Friday night at the 67-storey Marina Pinnacle tower in Dubai Marina, prompting the emergency evacuation of all 3,820 residents across 764 apartments. (A representative image) A massive fire broke out in a 67-storey building in Marina here, the Dubai Media Office (DMO) said on Saturday. All 3,820 residents from 764…

Officers work in a staging area after what police said was a targeted shooting in the area around Edinburgh Golf Course in the Minneapolis suburb of Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, U.S. June 14, 2025. | Photo Credit: Ellen Schmidt Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz says former state House Speaker Melissa Hortman and her husband were shot and…

Every time the RBI clears its throat, markets perk up their ears, like they did when the RBI slashed policy repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) last week. Before the day of the announcement, big-ticket investors and institutions spend time working on models and simulations that give them an idea of how the central…

Union Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday handed over Letter of Intent (LoI) to five foreign universities to set up their branch campuses in Mumbai. The five universities are — Chicago’s Illinois Tech, Scotland’s University of Aberdeen, UK’s University of York, University of Western Australia and Italy’s IED Instituto Europeo di Design. “The historic…