India’s monsoon rains arrive 8 days early, earliest in 16 years

Monsoon clouds loom over the overflowing river Yamuna, in New Delhi, India, July 15, 2023. REUTERS. MUMBAI,  (Reuters) – Monsoon rains hit the coast of India’s southernmost state of Kerala on Saturday, eight days earlier than usual, marking the earliest arrival in 16 years and providing the promise of a bumper harvest and relief from […]

IITGN’s Nyasa Hosts Annual Summer Camp for Local School Children

Nyasa, the student-run outreach initiative of the Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (IITGN), is hosting its annual summer camp from May 21 to May 30 on the IITGN campus. The week-long immersive programme aims to work towards the holistic development of children from the government school of Shahpur village and the Nyasa school. Like every […]

After shootings, Washington’s shaken Jewish community looks to bolster security

 A man, with an Israeli flag with a cross in the center, looks on next to police officers working at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 21, 2025. REUTERS   Police officers work at […]

Wall Street stocks end mostly flat in choppy trade as Treasury yields ease

A screen shows trading indexes at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., May 19, 2025. REUTERS   NEW YORK,  (Reuters) – U.S. stocks closed a choppy session little changed on Thursday, erasing initial declines as Treasury yields eased off recent highs after the House of Representatives passed U.S. President Donald […]

US to impose sanctions on Sudan after finding government used chemical weapons

Sudan’s General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan arrives with his officials and guards in the military airport of Port Sudan, Sudan, August 27, 2023. REUTERS   WASHINGTON, (Reuters) – The United States will impose sanctions on Sudan after determining its government used chemical weapons in 2024 during the army’s conflict with the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, the […]

Gold hits two-week high as investors cautious on US debt concerns

A woman picks a gold earring at a jewellery shop in the old quarters of Delhi, India, May 24, 2023. REUTERS    Reuters – Gold prices rose to a two-week peak on Thursday as investors leaned toward the safe-haven asset amid mounting concerns over the U.S. government’s growing debt and soft demand for 20-year Treasury […]

We Can No Longer Afford, By Travel Or Import, To Empower Countries That Are Inimical To Our Interests And Positioned Against Us In Times Of Crisis: Vice-President

Every Individual Is Empowered To Help The Nation In Security; Trade, Business, Commerce, And Industry In Particular Have A Pivotal Role, Says VP Nation First; Everything Has To Be Reckoned On The Fulcrum Of Deep Commitment And Dedication To Nationalism, Stresses VP This Country Cannot Afford Commercialisation And Commodification Of Education; These Are Areas To […]

US Medicare lays out timeline for third round of drug price negotiations

Pens for the diabetes drug Ozempic sit on a production line to be packaged at the Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s site in Hillerod, Denmark, September 26, 2023. REUTERS (Reuters) – The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) said on Monday that it would announce a list of 15 drugs eligible for a third […]