Baloch leader Mir Yar Baloch has raised a “serious threat” warning over deepening China–Pakistan ties, claiming that China could deploy its military forces in Pakistan’s Balochistan region in the coming months.In an open letter to external affairs minister S Jaishankar, posted on X on New Year’s Day, Mir Yar Baloch said Baloch representatives view the…
United States on Thursday took note of China’s military exercise around Taiwan, claiming that it “increases tensions unnecessarily.”In a press statement, the department of state urged Beijing to exercise restraint and cease its military pressure against Taiwan.“China’s military activities and rhetoric toward Taiwan and others in the region increase tensions unnecessarily. We urge Beijing to…
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, the Indian equity benchmark indices, opened in green on Friday. While Nifty50 was above 261,50, BSE Sensex was up around 100 points. At 9:16 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 26,172.90, up 26 points or 0.10%. BSE Sensex was at 85,282.91, up 94 points…
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, the top stock picks for January 2, 2026 are Canara Bank, and Nykaa. Here’s its view on Nifty and Bank Nifty:Index View: NiftyNifty is expected to remain range-bound with an upward bias, oscillating within the 25,700–26,300 corridor in the near term….
Sheikh Hasina, Muhammad Yunus DHAKA: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina on Thursday accused the Muhammad Yunus-headed interim govt of pushing the country towards darkness, while her party Awami League said despite decades of peaceful coexistence, extremist groups are “emboldened” and minority communities are increasingly being branded as “political enemies”.“The masks and vile faces of the…
Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan has publicly backed Shubman Gill, linking the young batter’s rapid rise to a lesson he received early in his own international career from Rahul Dravid. Speaking on JioHotstar, Pathan recalled how Dravid prepared him for the demands of international cricket when he broke into the Indian team as a teenager….
At AIIMS Delhi, 524 faculty posts are vacant out of a sanctioned strength of 1,306 NEW DELHI: Nearly four out of every 10 sanctioned faculty posts remain vacant across 11 AIIMS, exposing a deep staffing crunch at India’s premier public hospitals even as patient loads continue to rise. RTI replies accessed by TOI show that…
AI Image used for representative purpose DHAKA: India and Bangladesh have begun talks on renewing the Ganges Water Sharing Treaty, set to expire in Dec 2026 – 30 years after it was signed – according to officials. On Thursday, both started measuring water levels in the Ganga and Padma, with measurements to be recorded every…
JAMMU: BSF apprehended a 19-year-old Bangladeshi national in forward areas near international border in Jammu district’s Gajansoo during routine border surveillance on Thursday.“After completing initial formalities, BSF handed Shariful Islam Bhuiyan, a resident of Bangladesh’s Comilla district, over to local police for further legal action. Shariful is being interrogated to ascertain the circumstances that led…
Swiss Federal President Guy Parmelin (AP) Swiss President Guy Parmelin described the deadly fire at the bar in Crans-Montana that killed 40 and injured 115 as “one of the worst tragedies” the country has known.A fire broke out shortly after midnight on Thursday during New Year celebrations at Le Constellation, a bar popular with international…