NEW DELHI: The global image of the United States has fallen behind both Russia and China under US President Donald Trump, according to a new international survey that pointed to growing global unease over Washington’s foreign policy, tariffs and military actions.The latest Democracy Perception Index by the Denmark-based Alliance of Democracies Foundation found that America’s…
As fighting between Russia and Ukraine resumed after a brief three-day truce, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the successful test of the RS-28 Sarmat, Moscow’s latest heavy intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), calling it the most formidable weapon in Russia’s nuclear arsenal.“It’s the most powerful missile system in the world,” Putin said after the launch. “The…
Amid PBKS slump, Prabhsimran Singh fires back at critics (Image: Prabhsimran/Instagram) Punjab Kings opener Prabhsimran Singh appeared to respond to the growing criticism on social media following PBKS’ poor run of form in IPL 2026, backing the stance recently taken by franchise co-owner Preity Zinta and the team management against misinformation and fake narratives online.Punjab…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is joining President Donald Trump on his China visit. According to reports, President Trump added Nvidia’s Jensen Huang to the list of CEOs accompanying him to China at the 11th hour on Tuesday, May 12. Trump is scheduled to arrive in Beijing late on Wednesday local time for two days of…
Google is in talks with Elon Musk-owned SpaceX for a rocket-launch deal to put orbital data centres in space, reports the Wall Street Journal citing people familiar with the discussions. Data centres in space have been emerging as a potential solution to traditional data centres that require more energy. The search engine giant is also…
CBSE Class XII result 2026 declared, overall pass percentage stands at 85.20% The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Class XII board examination results for the 2025-26 academic session. The results were announced on May 13, 2026, and made available through the official CBSE website, DigiLocker, UMANG and the National Informatics Centre…
The rupee slipped to a fresh all-time low against the US dollar on Wednesday, extending its recent losing streak as rising oil prices, overseas debt repayments and importer demand for hedging continued to weigh on the currency.The rupee weakened 0.1% to 95.7450 per dollar, moving past its previous record low of 95.7375 touched on Tuesday.Analysts…
Mother cheetah KGP12 with four cubs in Kuno National Park on April 11 Bhopal: Barely a month after their birth was celebrated as a historic milestone for India’s cheetah restoration project, four cubs born to the country’s first wild-breeding India-born cheetah were found dead near their den site in Kuno National Park in Sheopur district…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari KOLKATA: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday decided to retain the Bhabanipur seat and vacate Nandigram after winning from both constituencies in the recently concluded West Bengal assembly elections.Suvendu had contested from his stronghold Nandigram as well as Bhabanipur, the constituency long considered a bastion of former chief minister…
BENGALURU: Reportedly upset after his mother passed away last year, a 33-year-old public works department (PWD) engineer Monday jumped to his death from the hilltop at Devarayanadurga in Tumakuru district.Manju Prasad, resident of Satyamangala in Tumakuru and working with Pavagada PWD, is survived by wife and 10-day-old newborn.Police said Prasad left home in the morning,…