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New Delhi: India’s imports of gems and jewellery from the UAE have risen over FY23-26 but the increase has not been disproportionate in comparison to the overall expansion in bilateral trade, which crossed $100 billion in 2024-25, an official said Thursday.The two sides signed the Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) in 2022, under which a Tariff Rate Quota (TRQ) mechanism was put in place for the import of gold bullion at a concessional rate of 1% over the prevailing customs duty.India imported gems and jewellery worth $24.08 billion from the UAE in April-February 2026 and $27.09 billion in the full…

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German prosecutors have charged a paediatrician with 130 counts of sexual abuse, including the rape of children, most of them in his care, in a case that has caused shock and prompted clinics to step up safeguards.The 46-year-old doctor, whose name has not been released, has been in custody since November after a mother suspected her child had been assaulted and notified authorities. The doctor worked in clinics in Brandenburg state, surrounding Berlin.Announcing the charges this week, prosecutors said the alleged crimes were committed between 2013 and 2025. They did not specify how many children were believed to have been…

Judging excellence in maternal healthcare is not like judging most things. The numbers, whether around delivery volumes, success rates, bed counts, etc., are the starting point, far from the verdict. When the jury members for the Times Future of Maternity Awards 2026 convened for final evaluation of nominees across 13 categories, the tougher questions were around what the data and information shared by nominees concealed, for instance, whether an IVF couple was counselled together, whether a woman in preterm labour was spoken to with respect, whether a hospital that recorded zero maternal deaths also initiated breastfeeding within the first hour,…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Two undercover police officers will not be charged in a deadly use of force case in North Carolina after they shot a man who made threats with a fake gun, officials said.Surveillance video that was released on Monday shows the tense moments when a suspect, identified as Derrick Manigault, was seen waving what appeared to be a gun and threatening people inside a convenience store on Jan. 10.The officers fired shots at the suspect, killing him.GOT A TIP? Suspect Derrick Manigault seen arguing with customer inside convenience store, appearing to have a…

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 12, 2026 08:41 PM IST JKBOSE 11th Result 2026 Declared: The Jammu and Kashmir Board of School Education (JKBOSE) has declared the Class 11 examination results 2026. Students who appeared for the Higher Secondary Part-I examinations can now check and download their scorecards through the official JKBOSE website at jkresults.nic.in. The board has activated the online result link for students from both Jammu and Kashmir divisions. Candidates will be required to use their roll number and registration details to access the provisional marksheet online. The result includes subject-wise marks, total score, qualifying status, and other…

A fast stream of solar wind flowing from a colossal coronal hole in the sun’s atmosphere could spark geomagnetic storms tonight (May 14 into May 15), potentially bringing the northern lights as far south as New York and Idaho.The strongest geomagnetic activity is expected between 11 p.m. and 2 a.m. EDT tonight (0300-0600 GMT), which could trigger moderate (G2) geomagnetic storm conditions according to NOAA’s Space Weather Prediction Center. Elevated geomagnetic activity could continue into May 16 as the fast stream of solar wind continues to buffet Earth’s magnetic field.During G2 geomagnetic storms, auroras can become visible much farther south…

Even before the recent Artemis II mission reignited the space race, travelers were tuning their antennas skyward. In 2024, some 70 million pairs of safety glasses were sold to protect Americans watching the solar eclipse that swept across the US, which millions of people traveled to observe. This August, another solar eclipse will be visible from Greenland and Iceland to northern Spain—coinciding with summer cruises in northern waters.Jane WoolridgeWhen her TV broke in her 20s, Jane Wooldridge spent the repair fees on a plane ticket to Europe. She’s been an avid explorer ever since, visiting more than 120 countries on all seven continents…

Subnautica 2, the new underwater survival game from Unknown Worlds, took less than an hour to rocket up Steam’s charts. The game has already sold more than 1 million copies, according to a press release, and as of this writing, Steam’s charts show that Subnautica 2 is currently the fourth-most played game on the platform with more than 460,000 concurrent players. The only titles with more concurrent players right now are perennial heavy hitters Counter-Strike 2, Dota 2, and PUBG: Battlegrounds.It’s also worth noting that Steam’s Subnautica 2 player count doesn’t include players on the Epic Games Store or on…

New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal on Thursday pitched for aligning standards and customs procedures between India and Africa to boost bilateral trade.He also said that the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), valued at nearly USD 3.4 trillion, along with India’s rapidly expanding USD 4 trillion economy, presents immense opportunities to create resilient partnerships, diversify supply chains, and move beyond raw material trade towards higher-value manufacturing and integrated value chains.The minister “emphasised the need to build upon existing trade ties and preferential trade frameworks by aligning standards, customs procedures and business practices to facilitate faster and smarter…