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As the Indian rupee slides past the historic 96 mark against the US dollar and oil-induced pressures threaten to balloon the current account deficit to a projected 2.3% of GDP by FY27 from 0.9% in FY26, as projected by HSBC, there is one export that can be ramped up to rescue the rupee from shocks in future — the people. And that’s what the government is actively planning. ET has reported today that the Ministry of External Affairs has asked the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship for rapid fast-tracking of skilled worker mobilisation for Israel under secure government-to-government pathways.…

Vladimir Putin is due to arrive in Beijing on Tuesday for a state visit, four days after Donald Trump left China.Putin’s visit to China – his 25th, according to Chinese state media – reflects Beijing’s growing confidence on the world stage as a centre of global diplomatic activity.It also underscores the deep relationship between Putin and China’s leader, Xi Jinping. The two men have met more than 40 times, far outstripping Xi’s encounters with any western leaders.“Hosting two of the most powerful leaders in the world in a matter of days shows China’s growing confidence in its place and standing…

NEW DELHI: Amid continuing scrutiny over the NEET-UG 2026 paper leak controversy, the National Testing Agency (NTA) on Tuesday announced a series of institutional, technological and administrative reforms while union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a high-level review meeting to assess preparations for the forthcoming NEET (UG) re-examination and tighten security arrangements across states.The reforms come weeks after the cancellation of the May 3 NEET-UG examination following allegations that parts of the question paper had been leaked before the test. The controversy revived concerns over examination security after earlier irregularities linked to NEET in 2024, including paper leak allegations, grace…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! After a weekend shooting rampage that spanned nearly 24 hours in Austin, Texas, and left four people injured, one former police officer says left-wing city council members have “handcuffed” the city’s police department by stripping it of critical technology.Three suspects, teenagers ages 15, 16 and 17, were taken into custody on Sunday afternoon and evening, two in Austin and one in neighboring Manor, Texas. There were 12 separate shootings during the rampage, which police say appeared random, including at a fire station.The suspects, all unnamed due to their status as juveniles, are…

2 min readNew DelhiUpdated: May 19, 2026 07:01 PM IST Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Tuesday reviewed preparations for the forthcoming NEET-UG re-examination and directed officials to ensure its conduct in a “secure, seamless and foolproof manner” under strict security protocols, officials said. During chairing the review meeting, Pradhan stressed that all gaps identified in the earlier examination process must be comprehensively addressed and eliminated to ensure complete integrity and transparency in the conduct of the examination, they said. “The minister emphasised that the Re-NEET examination must be conducted in a secure, seamless and foolproof manner under stringent security…

Remember “Meet Joe Black”, Brad Pitt’s remake of ’30s drama “Death Takes a Holiday”? What about Bruce Willis’s military drama “The Siege”? Or even Adam Sandler’s American football comedy “The Waterboy”? They’re rarely talked about now, but for a brief period in fall 1998, these three movies — along with Pixar’s “A Bug’s Life” — came to unexpected prominence in the lives of “Star Wars” fans.With anticipation for “The Phantom Menace”, George Lucas’s first big-screen excursion to the Star Wars galaxy in 16 years, comfortably exceeding fever pitch, these films provided an unlikely route back to a galaxy far, far…

Tuesday’s slate of MLB fixtures features several All-Star-calibre sluggers looking to add to their home run tally against favorable pitching matchups. New York Yankees captain and reigning AL MVP Aaron Judge is among the hard hitters in action on Tuesday. We list the hitters expected to hit a home run on Tuesday. Today’s Best MLB Home Run Prop Bets: • # 5. Bobby Witt Jr. (+650) (Royals vs Red Sox) After smashing home runs in consecutive games against the Chicago White Sox last week, Kansas City Royals infielder Bobby Witt Jr. has gone five games without a homer. Witt is…

Subaru has dropped 2028 as the target year for launching its own in-house developed electric vehicles, with no new timeline set. The Japanese automaker’s new EV factory will produce gas and hybrid models instead. The decision comes after Subaru’s operating profits collapsed 90% for the fiscal year, with tariffs alone costing the company roughly ¥229 billion ($1.4 billion) and EV-related write-downs adding another $385 million in losses. Subaru retreats from in-house EV development Subaru had planned to roll out up to four independently developed electric vehicles by 2028, built at a new factory within the Oizumi Plant in Gunma prefecture.…

A cardiologist is drawing attention to the difference between chronological age and biological age, especially in heart health. In a recent Instagram post, board-certified cardiologist Dr Sanjay Bhojraj explained that while people often focus on the number on the calendar, the body — and particularly the cardiovascular system — may be ageing much faster depending on lifestyle habits and metabolic health.“Biological age is one of those terms that makes everyone either very excited or very annoyed at dinner parties,” the cardiologist noted. However, he clarified that discussions around reversing biological age are not about “chasing some biohacker badge so you…

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Tuesday he was “deeply concerned about the scale and speed of the epidemic”, and would convene an emergency meeting on the crisis later in the day |Image used for representational purpose only | Photo Credit: AFP The WHO said Tuesday it was examining whether any candidate vaccines or treatments could be used to rein in what it warned could be a lengthy Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo.The WHO has declared the surge of the highly contagious haemorrhagic fever, suspected to have killed 131 people and infected more than 500, an international…