The non-oil revenue growth helped soften the blow of a 29% drop in oil income, easing pressure on Saudi Arabia’s Q2 2025 budget deficit/ Image: Saudi Arabia Ministry of Finance In a significant financial development for Saudi Arabia, non-oil revenues in the second quarter of 2025 rose sharply by 7 percent, reaching SR149.861 billion ($39.9 […]
NEW DELHI: All electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) units used in 2024 Maharashtra assembly elections, in respect of which the losing candidates had sought checking and verification (C&V) of burnt memory or micro-controller, have passed the requisite diagnostic tests and no mismatch being found between the EVM count and […]
The Kansas City Royals and San Diego Padres executed a significant trade, with the Royals sending catcher Freddy Fermin to the Padres in exchange for pitchers Ryan Bergert and Stephen Kolek. This move reshapes both teams’ rosters, addressing specific needs as the MLB trade deadline approaches. Kansas City Royals strengthen pitching depth The Kansas City […]
US President Donald Trump on Friday warned Russia with new sanctions, calling its actions in Ukraine “disgusting”. Without naming his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, he wondered whether the sanctions had any effect on him.“Russia — I think it’s disgusting what they’re doing. I think it’s disgusting,” AFP quoted Trump saying.“We’re going to put sanctions. I […]
Kash Patel was very unhappy when his girlfriend Alexis Wilkins was dragged into Epstein controversy. FBI director Kash Patel‘s girlfriend Alexis Wilkins said she would like to see the release of the rest of the files in connection with the Epstein case if people stop calling her a ‘spy’. Wilkins, a singer, spoke about her […]
(Image credits: The White House) The White House announced Thursday that it will begin the construction of the “White House State Ballroom,” a major new addition to the presidential complex aimed at addressing long-standing space limitations for official events.The $200 million project, funded by US President Donald Trump and private donors, is set to begin […]
Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh, shows the 2025 FIDE Women’s World Cup trophy following her return after winning the championship held in Georgia, in Nagpur on July 31, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Grandmaster Divya Deshmukh has said she was not under any kind of pressure while playing the FIDE Women’s World Cup final against compatriot Koneru […]
Trump announced 25% tariff on India and an unspecified penalty for buying oil from Russia. Republican leader Virgil Bierschwale, running for the Texas Senate election, reacted to Donald Trump‘s 25 per cent tariff on India, and said this is what he predicted. “Folks, you have sent your workers around the word so that they would […]
A state of emergency was declared across all 21 counties in New Jersey on Thursday afternoon as severe storms threatened the region with heavy rainfall, damaging winds, and flash flooding. Acting governor Tahesha Way activated the order at 2 pm, urging residents to stay off the roads and take necessary precautions against the worsening weather […]
India batter Karun Nair ended his eight-year-long wait for a half-century on Day 1 of the fifth Test against England at the Oval. Being given a chance in the playing XI despite his failures in the first three Tests, Nair rose to the occasion as he led India’s fightback under overcast conditions on a green […]
