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Sri Lanka always willing to host India-Pakistan sporting events, says Minister
Sri Lanka’s Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sri Lanka is “always willing” to host sporting events featuring India and Pakistan, Sports Minister Sunil Kumara Gamage said, pointing to the island’s proximity and Colombo’s strong ties with New Delhi and Islamabad as advantages. “Not just cricket, we are willing to extend our fullest cooperation and…
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Four Ayush colleges will be set up in A.P., says Health Minister
Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav and Dhanvantari Sahasraayu Peetam chairman Ravi Varma visiting a stall at an exhibition during a workshop on the importance of medicinal plants cultivation and marketing at Tummalapalli Kalakshetram in Vijayawada on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: G.N. RAO With the aim of making Andhra Pradesh a hub of AYUSH, the government…
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Export gains: On India’s trade data for June
India’s trade data for June offers insights into how the country is weathering the West Asia crisis and the prospect of a deficient monsoon. The fact that the trade deficit jumped 430% in June would seem alarming. However, a deeper look at the composition of this deficit should ease a lot of that alarm. The…
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Buffett says decision to stop Gates Foundation donations not a surprise
Warren Buffett and Bill Gates. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Warren Buffett said it was not a surprise when he told Bill Gates about his decision to stop donating to the Gates Foundation, ending their two-decade philanthropic partnership. Mr. Buffett, 95, did not include the Gates Foundation in a nearly $6 billion donation of Berkshire…
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Worker rolls shrink by 67.6 lakh in first fortnight after MGNREGS transition, finds LibTech
The number of active workers — those who have worked at least once in the last three years under the programme — also fell, from 10.84 crore to 10.57 crore, a decline of about 26.3 lakh workers (2.43%). File | Photo Credit: Arun Kulkarni In the fortnight following the transition from the Mahatma Gandhi National…
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Pat Oliphant, fearless Pulitzer-winning political cartoonist, dies at 90
Pat Oliphant, winner of the 1967 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning works in his office in this May, 1967 photograph. | Photo Credit: AP Pat Oliphant, an influential political cartoonist known for creating caricatures of U.S. and world leaders, died on Monday (July 13, 2026). He was 90. Oliphant died at his home in Santa…