On February 25, 2026, the CME Group’s Globex platform halted trading in metals and natural gas futures and options at 12:15 p.m. CT due to a reported technical issue. Natural gas reopened at 12:50 p.m. CT, but metals—including gold, silver, copper, and others—remained offline until 1:45 p.m. CT. The exchange described it as an isolated…
When the Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojana (PMMY) was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 8, 2015, it was designed with a simple but powerful idea: democratise credit and give India’s smallest entrepreneurs a chance to grow. Nearly a decade later, the scheme has evolved into one of the largest micro-credit initiatives in the…
Artificial Intelligence is no longer a futuristic idea discussed only in research labs. Today, it quietly powers the technologies people use every day—from voice assistants and recommendation engines to fraud detection systems and autonomous vehicles. At the heart of this transformation lies Machine Learning (ML), the technology that enables computers to learn from data and…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the ancient cadence of Vedic hymns, the seer Medhātithi raises his voice not in abstraction but in luminous precision. Each deity is invoked for a distinct cosmic function; each prayer is an alignment of human aspiration with universal rhythm. Day and night are not mere measures of time but sacred phases…
Vidura continued his counsel to the king and said, O Dhritarashtra, your mind is aflame with vengeance against the sons of Pandu, yet what profit lies in such resolve. In your own lineage is born a prince resplendent in brilliance, courage, and virtue, the noble Dharmaraja, endowed with every excellent quality. Is it right that…
Shree Benne Mahaganapati Temple is located in the small village of Kaikatgeri near Honnavar in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka. The exact age of the temple is not clearly documented through inscriptions or historical records. However, local traditions indicate that the temple has existed for many generations and is believed to be several centuries…
New Delhi: The commerce ministry is expected to announce certain support measures to help exporters deal with the West Asia crisis, Commerce Secretary Rajesh Agrawal said on Monday. “Hopefully within this week…we will send you the detailed briefing on what are the steps we are taking in the Department of Commerce to support the exports…
New Delhi: The interim trade agreement between India and the US will be signed once the new global tariff architecture of America is in place, a senior government official said on Monday. “Because at the end of it, each country is doing a deal as a part of a package where one is at comparative…
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday released its first list of 144 candidates for next month’s Assembly elections in West Bengal, fielding Suvendu Adhikari from Bhabanipur in Kolkata, a seat held by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. Adhikari has also been fielded to retain the Nandigram seat in Purba Medinipur district, which he won defeating Mamata…
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday held the government responsible for the current LPG crisis by not taking preemptive measures, evoking a sharp counter from Union Minister J P Nadda, who accused the Congress of trying to create anarchy in the country and indulging in politics instead. Raising the…
