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3 min readMay 8, 2026 10:55 AM IST Washington has long dismissed the United Nations as ineffective. Now, with oil prices surging and a fragile ceasefire with Iran hanging by a thread, it wants the very body it scorned to do the heavy lifting. The Strait at the Centre of it all During peacetime, roughly…

NFL free agency is officially open, and the deals have been fast and furious, so feel free to bookmark this page! Many players on Greg Auman’s top 100 free agents list have found new homes, like running back Kenneth Walker and quarterback Malik Willis. Other notable names still have yet to sign, though, like quarterback…

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state had moved away from the politics of “appeasement” and “fatwas” to a model focused on development and public welfare. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath at a public event in Saharanpur district on Thursday. (HT) He also said the recent election results in West Bengal had…

Researchers have developed a clear nail polish that makes long fingernails conductive, allowing them to interact with capacitive touchscreens. Image Credit: Wikimedia Commons Anyone who’s tried typing on a phone with nails that are long knows how difficult it can be. From sloping finger angles to frequent typing errors, manicures and touchscreens haven’t ever been…

KOLKATA: The assailants who fatally shot Bengal BJP functionary Suvendu Adhikari’s PA Chandranath Rath at Madhyamgram near Kolkata airport late Wednesday were professional killers hired to target him, investigators said Thursday based on evidence suggesting they spent 72 hours scoping the site of the shooting. The assailants – at least four were spotted – fired…

NEW DELHI: At least six in every 10 road crash victims in India in 2024 were two-wheeler riders/pedestrians, according to the latest report of National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). An analysis of four years of data shows a steady rise in both the share and number of two-wheeler riders and pedestrians killed in crashes, amid…

एशियाई खेल सिर पर हैं और भारतीय तीरंदाजों के लिए विदेशी कोच का अनुबंध मुसीबत बनता जा रहा है। कुछ माह पूर्व तक यह तय था कि इटली के जाने-माने कोच सर्गियो पागिनी भारतीय कंपाउंड तीरंदाजों को कोचिंग देंगे। उनका अनुबंध सिरे चढ़ने जा रहा था, लेकिन भारतीय टीम के पूर्व कोच रहे पागिनी को…

US consulate in Kolkata announced a major B1/B2 visa update. In a major update for visitors’ visa, the US Consulate in Kolkata announced that it is starting priority slots for parents aged 50 years and above who want to visit their children, residing legally in the US. “We are helping with shorter wait times for…

खबरें लगातार पढ़ने के लिए अमर उजाला एप डाउनलोड करें यह खबर एप पर पढ़ें या वेबसाइट पर पढ़ना जारी रखने के लिए वीडियो विज्ञापन देखें संक्षिप्त विज्ञापन देखें अगर आपके पास प्रीमियम मेंबरशिप है तो लॉगिन करें पूर्व भारतीय क्रिकेटर और तृणमूल कांग्रेस (टीएमसी) के पूर्व विधायक मनोज तिवारी ने पश्चिम बंगाल की राजनीति…

CBS Sports’ NBA Draft Big Board and prospect rankings have stayed relatively consistent throughout the college basketball season heading into this weekend’s lottery, in large part because the freshmen class was as good or even better expected coming into the year.  AJ Dybantsa may have overtaken Darryn Peterson for the No. 1 overall spot, but the…