The company sold the Bitcoin at an average price of $63,957, below its average acquisition cost of approximately $75,419 per coin. Strategy said proceeds from the sale were used to fund preferred stock dividends and repurchase STRC shares. The company also raised $290.6 million through its at-the-market stock offering, with most of the proceeds added … Read more
In view of the ongoing Kanwar Yatra, all schools in Ghaziabad, from nursery to Class 12, will remain closed from August 4 to August 12, following directions issued by the District Magistrate. The decision aims to ensure the safety of students and ease traffic congestion caused by the movement of lakhs of Kanwariyas. All concerned … Read more
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat is set to interact with Gen Alpha and Gen Z students in Mumbai on August 6, days after Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan resigned following the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP)-led protests over the alleged NEET paper leak. Bhagwat will deliver the inaugural address at the 15th Annual Championship … Read more
A53-year-old man allegedly killed his wife inside their home over a property dispute before fleeing with lakhs of rupees in cash. The incident took place in Gagan Vihar residence in Delhi’s Shahdara. During interrogation, police said, the man told investigators that he had been influenced by a Hollywood crime series, ‘The Staircase’, and believed disposing … Read more
Karnataka Chief Minister DK Shivakumar on Monday urged aspiring MLAs to be patient over the long-pending cabinet expansion, recalling his own experience of being left out of ministerial posts in 2004 and later in Siddaramaiah’s cabinet before eventually rising to become Chief Minister. Two months after assuming charge as the Chief Minister, Shivakumar will on … Read more
By-polls are hardly significant in empirically analysing larger electoral politics in India. But when a political rookie wrests a seat from a ruling party which the latter has not lost in three decades, and was held by its national president, some sort of analysis is called for. Here are some key takeaways from the Prashant … Read more
The Meteorological Department (MeT) in Jammu and Kashmir has forecast torrential rain and brief but intense spells of heavy showers across many parts of the Union Territory over the next five days, prompting the authorities to issue an advisory warning of possible flash floods, landslides and mudslides in vulnerable areas. According to the MeT Department … Read more
The Centre on Monday, August 3, introduced the Indian Statistical Institute Bill, 2026 in the Lok Sabha, proposing a new legal framework for the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). The Bill seeks to repeal the Indian Statistical Institute Act, 1959, with the government stating that the existing law is no longer adequate to meet the needs … Read more
The Supreme Court on Monday said that it might lay down guidelines on when and where the state could use pellet guns during crowd control and law-and-order situations. The use of pellet guns during the July 20 CJP protest at the Jantar Mantar had triggered backlash. The observation comes days after the Supreme Court was … Read more
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday stressed the need for deeper integration between the military and civilian components of the Ministry of Defence to strengthen coordination and create greater synergy across the defence ecosystem. Addressing the 85th Armed Forces Headquarters (AFHQ) Civilian Services Day celebrations in Delhi, Singh said both uniformed and civilian services … Read more