Muhammad Waseem (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: UAE captain Muhammad Waseem has been crowned the ICC Men’s Player of the Month for May 2025, following a string of match-winning performances that led his team to a historic T20I series victory over Bangladesh. This marks Waseem’s second Player of the Month award, his first coming in April…
As summer unfolds, the night skies of the Northern Hemisphere are poised to showcase one of the year’s most captivating celestial events—the full Strawberry Moon. Far more than a poetic name, it reflects a rare blend of seasonal timing, orbital mechanics, and cultural tradition. Appearing in mid-June, this full moon is not only the last…
Pakistan has decided to extend the closure of its airspace for Indian flights by another month, a media report said on Wednesday. Pakistan banned its airspace for India last month after steps taken by New Delhi in the wake of the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22. The ban was imposed for a month until…
Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk’s SpaceX-owned satellite internet service Starlink launched in Bangladesh on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation steps up efforts to ensure reliable, uninterrupted access to the internet. Muhammad Yunus, who has led the government since Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled Bangladesh following weeks of violent protest last year, has said the deal…
Consumer sentiment in the United States fell for the fifth straight month in May, driven by growing concerns over inflation linked to President Donald Trump‘s trade policies. According to preliminary data from the University of Michigan, the consumer sentiment index dropped by 2.7 per cent to 50.8- its lowest level since June 2022 and nearly…
The stock market is now higher than before President Trump’s broad and steep tariffs sent share prices into a tailspin. The 10-year government bond yield is now largely in line with where it started the year. On Tuesday, a widely watched measure of inflation nudged lower. Judging from a snapshot of today’s financial markets, it…
Representative image (Picture credit: ANI) Consumer prices in China fell for the third month in April as the country grapples with sluggish spending amid a fierce trade war with the United States.The latest data, released on Saturday by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), showed that the consumer price index (CPI), a crucial inflation measure,…
Launched more than 50 years ago, the Soviet-era Kosmos 482 probe is due to reenter Earth this month in an uncontrolled fashion. Part of a 1972 mission to Venus, the spacecraft was unable to escape Earth’s gravity when its rocket failed. Trapped ever since in low Earth orbit, the spacecraft has been slowly falling. Now,…
NEW DELHI: Indian airlines are staring at additional weekly operational expenses of approximately Rs 77 crore due to closure of Pakistan airspace, amid escalating tensions in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terror attack.The closure is forcing airlines to take longer alternative routes, increasing fuel costs and flight durations significantly.Based on the number of international flights…
President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia said on Monday that he had ordered a three-day cease-fire in Ukraine next month as a good-will gesture. Mr. Putin said in a statement posted on the Kremlin’s website that Russian forces would stop fighting on May 8 for 72 hours for “humanitarian reasons.” There was no immediate comment…