Industrialist Anand Mahindra has once again sparked a fresh travel debate with a post on X. this time turning the spotlight on India’s one of the most overlooked and underrated states—Jharkhand. In the post Mahindra admits that, like many travellers, he too had ignored the state while planning holidays and candidly says, “I plead guilty…
Asian equities traded in green on Monday, as investors remained cautious with the Middle East war entering its sixth week and tensions continuing to rise. While Japan’s Nikkei and South Korean Kospi jumped in green, Australia, Hong Kong and Shanghai remained shut.Nikkei jumped, 1.65% to 54,001.64, up 878 points. Kospi also maintained the momentum, rising…
Shreyas Iyer and Ajinkya Rahane (Pic credit: IPL) KOLKATA: If momentum is crucial in sport, Punjab Kings will carry plenty of it into their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders at Eden Gardens on Monday. Last season’s runners-up, who have opened their campaign with back-to-back wins, start as favourites against hosts KKR, still searching for their…
US-Israel airstrikes struck Tehran early Monday, hitting the Sharif University of Technology and causing gas outages in parts of the capital, Iranian state media reported. The attack damaged buildings at the university and a nearby natural gas distribution site, disrupting supply in surrounding neighbourhoods.The strike “hit the Sharif University gas station and we are facing…
American AI company Anthropic has been one of the most-vocal supporters of banning export of American AI software and hardware to China. So much so that it’s CEO Dario Amodei has called China an adversarial nation” on numerous occasions. Like Microsoft-backed OpenAI and Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic has not made its services available in mainland China,…
Andrea Preti and Venus Williams. Image via: venuswilliams/ Instagram Venus Williams shares a softer, more personal chapter of her life, offering fans a glimpse into moments that had stayed private until now. The seven-time Grand Slam champion shared her personal life with a series of engagement photos alongside her husband Andrea Preti.A year after those…
New Delhi: In less than a week, Sameer Rizvi has become the toast of the ongoing IPL. The boy wonder from Uttar Pradesh aced two chases under pressure to keep the Delhi Capitals unbeaten in the tournament. This repaid the franchise’s faith, especially considering the team was in a fix during the transfer window a…
Rishabh Pant and Sanjiv Goenka (X) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has weighed in strongly on the growing scrutiny surrounding Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka, cautioning that repeated on-field interactions with players could disrupt the team’s internal balance. The debate intensified after Lucknow’s defeat to Delhi Capitals, where Goenka was seen in a visibly…
Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark. Image via: Doug McSchooler/AP Right now, Sophie Cunningham is in a telling moment of uncertainty, just as the Indiana Fever prepares for a defining offseason. With Caitlin Clark anchoring the franchise’s future, decisions around the supporting cast now add to more interesting decisions from the management. Cunningham, who carved out…
Oil prices began the week on a strong note, maintaining above the $100 per barrel mark on Monday, as the ongoing Middle East conflict continues to disrupt energy supply routes and unsettle global markets.In early trade, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate (WTI) climbed 1.86% to $113.62 per barrel. North Sea Brent crude also edged higher,…