Representative Image. In pic: Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg Facebook parent Meta has reportedly lost over $310 billion in market capitalisation in March alone. This decline comes as legal risks and concerns about the company’s heavy spending on artificial intelligence (AI) weigh on investor confidence in the social media giant that owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp,…
Hardik Pandya with teammate Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo) Mumbai Indians will once again head into the Indian Premier League 2026 season as one of the strongest contenders on paper, boasting a star-studded lineup featuring Hardik Pandya, Rohit Sharma, Suryakumar Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Tilak Varma. Despite their formidable squad, the five-time champions have not lifted…
Bhuvneshwar Kumar celebrates after taking a DC wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Veteran seamer Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered a performance for the ages, not only powering Royal Challengers Bengaluru to a crushing win over Delhi Capitals but also storming to the top of the Purple Cap standings in IPL 2026. His sensational spell of 3…
Virat Kohli and Babar Azam (Image: Screengrab/X) Virat Kohli recently became the first player to complete 9,000 runs in the IPL, achieving the milestone during a match against Delhi Capitals. This feat not only makes him the highest run-scorer in the league but also places him at the top among players with the most runs…
RAJKOT: Four people were charred to death and ten others injured after a private bus collided with a tanker carrying damar on the Ahmedabad–Rajkot National Highway early Thursday morning. The bus caught fire immediately after the collision. According to sources, the bodies of the victims were burnt beyond recognition.Police said the accident occurred around 1:30…
Kavya Maran and Abrar Ahmed (Photo: AP, Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The signing of Pakistan spinner Abrar Ahmed by Sunrisers Leeds, an outfit owned by the Sun TV Network headed by Kavya Maran, has sparked a major controversy in India, drawing a sharp reaction from legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar. The former captain said Indian-owned franchises…
Tensions persisted, with Israel continuing strikes in Lebanon, which Tehran insists should be included in the ceasefire, while there was no indication that Iran had eased its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. A breakdown in talks and a renewed escalation in the conflict could drive up energy prices and inflation, potentially forcing the Federal…
KOLKATA: A key pillar of Trinamool Congress’s electoral strength in West Bengal since 2011, women turned up to vote in higher numbers than men in this year’s assembly elections. Yet, the decisive swing in favour of the BJP suggests they might have gravitated away from Mamata Banerjee. What appears to have worked for the saffron…
Before electronic computers became the backbone of modern science, complex aerospace calculations were done by hand, painstakingly and with extreme precision. Among the people performing this critical work was Annie Easley, a mathematician who began her career in the 1950s as a ‘human computer’. Working at a time when both technology and opportunity were limited,…
Russian President Vladimir Putin (AP photo) Russia on Saturday dismissed reports claiming Moscow had offered a quid pro quo to Washington to halt intelligence sharing with Iran amid the ongoing escalation involving the US and Israel, in exchange for easing pressure in Ukraine.The reports, which also said the United States rejected the proposal, were termed…