US vice president JD Vance on Friday warned Iran saying, “don’t play us,” as he departed for Islamabad in Pakistan to lead high-stakes negotiations aimed at ending weeks of Middle East conflict.“We’re looking forward to the negotiation. I think it’s gonna be positive. We’ll of course see,” the US VP said while boarding Air Force…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied over 1% on Friday, led by strong buying in banking and financial stocks amid positive global cues and easing concerns around the Middle East situation.The 30-share BSE Sensex surged 918.60 points or 1.20% to settle at 77,550.25, after hitting an intra-day high of 77,622.50. The NSE Nifty climbed…
In Western Australia’s goldfields, researchers have discovered a strain of the fungus known as Fusarium oxysporum that has an actual ‘Midas touch.’ This organism has a pink colour and is capable of interacting with the mineral deposits below the ground, breaking them down into a liquid state, and ultimately growing solid gold crystals on the…
Gill recently bought a lavish apartment in Juhu, which is counted among the most sought-after coastal neighbourhoods in Mumbai. As per industry reports, the house is valued at approximately ₹20.7 crore (according to official property registration documents). The apartment is located in the upcoming luxury project Pooja Luminaire and occupies the entire 12th floor of…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal’s 2026 assembly election is, on the surface, unfolding along familiar lines. Mamata Banerjee is once again at the centre of a fiercely polarised contest, taking on the BJP, which is determined to convert its 2021 surge into power. The themes are well-rehearsed: welfare versus governance, regional identity versus national leadership, Banerjee…
NEW DELHI: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday claimed that the Narendra Modi-led government’s proposed move to amend the women’s reservation law and expand the number of parliamentary seats could violate the Model Code of Conduct and have “grave consequences”. He also asserted that the opposition will move unitedly on this.Addressing a meeting of the…
Sara Tendulkar (Screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the IPL match between Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) and Gujarat Titans (GT) in Lucknow, Sara Tendulkar grabbed attention with her reaction to a simple question. While walking at the airport with her sister-in-law Saaniya, she was asked by a paparazzo which team she would support. Despite repeated prompts,…
A remarkable find in an active underground stream has recently been made deep beneath the rolling hills of the Edwards Plateau. During a snorkelling excursion through the low ceilings and dark passages of Bender’s Cave in Comal County, Texas, researchers discovered an enormous ‘lag assemblage’ of Pleistocene megafauna. It is also uniquely important, as it…
This article is authored by Rajeev YSR Director of ThunderPlus.The shift towards electric cars has frequently been presented as the ultimate fix for the problems of modern urban transportation. Improved air quality, emission reductions, and less reliance on non-renewable energy resources can be seen as valid and essential improvements in such cases, especially for cities…
The Indian Army showcased cutting-edge combat prowess at the Pokhran Field Firing Range during Exercise Brahmastra, headlined by the first-ever firepower display of its AH-64E Apache attack helicopters.The Army received the first of its six Apache helicopters in July 2025. During the exercise, the helicopters demonstrated their ability to operate in close coordination with ground…