Indian equity markets witnessed a sharp selloff on Friday, with the Sensex plunging more than 1,000 points and nearly Rs 5 lakh crore being wiped off investor wealth, as worries over a weak monsoon forecast, continued foreign investor selling and uncertainty around a US-Iran peace deal rattled sentiment.The Sensex closed 1,092.26 points lower at 74,775.74,…
Despite escalating US sanctions and a maritime blockade, Iran continues to earn billions of dollars in oil revenue by using a clandestine network of aging tankers to ship crude to China, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal.In waters 45 miles off Malaysia’s coast, sanctioned tankers conduct covert ship-to-ship transfers, offloading Iranian crude…
Xbox CEO Asha Sharma has warned employees that “hard choices” lie ahead as Microsoft reshapes its gaming business for the future. In an internal memo reported by The Verge, Sharma said the company is focused on building a “stronger XBOX” and will need to make difficult decisions about where it invests and what it prioritises….
Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle American scientist Gary Marcus isn’t letting Larry Ellison have his moment. When the Oracle founder recently argued that AI models from OpenAI, Google, Meta, and xAI are all turning into commodities because they train on the same public internet data, Marcus pounced. His message, posted on X, was blunt: he…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Friday informed Supreme Court that Prime Minister Narendra Modi is personally supervising the re-examination process of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) UG after the recent paper leak.“Prime minister is personally supervising so that there is no lacunae,” Solicitor General Tushar Mehta told Supreme Court during the hearing on NEET…
NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has held online cake delivery platform IndiaCakes guilty of “deficiency in service” after it failed to deliver a birthday cake ordered for a customer’s grandmother and then refused a refund by falsely claiming that the delivery had been attempted.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission directed IndiaCakes to refund Rs…
Punjab Kings’ Harpreet Brar using smart sunglasses during a practice session (Image credit: Punjab Kings/IPL) NEW DELHI:The BCCI‘s Anti-Corruption Unit has taken a strict stance on the use of smart sunglasses by players and match officials, banning them from the IPL with immediate effect. The decision was taken due to the advanced communication features in…
The anticipation builds for IPL 2026’s Qualifier 2, where Gujarat Titans face off against Rajasthan Royals, but one player has everyone buzzing – the 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Two months, 72 matches and countless twists later, IPL 2026 has reached the business end. Defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru have already booked their place in the final…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to file response on how to strengthen the National Testing Agency and to make NEET fool-proof.A bench of justices PS Narasimha and Alok Aradhe said that the affidavit must explain how institutional memory and expertise would be developed within the National Testing Agency (NTA) through…
NEW DELHI: Outgoing Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday had lunch with his deputy DK Shivakumar and minister KJ George, and Legislative Council member Yathindra Siddaramaiah in Delhi.This comes a day after Siddaramaiah decided to step down from Karnataka’s top job, paving way for DK Shivakumar to take over as CM.Earlier in the day, Siddaramaiah…
