NEW DELHI: Six people were killed and at least eight others were injured in a road accident near Navale Bridge on the Pune–Bengaluru Highway on Thursday evening. According to officials, a container truck lost control and rammed into multiple vehicles. Two to three heavy vehicles caught fire following the collision.Videos from the scene showed a…
Stock markets in the United States were at a low as investors await further economic indicators. The S&P 500 declined by 0.4% in early Thursday trading, moving away from its recent record high achieved in the previous month. The Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 41 points, while the Nasdaq composite fell 0.7%. After the longest…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said that the growing culture of loyalty to political leaders over commitment to ideas and principles is weakening India’s democracy. Without naming any individual or party, his remarks appeared to question the trend of leader-centric politics – including within his own party.“Each party’s insistence on loyalty to…
102 players have been temporarily banned amid a huge betting scandal in Turkish football. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) Turkish football has been hit by a major disciplinary crackdown, with the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) suspending 102 players across the country’s top two divisions in connection with a growing betting investigation. The suspensions include 25 players from…
State Bank of India, the country’s largest lender, said it aims to complete the modernization of its core banking infrastructure within two years. Speaking at the Singapore FinTech Festival 2025, Ashwini Kumar Tewari, managing director (corporate banking & subsidiaries), said the bank is transforming its legacy systems through what he called a “four-axis strategy” of…
Jemimah Rodrigues reacts after winning in the ICC Women’s World Cup semifinal ODI cricket match between India Women and Australia Women, at the DY Patil Stadium, in Navi Mumbai. (PTI Photo) Indian women’s cricket team batter Jemimah Rodrigues has spoken publicly for the first time about the Khar Gymkhana controversy, which led to the suspension…
Google’s former CEO Eric Schmidt has warned that Chinese open-source AI models could dominate globally, creating what he calls one of his “biggest fears” for the future of artificial intelligence. Speaking on the Moonshots podcast released this week, Schmidt said he worries that most countries might end up using Chinese AI models simply because they…
Footfall drops in popular Delhi markets Central Delhi’s bustling wholesale and retail markets have fallen unusually quiet following Monday’s explosion near the Red Fort, which killed 13 people and injured several others. Many outstation buyers, wary of security concerns, are now opting for online shopping instead of travelling to the capital. Trading activity has been…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday said that those responsible for the recent Delhi bomb blast will be given the “strictest possible punishment”. He added that the action will send a strong message to the world that no one should ever dare to attack India again.Speaking via video link at the inauguration…
Yale College will consolidate two key non-competitive financial aid programs for undergraduates—the International Study Award and the Summer Experience Award—into a single Summer Experience Grant starting in summer 2027, according to an announcement from Yale College Dean Pericles Lewis, as reported by Yale Daily News. The decision affects students receiving financial aid who seek support…
