Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Aryna Sabalenka went one step closer towards successfully defending her US Open title by defeating Jessica Pegula 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in Thursday night’s semifinal match.Sabalenka, seeded No. 1, is now one win away from achieving a milestone last accomplished by Serena Williams, who won three consecutive titles at…
Faith rules, and so does Rishikesh when it comes to remaining the priciest desi destination in terms of average hotel room rates. Though business travel gathered steam last fiscal — Mumbai and Delhi knocked off Srinagar and Udaipur from the second and third spots — leisure was the buzz, with 10 out of top 15…
Carpenters and servitors busy in constructing wheels for the chariots of Lord Jagannath, Balabhadra and Devi Subhadra ahead of the Rath Yatra festival, in Puri, Odisha. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has agreed to a proposal by the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) to install three wheels from the chariots used…
This producer recently opened up his passion project, which failed at the box office miserably. The movie didn’t even recover half of the amount of its investment. The film was released in theaters in April last year. Reportedly, it took almost five years to complete the project. Well, the movie we are talking about is…
Australia’s captain Steve Smith, left, and Marnus Labuschagne (AP Photo/Gary Day) Australia face selection decisions ahead of the third Ashes Test in Adelaide as they aim to secure the series against England. Their commanding 2-0 lead came after an eight-wicket victory in Brisbane on Sunday, with more than a week’s break before the next ICC…
Dartmouth College has rejected the Trump administration’s proposed higher education compact, College President Sian Leah Beilock announced in a campus-wide email on Friday.The compact, sent to Dartmouth and eight other universities on October 1, 2025, offered federal funding benefits in exchange for broad adjustments to admissions and academic policies, including limits on international student enrollment,…
CHENNAI: Girish Mathrubootham announced his decision to step down as the executive chairman of Freshworks, 15 years after he founded the software as a service company. He is exiting the company after retiring from the role and as chairman of the board from December 1 2025, just one and half years after he quit as…
A tragic collision in California, which involved a truck driver identified as an undocumented immigrant from India, has ignited a White House inquiry into the commercial licensing process. Authorities are investigating the circumstances surrounding the driver’s licensing, highlighting concerns over undocumented individuals acquiring such permits. This incident has reignited discussions on the intersection of immigration…
Rajinikanth’s much-awaited film ‘Coolie’ is now slowing down at the box office in its third week. This Lokesh Kanagaraj directorial released on 14 August and opened to massive numbers, but the weekday trend in week three shows a clear dip. Even so, the film continues to draw steady crowds, proving the superstar’s unmatched pull at…
Lucknow: King George’s Medical University (KGMU) has a tradition and reputation, and students studying here are expected to carry forward this legacy, said vice chancellor Prof Soniya Nityanand while addressing the new students at the induction ceremony.The event familiarised the MBBS and BDS 2025 batch students with the history of KGMU. The vice chancellor also…
