Luka Doncic and LeBron James. Image via: Adam Pantozzi/ NBAE via Getty Images Luka Doncic picked Nikola Jokić over LeBron James and several other NBA legends during a rapid-fire “ultimate teammate” interview posted July 6 by Instagram user Klemen Kopina. The pick drew attention because James recently informed the Lakers he will sign elsewhere in…
A cup of tea and a luxury handbag don’t have much in common. But this week, they found themselves at the centre of one of China’s biggest trademark battles.Popular tea chain Molly Tea has been ordered to pay Louis Vuitton 10.3 million yuan (around US$1.5 million or nearly ₹12 crore) after a Chinese court ruled…
BENGALURU: Avalahalli police have arrested Shekhappa (22) for allegedly murdering his 11-month-old daughter after an investigation found that her death was not accidental. Police are searching for his wife, who has also been named as an accused. The incident took place on June 9 at Kithaganur in east Bengaluru. The child was the couple’s second…
UN chief calls for stronger action to prevent mass atrocities amid rising global conflict (PTI image) United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres has warned that the growing number of global conflicts, increasing impunity and the rapid spread of emerging technologies are significantly raising the risk of mass atrocities.He urged the international community to act “before warning…
Bar-tailed godwit is a medium-size migratory shorebird that inhabits some areas of Asia, Alaska, New Zealand, and Australia. Although this bird looks not unusual, it holds some records of the longest non-stop migrations recorded in the bird world. Every year, millions of populations migrate from the breeding areas in the Arctic region to the places…
Folarin Balogun chases the ball during the World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium. (AP Photo) After days of intense debate, political intervention and unprecedented controversy over his red-card suspension being overturned, Folarin Balogun’s return to the United States lineup ended with little to show as Belgium stormed to a convincing 4-1 victory in…
Belgium’s Romelu Lukaku (9) celebrates following the World Cup round of 16 match against the United States. (AP Photo) Romelu Lukaku etched his name into FIFA World Cup history as Belgium stormed into the quarter-finals with a commanding 4-1 victory over the United States, becoming the first player ever to score as a substitute in…
Netanyahu has urged Trump to help curb Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s regional influence. (Reuters photo) Differences between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have resurfaced over the Iran conflict, with senior US officials privately expressing frustration over what they described as unfulfilled assurances given by the Israeli prime minister during the…
Spain’s Lamine Yamal, right, hugs Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (7) (AP Photo) Spain’s teenage star Lamine Yamal shared a touching moment with Cristiano Ronaldo after bringing an end to one of football’s greatest World Cup careers on Monday. Moments after Spain sealed a dramatic 1-0 victory over Portugal in the Round of 16, the 18-year-old was…
VARANASI: The woman, whose mutilated body was found stuffed inside black plastic bags and dumped along a roadside in the Madiyahu area of Jaunpur on Sunday morning, was allegedly murdered and dismembered by her boyfriend after he suspected her of continuing to speak to another man on the phone and refusing to show him her…