File photo: Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The Congress on Sunday launched a sharp attack on the BJP and the RSS over the alleged embezzlement of donations at the Ram Temple in Ayodhya, calling it a “scam” carried out by the BJP-RSS ecosystem and questioning the silence of Prime Minister…
England’s Harry Kane celebrates (AP Photo) England’s preparations for their FIFA World Cup Round of 16 meeting with Mexico have taken an unusual medical turn, with reports suggesting players have been given the option of using Viagra to help combat the effects of playing at high altitude. The knockout fixture will be held at the…
Justin Sato (Credits: LinkedIn) A LinkedIn post by Stanford University student Justin Sato has drawn attention for an unusual comparison. Sato revealed that he scored just 53 out of 360, or around 15%, in the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE), despite securing admission to three of the world’s most selective universities: Stanford University, Princeton University and…
Goldman Sachs’ top economist, Joseph Briggs has warned that AI adoption could displace about 9% of the US workforce which roughly accounts to 15 millions workers. According to a report by Business Insider, speaking on the bank’s Exchanges podcast, Briggs compared the disruption to the tech-driven upheaval of the late 1990s and early 2000s, noting…
France’s Kylian Mbappe watches Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton) Paraguay goalkeeper Orlando Gill has explained the dramatic post-match incident involving Kylian Mbappe after France’s heated 1-0 victory over Paraguay in the FIFA World Cup Round of 16, admitting he “lost my temper” after the French captain ignored his attempt to shake hands.The tense…
Area cordoned off in search of 2 LeT terrorists NEW DELHI: An anti-terror operation in Jammu and Kashmir‘s Shopian district entered its second day on Sunday, with security forces tightening the cordon around a dense orchard and deploying additional personnel to block all possible escape routes for two suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists.The operation, launched on…
The joint venture leading the Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP), Edgewing, has secured a £4.6 billion ($6.1 billion) contract to advance the development of the sixth-generation fighter aircraft, marking a major milestone for one of the world’s most ambitious next-generation combat aviation programmes.The contract, awarded by the GCAP Agency, which manages the programme on behalf…
Pakistan’s Babar Azam (AP/PTI) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has reinstated Babar Azam as the national team’s Test captain ahead of two crucial ICC World Test Championship assignments against the West Indies and England. According to the ICC, Babar replaces Shan Masood at the helm and will lead Pakistan in a two-Test series in the…
Dalal Street ended the last week with gains, with six of the country’s 10 most valued companies together adding more than Rs 1 lakh crore to their market capitalisation. Bharti Airtel and Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gains as equities ended the week on a positive note.The broader market remained firm, with the BSE…
NOIDA: A woman from Noida allegedly jumped from the multi-level car park in Sector 18 on Saturday evening, police said. According to police, the deceased has been identified as Situ Talwar, a resident of Sector 20 in Noida. Her husband, Mohit Talwar, is a retired Wing Commander from the Indian Air Force. A senior police…