India suffered a disappointing start at the Malaysia Masters 2026 after top men’s singles players Lakshya Sen and HS Prannoy crashed out in the opening round on Wednesday in Kuala Lumpur.Lakshya, who reached the semifinals at the Paris Olympics, was beaten comfortably in straight games by Indonesia’s Zaki Ubaidillah. After a close start to the…
A 29-year-old Indian professional working in US has described the stress of repeated H-1B lottery failures as a “permanent subscription”, in a viral Reddit post cited by the American Bazaar.The user said he moved to US for a master’s degree during what he called “one of the worst job markets ever”. He completed his course…
Two Russian warplanes “repeatedly and dangerously” intercepted an unarmed RAF spy plane over the Black Sea last month, in what the Ministry of Defence described as the most dangerous encounter involving an RAF aircraft since 2022.According to the MoD, a Russian Su-35 fighter approached the Rivet Joint surveillance aircraft closely enough to trigger its emergency…
India and Italy on Wednesday elevated their relationship to a Special Strategic Partnership as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni held extensive talks in Rome. The two sides also agreed on a defence industrial roadmap for co-development and co-production of military platforms, and reaffirmed their goal of expanding bilateral trade. The…
Singer Adnan Sami has never shied away from speaking his mind, and the musician has once again addressed the trolling surrounding him with complete honesty. Recently, Adnan’s meeting with RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat sparked reactions online, with several social media users criticising the singer. Now, in a recent conversation, Adnan said he no longer cares…
Mangaluru: Sericulture minister K Venkatesh said that priority will be given to promote sericulture in Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts.He was speaking after inaugurating the Dakshina Kannada district-level ‘Reshme Krishi Mela’ organised by the sericulture department and Bharatha Agri Development FPCL at Vittal on Wednesday.The minister said that until about 30 years ago, sericulture was…
Speaking at a conference hosted by JPMorgan Chase, Cognizant CEO Ravi Kumar S said tokenisation has become a “huge thesis” for the company as clients increasingly seek help managing the complexity and costs of AI-driven operations Bengaluru: Cognizant is building AI-led pricing and operating models around tokenisation as enterprises shift from human-led services to digital…
Image used for representative purposes Israeli lawmakers on Wednesday voted overwhelmingly to advance a bill to dissolve the Knesset, a move that could pave the way for early elections and deepen political uncertainty for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition.In a preliminary reading, 110 out of 120 members of parliament supported the motion, with no votes…
Within days of each other, Chinese President Xi Jinping rolled out the red carpet in Beijing for two of the world’s most powerful and controversial leaders: US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. The near-identical military ceremonies, cannon salutes and choreographed welcomes were carefully designed to project China as the indispensable centre of…
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has arrested a Pakistan-backed spy for allegedly passing on confidential, security-related information to Pakistani intelligence officers, as part of an anti-India terror conspiracy. Zafar Riaz @ Rizvi, a Kolkata resident, had a look out circular issued against him and proceedings were also under way to declare him a…
