NEW DELHI: South Africa strengthened their chances of reaching the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals with a commanding 88-run victory over the Netherlands in Bristol on Thursday.Opening batter Tazmin Brits produced the innings of her career, remaining unbeaten on 114 off 69 balls as South Africa posted a tournament-best 208/1 before restricting the Netherlands…
With Bangalore Times Fashion Week set to take over the city this weekend, all eyes will be on the runway. But beyond the designers and models, fashion enthusiasts, influencers, and guests know that the red carpet has become a runway of its own. Whether you’re stepping into a fashion gala, a film premiere or a…
NEW DELHI: Indian basket crude prices returned to pre-conflict levels Wednesday, with the basket priced at $70.71 per barrel, reducing the import bill, easing inflationary pressures and improving the financial position of the Centre and oil marketing companies. The Indian basket of crude oil is a derived basket comprising the sweet grade of Brent Dated…
Mumbai: RBI has proposed sweeping changes to deepen debt markets, allowing corporate bodies to lend in the term money segment – long dominated by banks and primary dealers – while widening their access to govt securities market. It has also introduced total return swaps in credit derivatives, which transfer a bond’s entire return to the…
Bengaluru: A Sri Lankan man was detained at Kempegowda International Airport (KIA) after trying to board a flight to London using a fake Canadian passport and forged immigration documents.The accused, identified as Sinnappu Subakaran, arrived at KIA on June 23 and completed departure formalities for a Singapore Airlines flight. However, officials later found that instead…
NEW DELHI: The US has assured India that access to critical artificial intelligence technologies will not become a challenge for trusted partners, IT secretary S Krishnan said on Thursday after discussions with US officials on the future of AI collaboration.The discussions come weeks after the US commerce department directed AI firm Anthropic to restrict foreign…
Bengaluru: Twelve men were arrested on charges of robbing Rs 17 lakh in cash from a trader after promising him to convert it into cryptocurrency.The arrests were made based on the complaint filed by Vishwas Y, 31, resident of Kodigehalli. A techie, Vishwas wanted to open a hotel near Sira on Bengaluru-Pune Highway and for…
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has been with the company since 1997 and moved into his current role five years ago. On his first visit to India as chief executive, Jassy announced a further scale up in its investment and a ramp up of the quick commerce business to 300 cities. He also took time out…
Bengaluru: Residents of Sri Dhama Apartment complex in NGEF Layout of Sadanandanagar in east Bengaluru were left stunned after a thief stole 27 pairs of branded shoes, worth over Rs 1.3 lakh, in a pre-dawn theft recently.Sujeet Kumar TG, 50, a marketing professional, told police he found seven pairs of his shoes, worth around Rs…
Bengaluru: In a detailed clarification on observations made by the comptroller and auditor general (CAG) on the Gruha Lakshmi scheme, the women and child development department Thursday asserted the programme is being implemented transparently and in accordance with prescribed rules.Responding to audit findings related to payments made to deceased and allegedly ineligible beneficiaries, the department,…
