Serena Williams celebrates winning a point against Maya Joint. (AP Photo) Serena Williams’ long-awaited return to Wimbledon ended in defeat, but the 23-time Grand Slam champion received the kind of ovation reserved for sporting royalty as Centre Court celebrated one of the greatest players in tennis history.Playing her first singles match in nearly four years,…
MUMBAI: Commodity inflation driven by the West Asia war has been ‘significant’ in the June quarter and it will take a while for things to come to normalcy, said Nitin Paranjpe, chairman at Hindustan Unilever (HUL), projecting short-term growth to be hit by volatility and challenges. The conflict that dragged on for months disrupted energy…
Voltas sells 1 million units in 81 days as India sizzles MUMBAI: Voltas entered the new financial year on a strong footing, with its room air conditioning business crossing the milestone of one million units in a record 81 days, chairman Noel Tata said Tuesday at what marked his final annual general meeting as chairman…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) celebrates scoring their third goal during the World Cup round of 32 soccer match between France and Sweden in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, Tuesday, June 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Pamela Smith) The high-octane 2026 FIFA World Cup Round of 32 clash at the MetLife Stadium saw France deliver a masterclass…
MUMBAI: Indian Hotels Company, which operates the Taj chain, plans to invest between Rs 6,000 crore and Rs 7,500 crore over the next five years to expand in India and select overseas markets, alongside fresh investments in digital and cybersecurity, chairman N Chandrasekaran told shareholders on Tuesday. The centrepiece is Taj Bandstand, a 50-storey, 500-plus-room…
Bengaluru: A Good Samaritan act turned out to be an abominable fraud when a man, pretending to help a 36-year-old private firm employee injured in a road accident, stole the latter’s iPhone and then used it to siphon off over Rs 3.5 lakh from his bank account.According to a complaint filed by Sachin Prasad, a…
The FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 continues with one of the most intriguing knockout fixtures of the tournament as Mexico welcome Ecuador to the Mexico City Stadium. With the margin for error now gone, both sides know only victory will keep their World Cup dreams alive. Mexico arrive carrying both momentum and expectation….
MUMBAI: Banks’ bad loans, which are at a multi-decadal low, are expected to rise marginally to 1.9% by March 2028 under a baseline scenario from 1.8% in March 2026, even as capital ratios are projected to moderate over the same period according to RBI’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report. According to the macro stress test results…
Seeking mobile numbers for policy information ‘dark pattern’: Irdai chief Ajay Seth (Image/ANI) MUMBAI: Irdai has flagged insurers seeking personal information to provide quotes or policy details as a ‘dark pattern’ and has commissioned a study by a public policy institute to define and track such practices over nine months. Speaking at an event organised…
Pride Month may have ended, but for Bengaluru’s queer community, the conversations, challenges and fight for visibility continue every day. Bengaluru-based drag performer Alex Mathew, popularly known as Maya the Drag Queen, reflects on why the momentum often fades after June, how the city’s queer culture has evolved beyond Pride marches, and why drag performers…
