BENGALURU: Friday’s IPL clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium brings together two captains on opposite arcs. Rajat Patidar, who had only limited leadership experience on the domestic circuit before being handed the RCB captain’s job last season, has turned into the defending champions’ most explosive batter and a steady hand in a high-pressure campaign.In contrast,…
The US State Department has announced a reward of up to $10 million for information on Hashim Finyan Rahim al-Saraji, also known as Abu Alaa al-Walai, the leader of the Tehran-backed Iraqi armed group Kataeb Sayyid al-Shuhada (KSS), which Washington designates as a terrorist organisation.In a post on X on Friday, US officials said they…
Pakistan’s military said on Friday that security forces killed 22 alleged militants during clashes in the country’s northwest earlier this week, while a 10-year-old child also died in the exchange of fire near the Afghan border.According to a statement issued by the military’s media wing, “a joint military operation was conducted by security forces and…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday launched a sharp attack on the BJP during a poll rally in Kolkata, accusing the party of influencing the state’s administrative machinery and vowing to politically counter it beyond Bengal.“The names of all those who are working for BJP…
Kate Hudson has always known how to hold her own in a room full of men. As the only girl in the Hawn-Russell family, growing up alongside brothers Oliver Hudson, Wyatt Russell, and Boston Russell, she learned early how to navigate male-dominated spaces. Add to that an iconic mother in Goldie Hawn who raised her…
BENGALURU: Towering power-hitter Tim David had a watershed 2025. He began the year by clinching the Big Bash League title with the Hobart Hurricanes before moving to India to be part of RCB’s maiden IPL triumph. Then, in Australia colours, he smashed a 37-ball century against the West Indies in Basseterre, the fastest T20I hundred…
For the quarter ended March 31, 2026, Infosys posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 8,501 crore, up 21 per cent from Rs 7,033 crore. Infosys share price today: The stock price of India’s second largest IT services firm fell sharply on Friday despite the company’s quarterly results beating market expectations. Infosys came under significant…
Aarav Sarbalia reshapes chess as content (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: It was the Round 3 game between Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa and the eventual winner, Javokhir Sindarov, at the FIDE Candidates tournament just a few weeks ago. 12-year-old Aarav Sarbalia, a FIDE Master (FM), had virtually joined the commentary panel of a popular YouTube channel covering the…
KPMG has announced to cut about 10% of its US audit partners after earlier efforts to encourage voluntary retirements did not deliver the expected results, according to a Financial Times report. The decision was shared during an internal meeting, where employees were told that the size of the audit partnership had grown larger than needed…
BJP national president Nitin Nabin said the BJP will contest the 2027 Uttarakhand assembly elections under the leadership of chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami.Nabin said the party would project Dhami as the face of the 2027 elections, signalling the BJP’s strategy for the state polls.In an interview with a Hindi news channel, he said the…
