Japan celebrates a goal during the World Cup Group F match against the Netherlands. (AP Photo) A towering late header from Daichi Kamada denied the Netherlands victory and sent the Samurai Blue faithful into delirium as Japan snatched a dramatic 2-2 draw in their FIFA World Cup opener at AT&T Stadium in Texas on Sunday.With…
Deepti Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: India’s premier all-rounder Deepti Sharma etched her name in the record books with a sensational five-wicket haul as India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan by 64 runs in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston on Sunday.The 28-year-old off-spinner returned career-best figures of 5/10 in four overs…
MUMBAI: Global investment firm KKR has said that central banks globally will start tightening this year and it has expressed caution on long-duration govt bonds, over-levered 2021 vintage deals, lower-income consumer exposure, and assets dependent on a return to the old regime of low inflation, low rates, and abundant liquidity.In its mid-year outlook report ‘The…
On a rainy evening in Bengaluru, 15-year-old Sai Akhil Anand, son of chess legend Viswanathan Anand and Aruna Anand, presented his art exhibition Bindu and Rekha at the Sandeep and Geetanjali Maini Foundation. The showcase featured works exploring dots, lines, textures and patterns drawn from nature, particularly the markings and forms found in animals.The exhibition…
Curaçao’s Livano Comenencia celebrates after scoring a World Cup goal against Germany. (AP Photo) Germany brushed aside World Cup debutants Curaçao 7-1 in their FIFA World Cup opener on Sunday, but not before the Caribbean nation produced a memorable moment by scoring its first-ever goal in the tournament and holding the four-time champions level for…
NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has described the current valuations of AI-related companies as a “bubble”, saying fears about AI-driven job losses may be exaggerated amid intense investor enthusiasm around the technology.Nageswaran said, “The stock market, AI-related stocks and AI-related valuations are definitely a bubble. There is no question about it.”…
After comedian Madhur Virli’s resurfaced rape joke triggered outrage online, fresh questions are being raised about the state of Indian stand-up comedy. Coming days after the controversy surrounding Pranit More’s crowd-work clips, the debate has shifted from humour to responsibility, boundaries and whether shock value is replacing wit.The clip from comedian Madhur Virli’s 2024 show…
Bengaluru: This placement season, mechanical and civil students are back in demand in engineering colleges, with many institutions reporting renewed interest in hiring students from core branches. Several colleges have witnessed an increase in the number of companies hiring from core branches for students graduating in 2025-26.Several colleges have been able to place almost 100%…
Bengaluru: With less than a week to go before enumeration forms are printed for Karnataka’s electorate of 5.5 crore, Election Commission is yet to map about 10%, or 52.4 lakh voters, on the 2025 electoral rolls.V Anbukumar, chief electoral officer, told TOI the tabletop exercise will continue until publication of draft electoral rolls.“Regardless of mapping…
Bengaluru: The Bidadi Township project, where a work-live-play space is set to come up, has set off a letter war among three major political parties amid attempts to claim cross-party support or appeals for course correction.While Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar has claimed PM Modi has appreciated his efforts, both BJP and JD(S) have written…
