Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo (AP Photo) For more than two decades, Cristiano Ronaldo has built a career on proving people wrong.Every time critics questioned him, he responded with goals. Every time doubts surfaced about his longevity, he produced another record. From Manchester to Madrid, Turin to Riyadh, and throughout an extraordinary international career with Portugal, Ronaldo…
Tim Cook wrapped up 15 years as Apple’s CEO with a tidy thesis. Speaking at an all-hands meeting inside the Steve Jobs Theater on Tuesday, the outgoing chief told employees that three conditions had to be true before he could pass the baton—the business had to be firing, the product pipeline had to be loaded,…
Akshay Kumar’s horror comedy ‘Bhooth Bangla’, which reunited him with director Priyadarshan, has been a solid box office hit, collecting Rs 175 crores nett in India and Rs 240 crores globally. The film is now likely heading to Netflix on June 12, though an official confirmation is still awaited. Akshay Kumar has been enjoying a…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: When Ishan Kishan tossed the new ball to debutant Praful Hinge, few could have imagined what would follow. The 24-year-old right-arm pacer produced a sensational opening over, ripping through Rajasthan Royals’ top order and turning the game on its head within minutes.Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,…
Discovered in 2002 by an amateur astronomer, J002E3 was initially believed to be an asteroid passing through space. However, scientists were able to determine that the object was covered in white titanium dioxide paint, identical to that used on NASA rockets. After determining that it was white titanium paint, astronomers concluded that J002E3 is, in…
Is the world ready to bid goodbye to Emily and her marketing world in Europe? At least, the cast and crew are. The upcoming sixth chapter of ‘Emily in Paris’ will be the last season of the show, wrapping up Emily Cooper’s journey in Paris and Rome. Moreover, ‘The Lincoln Lawyer’ will also be bowing…
NEW DELHI: Security agencies have reportedly foiled a major conspiracy to target the national capital with advanced weapons, uncovering a suspected cross-border syndicate with links to Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal, sources said.Authorities recovered 18 sophisticated firearms from nine alleged operatives who were allegedly planning to route the weapons through Munger before distributing them across multiple…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed nearly 1 per cent higher on Wednesday, extending their recovery for a third straight session amid a slight easing in crude oil prices and supportive global cues.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 633.29 points, or 0.83 per cent, to settle at 76,704.13. During the session, it surged as much…
Why BJP and JD(S) will keep close watch on DK Shivakumar government NEW DELHI: The DK Shivakumar era has started in Karnataka. The Congress’s biggest troubleshooter is finally in the saddle as the chief minister of his state – a dream he nurtured and worked for over the years. Shivakumar took oath of office in…
‘Singham’ cop Ajay Pal Sharma NEW DELHI: The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday declined to intervene in allegations against Election Commission-appointed police observer Ajay Pal Sharma, saying it would not pass any order concerning officers on poll duty until April 29, when the second phase of the West Bengal assembly elections is scheduled.The observation came…
