Chinese sales agent Winnie Zeng has taken an unusual step to protect herself from an uncertain future: she now shares her rented bed with a stranger to cut costs.Frustrated by stagnant pay and worried about losing her job, the 25-year-old from the central city of Wuhan recently invited another woman to move into her bedroom,…
India’s iconic blue jersey being replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticised Hockey India’s decision to replace the team’s traditional blue jersey with a saffron one ahead of the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Expressing his disappointment on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “I must say that…
BENGALURU: Indian Premier League‘s business value rose 11.4% from a year earlier to $20.6 billion in 2026, helped by growing revenues, digital viewership and record franchise transactions, according to a study by investment bank Houlihan Lokey.It also pegged Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s brand value at $312 million, 16% higher than the previous year and making it…
Salman Rushdie stabbing: Attacker convicted on Hezbollah support, terror charges NEW DELHI: A US man already serving a 25-year prison sentence for attempting to murder Indian-British author Salman Rushdie has been convicted on additional federal charges, including providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the BBC reported.A federal jury in New York on…
BENGALURU: GenAI is poised to transform India’s labour market over the next decade, redefine job roles and accelerate the shift towards higher-value work, according to a new Goldman Sachs report.The report estimates that GenAI could automate 9-17% of tasks currently performed by India’s non-agricultural workforce. However 8-12% of jobs face a meaningful risk of substitution,…
NEW DELHI: As India accelerates its preparations for the 2030 Commonwealth Games and strengthens its bid to host the 2036 Olympic Games, the country’s sports industry will come together under one roof at the TOI Sports Fitness and Infrastructure Expo-2026, billed as India’s premier business-to-business sports exhibition. The event will be held at the Bharat…
A violent gang war in Sri Lanka’s Colombo Port City has sparked a major criminal investigation, exposing potential links to a transnational cyber fraud network tied to Chinese organised crime syndicates.A Chinese national who was abducted and later found dead was identified as an individual allegedly connected to computer fraud activities, reported Sri Lanka’s News…
After a dramatic rally in the previous session, oil prices retreated on Thursday as crude continued to move out of the Middle East even as the US-Iran war widened beyond its primary battlefronts.WTI crude slipped 0.54% to $84.00 a barrel, while Brent crude fell 0.85% to $89.97 a barrel.The decline followed a sharp rebound on…
Minimum balance penalty (representative image) NEW DELHI: Banks collected nearly Rs 7,100 crore as penalties from customers for failing to maintain minimum average balance (MAB) in their accounts in financial year 2025-26, up from around Rs 6,800 crore in the preceding year, government has told Parliament. Nearly 70% of the charges, adding up to Rs…
File photo: Bangladeshi foreign minister Khalilur Rahman DHAKA: Bangladesh foreign minister Khalilur Rahman Wednesday emphasised the need to address “some irritations” that exist in Bangladesh-India ties, noting govt is reviewing India’s invitation to PM Tarique Rahman for the Sept Brics Summit in New Delhi.Talking to reporters following a meeting with Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh…