Satwik-Chirag battle past Malaysia’s Arif-Yap to reach BWF World Championships quarterfinals New Delhi: The brown tape wrapped around Satwiksairaj Rankireddy’s right shoulder was impossible to miss. Neither was the way he kept testing it, stretching, rotating, preparing himself for the demands of a big-stage match, nearly three months since their last competitive outing.By the time…
8 on board as Cessna charter plane crashes near Alaska radar station A twin-engine Cessna charter plane carrying eight people crashed Thursday near a remote radar site in western Alaska while flying from Anchorage to Cape Newenham, the National Transportation Safety Board said.The aircraft, operated by Security Aviation, was headed to Cape Newenham, about 40…
Indian equities are likely to begin Friday’s session on a cautious note, with benchmark indices expected to open slightly higher after breaking a prolonged losing streak in the previous session. GIFT Nifty futures were at 24,311.50 at 7:52 am, pointing to a mildly positive opening for the Nifty 50, which closed at 24,231.85 on Thursday….
Walmart employees are reportedly taking on a new responsibility. As the retailer expands its use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in stores, the company may have asked its store staff to correct and clean up AI mistakes. The company is reportedly rolling out AI assistants that assign tasks and monitor store employees through the MyWalmart…
A player serves during a badminton match at the BWF World Championships (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Badminton World Federation’s (BWF) secretary general Thomas Lund has effectively closed the door on any major rescheduling of the India Open beyond the first quarter in 2027, saying the calendar window is too tight for a wholesale change despite…
Simone Biles (Getty Images) At six years old, Simone Biles had no grand plan to become an Olympic champion. She was simply a curious child on a daycare field trip, watching gymnasts flip, tumble and swing across a Houston gym. Then she tried to copy them. A coach noticed. A letter went home to her…
Inspiring story of the day: “I just want to be remembered as a good person from a small village in Mallorca” – How Rafael Nadal’s family and Uncle Toni shaped his tennis greatness Rafael Nadal left professional tennis with 22 Grand Slam titles, 14 French Open trophies and a place among the greatest players ever….
Facing an impending quarterly earnings miss driven by shifting enterprise IT budgets and rising AI distractions, IBM Chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna opted for radical transparency — a move that triggered a historic stock plunge but is reported to have aligned with his core leadership philosophy. In an interview with CRN, IBM CEO Krishna detailed…
Sat-Chi in action (Photo by BAI) India’s medal hopes will be on the line on Day 5 of the BWF World Championships on Friday, with both remaining Indian pairs in action in the quarter-finals on Friday. After a mixed Day 4, India now has two strong contenders left in the tournament, with both matches scheduled…
Oil prices head for weekly gains Oil prices extended their weekly rally on Friday, with Brent crude hovering near $94 a barrel as the ongoing US-Iran conflict continued to disrupt energy supplies.Brent crude inched to $93.89 per barrel around 7:30 am IST, after gaining 2.4% in the previous session. US West Texas Intermediate stood at…