Nihal Sarin in GCL (Photo by GCL) BENGALURU: The ITC Windsor hotel, home to the six teams competing in the 2026 Global Chess League (GCL), sits at the heart of the city. Walk in after the security check at the gate, past doormen greeting you with folded hands, and a left turn down the hallway…
Pakistan U-19 cricket team A group of masked protesters gathered outside a four-star hotel in Portsmouth after wrongly believing that a group of asylum seekers had been taken there. They later discovered that the people staying at the hotel were members of Pakistan’s Under-19 cricket team.Around 40 people gathered outside the Marriott hotel on Tuesday…
Rashid Khan (Image credit: ACB) NEW DELHI: From a war-torn nation to making a mark on the world stage, Afghanistan cricket has come a long way. The team has produced stunning performances, challenged some of the best sides in the world and pulled off big wins against top teams. Once seen as minnows, Afghanistan have…
BENGALURU: Coforge shares dropped nearly 6% on BSE after chairman and independent director OP Bhatt resigned from the company’s board with immediate effect on Tuesday. The resignation followed an internal audit review that raised concerns about how the company’s board evaluation exercise was handled and presented. Bhatt became chairman of Coforge in 2024. He previously…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor Rohit Jain flagged concentration risk among banks as most of them become dependent on a few cloud, technology and model providers, warning that a common technology dependency could allow a disruption at one provider to spread across multiple financial institutions.Speaking at the Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai on Wednesday, Jain said…
OMCs may be losing Rs 5/L on petrol, Rs 23 on diesel: ICRA NEW DELHI: A surge in global crude prices due to renewed hostilities has started hitting the oil marketing companies, with state-owned fuel retailers estimated to be losing around Rs 5 per litre on petrol and Rs 23 on diesel, ratings agency ICRA…
BENGALURU: Cognizant’s US green-card filings have been suspended amid an investigation into potential fraud and misuse of employment visa programmes, Anthony D’Esposito, inspector general at US Department of Labor, said in a post on X. “Fighting fraud is a Team Sport…..Threats to American workers will not be tolerated. Alongside @WHFraudTF, we’re following facts, fraud and…
NEW DELHI: Skoda Auto and JSW Green Mobility have signed a non-binding agreement to explore a joint venture that could develop, manufacture and sell passenger vehicles in India and overseas, the companies announced on Wednesday. The proposed partnership will span internal combustion engine vehicles, electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and hybrids, signalling that the discussions extend…
Apple’s first foldable phone NEW DELHI: Apple on Wednesday entered the foldable smartphone market with iPhone Duo, priced at Rs 2,99,900, taking on Samsung, Google and Chinese brands in a category it had stayed away from even as rivals spent years refining the form factor.The book-style device has a 5.5-inch outer screen and unfolds into…
The Philippine Coast Guard said 42 people had been rescued from the vessel. A fire broke out aboard a passenger ferry near the popular tourist destination of Coron in the Philippines’ Palawan province on Wednesday evening, killing at least five people, according to the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and local media.The vessel, M/V June Aster,…