Andre Agassi (L) and Steffi Graf celebrate a point during their doubles match against Andy Roddick and Eugenie Bouchard during Pickleball Slam 3 at Michelob ULTRA Arena on February 16, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) Andre Agassi and Steffi Graf are two of the most successful retired tennis players and…
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos has recently criticised New York City’s public school spending and Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s economic policies. The tech billionaire argued that increased funding alone does not solve the underlying issues. During an interview on CNBC’s Squawk Box, Bezos compared the city’s education system with Amazon’s operations, saying inefficiencies in public administration would…
NEW DELHI: The push for electrification of its network has reduced Indian Railways’ diesel consumption by 185 crore litres annually, equivalent to around four days of India’s total diesel demand. With electrification of railways’ broad-gauge network touching 99.6%, the quantum of diesel use has fallen to around 37% of what it was in 2016-17, officials…
Arab Cinema’s biggest Cannes yet? Regional filmmakers shine across major festival sections / Image: File The 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival 2026 is shaping up to be one of the strongest years yet for Arab and Middle Eastern cinema. From Palestinian and Moroccan stories to Egyptian industry collaborations and Iranian auteurs competing for…
Mark Cuban has warned that artificial intelligence (AI) alone will not solve problems in the US healthcare system. The billionaire entrepreneur has argued that the technology could also be used by insurers and other healthcare intermediaries to make treatment approvals and payments more difficult for doctors and patients. Cuban made the comments while responding to…
With another tax return filing season round the corner, it is pertinent for taxpayers to plan. (AI image) India’s personal tax compliance framework is undergoing a decisive transformation, driven by digitisation, pre-filled data integration, and the introduction of simplified tax regimes by the Indian Income tax department.The Income tax return (ITR) forms for FY 2025–26…
Fourteen people were killed after a helicopter belonging to Saudi oil giant Saudi Aramco crashed in the eastern Saudi city of Ras Tanura on Sunday, Reuters reported citing the Saudi state news agency.The cause of the crash was not immediately known, and authorities have launched an investigation into the incident, the state news agency said.Saudi…
NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) seems to be testing students’ patience. Just weeks after the NEET-UG row triggered nationwide outrage, another major examination conducted by the agency has landed in troubled waters. This time, it is the Common University Entrance Test (CUET-UG) 2026, where technical glitches and administrative confusion left students stranded inside…
Quote of the day by Plato (AI-generated image) Most of us have grumbled about the people in charge at some point. The bad boss, the poor leader, the committee that makes a mess of things. But how often do we consider our own part in letting them get there? More than two thousand years ago,…
Work-life balance is a topic that often gets people talking, and a recent Instagram video has added a humorous twist to that conversation. An Indian professional living in Japan has gone viral after using sarcasm to describe the “problems” of working there. Instead of complaining about office pressure, he joked about workplace benefits, leaving many…