Kolkata Knight Riders’ skipper Ajinkya Rahane speaks to Sunil Narine. (ANI Photo) With just 11 days left in the league stage of the IPL 2026, the playoff race has opened up dramatically. A late revival from Kolkata Knight Riders and Chennai Super Kings means as many as eight teams are still mathematically alive in the…
A Russian Tu‑22M3 strategic bomber crashed on Monday during a training flight in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry told the Interfax news agency. A Russian Tu‑22M3 strategic bomber crashed on Monday during a training flight in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, the Russian Defence Ministry told the Interfax news agency.The ministry said the crew successfully…
NEW DELHI: A traveller with recent travel history from Uganda has been isolated at a government hospital in Bengaluru after reporting mild body ache, prompting heightened surveillance by the Centre amid ongoing Ebola outbreaks in parts of Africa.The Union ministry of health and family welfare on Wednesday said the individual has been admitted to the…
NEW DELHI: Fuelled by unusually warm waters in the Pacific, El Nino is rapidly developing and is set to impact global temperature and rainfall patterns, increasing risk of extreme weather in coming months, World Meteorological Organisation warned on Tuesday in an update that points to an “80% likelihood of El Nino forming in June-Aug”.This makes…
Israel has seized large chunks of Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria (Representational image/AP) Over the past two-and-a-half years, since the war with Hamas erupted in October 2023, Israel has taken control of large areas in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, marking its biggest expansion of military-held territory in decades.The combined area—about 1,000 square kilometres (386 square miles)—is…
Facing internal dissent after a poll setback, Mamata Banerjee penned a poem, ‘Girgiti (Chameleon),’ targeting rebel leaders. KOLKATA: As TMC grapples with a deepening internal crisis following the party’s crushing poll setback, former chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday appeared to hit back at dissenters within the organisation through a sharply worded poem titled “Girgiti…
NEW DELHI: Chinese artificial intelligence startup Z.ai is emerging as a fresh challenger to OpenAI and Anthropic after its latest flagship model GLM-5.2 gained traction among developers for delivering advanced coding and AI agent capabilities at a significantly lower cost.The Beijing-based company’s latest model has climbed developer rankings and drawn praise from prominent AI figures,…
Shame is one of the oldest tools for keeping people quiet. Make someone feel embarrassed enough about who they are, and you can often stop them from speaking up or standing their ground. Melinda French Gates, a philanthropist who has spent years working on women’s health around the world, points to one place she believes…
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday claimed that newly appointed Union education minister Pralhad Joshi’s is only ‘interim’ minister. He alleged that the Centre is searching for a permanent replacement and suggested that Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis could eventually be given the portfolio.Addressing a press conference, Raut said Joshi was better suited…
Ecuador delivered an incredible shock to the football world by defeating four-time champion Germany 2-1, catapulting themselves into the knockout rounds of the World Cup (AP Photo) Record-breaking crowds witnessed a historic World Cup heist as a gritty Ecuador stunned four-time champions Germany 2-1 at the MetLife Stadium on Friday, sealing a dramatic berth in…