SoftBank Group founder and CEO Masayoshi Son has said that he is not planning to step down in his sixties, announcing to shareholders that he intends to remain at the helm of the technology conglomerate for another decade or more. According to a report by news agency Reuters, the 68-year-old billionaire tech investor declared that…
UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the…
New Delhi: With elation pasted on his face like a young boy who has scored his first goal, Cristiano Ronaldo raced to the Portugal bench, falling into the arms of his teammates and hugging Diogo Dalot. Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice against Uzbekistan in Portugal’s 5-0 win. (Getty Images via AFP) The sixth minute strike against…
Futures on Wall Street, particularly those linked to the Nasdaq, have seen a sharp surge after the close of regular trading on Wednesday as a blowout quarter from Micron allayed investor concerns that the recent rally in chip / memory / AI-linked stocks is here to stay. The Nasdaq futures are up 550 points on…
Why do the crime stories of Ranga-Billa, Jessica Lall, Nithari, Nirbhaya continue to evoke an immediate emotional response years after they were committed? The release of Raakh on Prime Video has brought back a question that resurfaces every time India revisits one of its most disturbing crimes through a film, a book, a documentary or…
NEW DELHI: The French Revolution, the Russian Revolution and Nazism will no longer be part of the Class IX history syllabus. NCERT officials said these modern world history themes will be taken up in Class X as part of secondary-stage progression, while the new Class IX textbook will chart the story of early humans, the…
NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices fell below the $75-per-barrel mark on Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz reopened but are yet to return to the pre-conflict levels of $65-70 a barrel.While Brent crude traded at nearly $73.4 per barrel at the time of filing this report, the Indian oil basket — a blend of sweet-grade…
Millions of gamers are set to queue up at midnight (12am EST) on June 25 on the website of Rockstar games, the parent company of the Grand Theft Auto franchise. With the game set for a November 19 launch, fans are excited to order their single-player edition as soon as possible. GTA VI pre-orders start…
Priyanka Chopra may be bagging some of the biggest films and web series in Hollywood right now, but the actress, in her latest chat, opened up about her ambitions.During a conversation at the Cannes Lions conference on Wednesday, Priyanka got candid about her evolving careers in India and Hollywood. Reflecting on the current entertainment landscape,…
Hindustan Copper Ltd. has received forest clearance from the Rajasthan government for mining operations at its Chandmari copper mine in the Jhunjhunu district. In an exchange filing on Tuesday, June 24, the state-owned miner said the Forest Department of Rajasthan, via a letter dated June 19, 2026, granted forest clearance for the Chandmari copper mine….
