US Secretary of State Marco Rubio NEW DELHI: US secretary of State Marco Rubio reiterated that president Donald Trump wants Russia and Ukraine to focus on ending their four-year-old war. His remarks come against the backdrop of ongoing military operations, with Russia’s defence ministry claiming that its forces have struck several military-industrial facilities in Ukraine.Earlier,…
Representative Image of a green anaconda concealed among dense vegetation and riverbanks in the western Amazon rainforest (AI-generated image) In the western Amazon, finding a green anaconda can depend on more than knowing which river it inhabits. Dense vegetation, submerged debris and concealed riverbanks can make the giant reptile difficult to observe, even when researchers…
Gold enters the week around $4,175 with a relatively resilient undertone. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are seeing a range-bound bias, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd. Let’s take a look at what the analyst has to say:Gold enters the week near Rs 148,000 after a sharp…
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, celebrates with Hasan Nawaz (AP/PTI) Salman Ali Agha made a significant addition to Pakistan’s ODI record books with a century against Sri Lanka in the opening match of the ongoing tri-series, becoming the country’s most prolific centurion among batters who have regularly featured at No. 5 or lower.The former Pakistan…
IIT Madras alumnus Akash Ramdas moved from a Stanford PhD to solving AI chip overheating; his startup Discovered Materials secures $9 million. (Photo: LinkedIn) AI chips are becoming more powerful, but the heat they generate is creating a growing challenge for the semiconductor industry. Finding materials that can manage heat and improve the performance of…
Bollywood actor Riteish Deshmukh has joined the cast of ‘RAPO23’, the upcoming Telugu film starring Ram Pothineni and first project as a director. The actor will play the antagonist in the psychological action thriller, marking his Telugu film debut.The makers announced his involvement on Monday and shared a 53-second behind-the-scenes video from the sets. The…
Photo credit: Down to Earth At 4 am, Sunita Nehare would begin her household chores. By 6 am, she would be working as a farm labourer, earning ₹200 for two hours of work. After that, she would head to her family’s own fields and work until 1 pm. Every day, she put ₹100 from her…
Shares of HFCL surged sharply on Monday, October 19, and are locked in a 5% upper circuit, as the company reported strong numbers for the second quarter. The company’s earnings for the September quarter more than doubled across all key parameters compared to last year. The company, in a press statement, said it reported its…
Three individuals have been arrested in connection with the shooting at actor Tiger Shroff’s car MUMBAI: A 17-year-old from Haryana, a 22-year-old bike taxi rider living in Mumbai and an 18-year-old from Haryana are among the three accused arrested in connection with the firing at actor Tiger Shroff’s car in Mumbai.The Anti-Gangster Task Force and…
Tharoor drew attention to Navi Pillay’s ancestral roots NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Sunday criticised the Union government for not congratulating this year’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate, Navanethem “Navi” Pillay, a South African jurist of Indian origin.The Thiruvananthapuram MP took to social media to question the government’s silence six days after Pillay…
