Indian badminton players will begin adapting to a new era of scoring from this month after the Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed the introduction of the 3×15 rally-point system across the country’s domestic circuit.The revised format will make its debut at the Yonex-Sunrise All India Senior Ranking Tournament, scheduled to be held at the…
Aamir Khan is set to marry girlfriend Gauri Spratt on July 5, marking his third wedding. Unlike the grand celebrations he hosted for the 25th anniversary of Aamir Khan Productions, which was launched with Ashutosh Gowariker’s acclaimed 2001 film ‘Lagaan’, the actor has opted for a private and understated ceremony this time.Aamir and Gauri will…
When a 5.5-magnitude earthquake jolted Sichuan’s Yibin City just after midnight on June 29, panic set in instantly. Buildings shuddered, glasses rattled, and everyone inside sprinted for the doors. In one barbecue restaurant, customers dropped their chopsticks and ran outside, food still sizzling on the grills. Nobody stuck around to pay. Who could blame them?…
State-run Bank of Baroda Ltd on Thursday (July 2) said its global business grew 15.46% year-on-year to ₹30.51 lakh crore as of June 30, 2026, with global advances rising 17.42% to ₹14.17 lakh crore and global deposits increasing 13.81% to ₹16.34 lakh crore. Global advances rose from ₹12.07 lakh crore a year earlier to ₹14.17…
India-Japan deepen ties ‘UNICORN’ (Unified Complex Radio Antenna / NORA-50 integration mast) India and Japan have announced their first-ever defence co-development project, the Naval Radio Antenna ‘UNICORN’ (Unified Complex Radio Antenna / NORA-50 integration mast), with Prime Minister Narendra Modi describing it as a “new chapter” in the defence technology partnership between the two nations.Speaking…
When Novak Djokovic ends up winning points that his opponent had ample opportunities to kill off, it can only mean one thing – there was absolutely no way that the Serbian great would get beaten by Stefanos Tsitsipas at Wimbledon on Wednesday. Serbia’s Novak Djokovic shakes hands with Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas after the match. (AFP)…
Picture source: International campaign for Tibet China has permanently shut the Hungkar Dorje Vocational High School, a well-known Tibetan educational institution in Qinghai Province that was founded by the late Buddhist leader Tulku Hungkar Dorje. According to the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT), the closure ends nearly two decades of efforts to preserve Tibetan language,…
Kurt Russell and Goldie Hawn first met in 1967 on a film set, but romance did not follow until they reconnected in 1983 on the set of ‘Swing Shift’. Russell nearly torpedoed things immediately by blurting out a comment about Hawn’s figure. She laughed it off. Hawn later told People, “He was so good-looking, but…
Instagram/@thatsinteresting While in most parts of the world mourn the deaths of loved ones, there’s one community in Ghana that turns death into remarkable work of art through their designer coffins. Yes, that’s right. Coffins are generally designed to look simple, plain and sober, signifying sadness. But Ghana does it completely differently. A community here…
A block deal was launched in PB Fintech, the parent company of Policybazaar and Paisabazaar, on Thursday, July 2. MacRitchie Investments, an arm of Temasek, is likely to sell 1.19 crore shares, representing a 2.6% stake in the company, through the transaction. The deal is valued at around ₹1,908 crore, with the floor price set…
