ICICI Prudential Mutual Fund has announced the launch of two investment strategies under its Specialised Investment Fund (SIF) platform — the iSIF Active Asset Allocator Long-Short Fund and the iSIF Equity Long-Short Fund. The new fund offers (NFOs) for both strategies opened on May 19 and will close on June 2, according to the fund…
Google’s database engineers can lean on AI as heavily as they want—but whoever commits the code owns it, VP Sailesh Krishnamurthy says. Google is telling its database engineers to lean on AI coding tools as heavily as they want while contributing to open source projects like PostgreSQL—but with one firm condition attached. Whoever commits the…
Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing journey after successfully summiting Mount Manaslu (8,163 metres) — the world’s eighth-highest mountain. NEW DELHI: Indian mountaineer Shradha Gupta is currently on her Mount Everest expedition, marking another major milestone in her rapidly rising climbing…
With child deaths from measles on the rise, the Tarique Rahman-led BNP dispensation said it walked into a full-blown vaccine crisis, claiming there was not a single measles shot in stock when it assumed office — remarks seen as a veiled criticism of both Sheikh Hasina’s govt and the Muhammad Yunus-led interim setup.“The current measles…
AI representational image Boston headquartered Liberty Mutual Insurance has increased its stake in its Indian venture Liberty General Insurance to 74% as of May 18, after raising its shareholding from 49% to 55.4% in Sept 2025. The Indian insurance firm had started as a joint venture between Liberty and the Videocon Group.Videocon exited the joint…
Brazil’s Neymar (AP /PTI) Brazil have brought Neymar back into their World Cup plans, with the veteran forward earning a dramatic recall to the national squad nearly three years after his last appearance for the Seleção. Coach Carlo Ancelotti confirmed the 34-year-old’s inclusion while announcing Brazil’s 26-man squad at a gala event in Rio de…
CBSE Continues Psycho-Social Counselling Till June 1 Following Class XII Results NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has extended its psycho-social counselling and tele-support services for students, parents and schools following the declaration of the Class XII board examination results for 2026.The board said students and parents can continue to seek guidance,…
Saif Ali Khan, currently riding high on the success of his crime drama ‘Kartavya’, has opened up about the decline of the Hindi romantic-comedies. The actor shared his thoughts about the genre that he virtually defined in the early 2000s and why the era for romance may be over on the big screen. Saif Ali…
Gurukul education is often remembered as a distant, almost romantic idea from India’s past: students living close to a teacher, learning under trees or in simple dwellings, memorising texts, waking early, serving the guru, and absorbing knowledge in a rhythm very different from today’s classroom. But beyond the nostalgia, the Gurukul system carried something modern…
Shares of Power Grid Corporation will remain in focus after brokerages largely turned positive on the stock following its Q4FY26 results, projecting potential upside of up to 22 per cent from current levels. The brokerage highlighted strong capital expenditure, robust order book and improving earnings outlook driven by higher project capitalisation, though some flagged near-term…
