The Met Gala this year was nothing short of a spectacle, with celebrities bringing their creativity through their looks. BLACKPINK’s Lisa, best known for her extravagant and often dramatic looks, seems to have pulled out all the stops for the 2026 Met Gala, happening at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Lisa…
Henry Kissinger (Image: Wikipedia) Henry Kissinger spent more than half a century close to the center of world affairs. He helped shape wars and peace deals, opened doors between bitter rivals, and advised one American president after another. So it is interesting that one of his most repeated lines is not really about power. It…
Trigger warning: This article mentions death, reader discretion is advised.Jennifer Harmon, the Broadway veteran who played Cathy Craig Lord on the ABC soap opera ‘One Life to Live’, has died at 82. Harmon died Saturday in New York, her family announced. Across a career that stretched nearly five decades, she appeared in 21 Broadway productions…
Army jawan died after his service rifle allegedly went off accidentally in J&K’s Poonch JAMMU: An Army jawan died after his service rifle allegedly went off accidentally in J&K’s Poonch district early Thursday, officials said.The soldier, Naik BD Rao, was posted with 16 Rashtriya Rifles at Draba, in Surankote sector. “He was deployed on night…
Golden Tempo will not compete in the Preakness Stakes, ending any possibility of a Triple Crown winner in 2026 after trainer Cherie DeVaux opted to prioritise the colt’s long-term future over a quick two-week turnaround. The surprise Kentucky Derby champion stunned horse racing fans after winning at 23-1 odds, immediately becoming the center of Triple…
360 ONE WAM Limited reported a 16.8% year-on-year (YoY) rise in net profit for the fourth quarter at ₹292 crore, compared with ₹250 crore in the corresponding period last year. Revenue for the quarter increased 28.1% YoY to ₹835 crore, up from ₹652 crore, reflecting improved business performance during the period. The company also announced…
MUMBAI: Banks have made a host of suggestions on how govt could attract $30–$50bn foreign exchange, most of them involving the central bank subsidising the hedging cost of the foreign exchange.While the interest rate differential between India and the US is far less than the 4–5% in 2013, bankers say that the macroeconomic fundamentals are…
Oman India Joint Investment Fund II (OIJIF II), a private equity investment firm promoted by the sovereign wealth fund of the Sultanate of Oman and State Bank of India, sold a 3.65% stake in Capital Small Finance Bank through a block deal on the National Stock Exchange on Tuesday. The fund offloaded 1.36 million shares…
SRINAGAR: J&K administration’s move to remove Urdu, previously a mandatory qualification for revenue services, from the newly amended draft recruitment rules has sparked a political row in the Union Territory. The decision comes nearly a year after BJP protested and sought revocation of a govt order that made Urdu a compulsory subject for the naib…
MUMBAI: Nadir Godrej will step down as chair of Godrej Industries Group (GIG) on Aug 13 upon turning 75, moving to chairman emeritus. His nephew, Pirojsha Godrej (46), will take over as GIG chair in a planned generational transition. Valued at $20 billion, GIG spans FMCG, real estate, financial services, agriculture, and chemicals. It is…
