Ancient stone walls, built for power and security, vary dramatically in scale. While most served as city or military fortifications, the Great Wall of China dwarfs all others, stretching over 21,000 km. As we consider the monuments of the past which have become landmarks within our scenery, few pictures come more vividly to mind than…
Strait of Hormuz crisis: US blockade continues despite ceasefire extension with Iran (AI image) The second round of talks between Iran and the US have remained stillborn. The situation remains frozen, though the ceasefire remains in place but Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz while the US in retaliation has established a naval…
Baroda BNP Paribas Mutual Fund has reopened investor access to its overseas-focused Baroda BNP Paribas Aqua Fund of Fund by removing restrictions on lumpsum investments and allowing fresh SIP and STP registrations from May 20. The fund house has withdrawn the earlier cap of ₹5 lakh per day per investor on lumpsum investments, including switch-ins,…
Q4 Results 2026 Live Updates: The quarterly earnings season (Q4 FY26) is at its peak. Around 77 BSE and NSE-listed companies are set to declare their earnings for the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2026, today, May 8. On Friday, according to the BSE result calendar, SBI, Titan, ABB India, Tata Consumer, MCX, Swiggy, Urban…
Larsen and Toubro (L&T) Ltd. on Thursday, May 14, said it has entered a strategic collaboration with France-based Exail to deliver an advanced unmanned mine counter measure (MCM) suite for the Indian Navy’s Mine Counter Measure Vessels (MCMVs) programme. L&T and Exail will provide the Indian Navy unmanned MCM suite, incorporation autonomous and remotely operated…
Tata Steel delivered a strong performance in the fourth quarter, with consolidated adjusted EBITDA rising to Rs 99.5 billion, marking a 20 per cent quarter-on-quarter increase. The figure came in around 5 per cent higher than both market expectations and brokerage estimates, largely supported by stronger steel realizations and a 6.2 per cent sequential rise…
Matheesha Pathirana (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Matheesha Pathirana is set to miss the opening phase of IPL 2026, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar confirming in pre-season press conference held on friday that the pacer is likely to be available only from mid-April. Pathirana, who was ruled out of the 2026 T20 World…
Top stocks to buy today (AI image) Stock market recommendations: NACL Industries, Info Edge (Naukri), and Minda Corporation – these are the top stocks to buy recommended by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares for July 1, 2026:NACL Industries: Inverse Head & Shoulders Breakout with Strong AccumulationBuy: Rs 204–Rs 200 |…
Every plant alive today, from the tallest rainforest tree to the smallest patch of moss, will eventually disappear, but a new scientific study suggests that moment is much further away than most previous research believed. Researchers Jacob Haqq-Misra of the Blue Marble Space Institute of Science and Eric Wolf of the University of Colorado Boulder…
Filmmaker Shekhar Kapur revealed Aamir Khan’s early ambition to be an assistant director. However, the role was denied to Khan, not by Kapur, but by the first assistant director, Satish Kaushik, due to Aamir’s car. Kapur believes this rejection was fortunate, allowing Khan to become the celebrated actor he is today. Read the full article…
