Anthony Head, Beloved Buffy and Ted Lasso star, Dies aged 72 / Image: File British actor Anthony Head, whose career spanned more than four decades across television, theatre and film, has died at the age of 72. Best known internationally for playing Rupert Giles in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Rupert Mannion in Ted Lasso,…
MUMBAI: Caught between a slowing economy and the risk of a fresh price spiral triggered by the conflict in West Asia, the RBI on Friday left the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, cut its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while signalling that the inflation threat could broaden economy-wide beyond fuel and…
R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) R Praggnanandhaa scripted history by becoming the first Indian ever to win the prestigious Norway Chess title. The 20-year-old Grandmaster completed a remarkable comeback in the final round, defeating Germany’s Vincent Keymer to secure the championship and etch his name into the tournament’s history books.Heading into…
The Karnataka Examination Authority (KEA) is set to announce the Karnataka Common Entrance Test (KCET) 2026 results today, June 6 at 2 pm. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examination will be able to check and download their scorecards from the official websites, cetonline.karnataka.gov.in and karresults.nic.in, once the result link is activated.The KCET examination is…
Shirley MacLaine didn’t just become an actress. She became a seeker. From ‘The Trouble with Harry’ to ‘Some Came Running’ to ‘The Apartment’ to ‘Irma la Douce’ to ‘Terms of Endearment’ to ‘Steel Magnolias.‘ She has been in some of the most beloved and enduring films in the history of Hollywood. She has won the…
India’s clean fuel journey is stepping up a gear, with state-run oil firms gearing up to roll out E85 petrol at a discounted price across the country. State-run oil marketing companies will offer E85 fuel at a discount of Rs 20 per litre compared with E20 petrol to make up for the biofuel’s lower energy…
Two men behind New Zealand’s largest-ever methamphetamine importation operation have failed in their final attempt to overturn prison sentences of more than 20 years, after the country’s supreme court dismissed their applications for leave to appeal.Baltej Singh and Himatjit Singh Kahlon were convicted over an international drug trafficking network that imported up to 741kg of…
US tech stocks came under heavy pressure on Friday, with semiconductor giants leading the decline as investors grew cautious about artificial intelligence-fuelled valuations and digested stronger-than-expected US jobs data.The sell-off was most severe in the chip sector, where the PHLX Semiconductor Index plunged 10.3%, marking its steepest single-day fall since March 2020. The decline followed…
Brazil’s coach Carlo Ancelotti (AP Photo) One can call it irony or a simple twist of fate. A 35-year old, who had just relinquished his footballing kit for a coach’s tracksuit, was conducting drills with the Italian team at Rose Bowl, Pasadena.It was the summer of 1994. Under the venerable Arrigo Sacchi, one of AC…
Picture credit: LinkedIn/Dhruvi Mundra A woman who borrowed Rs 50 lakh to fund her master’s degree overseas has now shared her experience, offering a candid look at both the financial and personal sides of that choice. In a Linked In post, Dhruvi Mundra said she was not trying to convince anyone to take a loan…
