Dalal Street began Tuesday on a strong note, with tech-heavy stocks fuelling the gains and pushing the BSE Focused IT index and Nifty IT around 3% higher. HCLTech emerged as the top gainer, rising 5.74% to Rs 1,290 after reporting strong quarterly results a day earlier, backed by improved profitability metrics.Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India’s…
Sahithi Varshini learning chess from her father Lokeswara Moogi Rao (Special Arrangements) NEW DELHI: In May 2019, before the pandemic had pressed the pause button on the world, Sagar Shah, already an International Master (IM) and one of the most influential voices in today’s chess fraternity, wrote a line in his ChessBase column: “Just like…
Director Lingusamy is trending on social media after a video of him dancing to a popular Tamil song went viral. The filmmaker was seen dancing to ‘Ava Enna Enna Thedi Vantha Anjala,’ from Gautham Vasudev Menon’s ‘Vaaranam Aayiram,’ at an event in Malaysia. The clip drew mixed reactions; several viewers appreciated his energy while others…
Representative Image of Thorpeness’s whimsical house-shaped water tower surrounded by trees in Suffolk ( AI Generrated Image) In the English village of Thorpeness, a 70-foot structure built to store water was designed to resemble a house perched above the trees. Completed in 1923, the building concealed a tank with an original capacity of 50,000 gallons,…
File photo: Damaged homes are seen in Long Beach, Calif., after Tropical Storm Rachel, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2026. Hurricane Simon battered Mexico’s Pacific coast on Monday with heavy rain and strong winds, while the remnants of Tropical Storm Rachel left communities flooded in the US Southwest. The weather systems caused deaths, damaged homes and roads,…
Train travelling from Karachi to Peshawar derails in Pakistan (Representative image) (PTI) At least five people were killed and several others injured after a passenger train derailed in Pakistan’s Punjab province early Tuesday, Pakistan-based Geo News reported.The Rehman Baba Express, travelling from the southern port city of Karachi to the northwestern city of Peshawar, derailed…
Rupee jumps to 95 per dollar Rupee extended its winning streak on Tuesday, strengthening to 94.96 against the US dollar. The currency opened at 95.53 in the interbank market and rose 82 paise or 0.7% from its previous close. The latest gains come after rupee’s sharp rally on Monday, when it rose 93 paise to…
File Pic: Shooter Manish Narwal NEW DELHI: With less than a week to go before the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games starts, India’s preparations have been clouded by selection disputes, coaching omissions and administrative delays, leaving athletes in para shooting, cycling, badminton, table tennis and boccia grappling with uncertainty.On Monday, nine of India’s 13 selected para…
Shah Rukh Khan was already a successful television actor when he considered entering films in 1991. However, back then he was not convinced that cinema was the right career for him. A resurfaced interview from that year reveals how his mother’s wish influenced his decision. Khan was 24 at the time and had signed several…
A pilot project supported by the Elton John AIDS Foundation has helped transform how HIV testing is offered in England, expanding a programme first introduced in two South London hospitals to 89 emergency departments across the country. The initiative makes HIV tests a routine part of emergency care, allowing patients to be tested unless they…
