Quote of the day by Tiger Woods (Getty Images) Watching a champion perform can make success look effortless, as though it were simply handed to a lucky few at birth. Tiger Woods pushed back on that idea directly. “Talent is something you are born with, and a skill is something you develop,” he said. “99%…
Asian equities showed signs of stabilising on Thursday, but investors remained cautious after a turbulent week marked by a sharp AI-driven market sell-off, uncertainty over the US interest rate outlook and renewed geopolitical tensions that briefly sent oil prices soaring.Taiwan’s benchmark climbed 666.47 points to 40,705.65, up 1.66%, while South Korea’s Kospi gained 201.22 points…
Murali Sreeshankar (PTI Photo) India enjoyed another successful day at the Commonwealth Games 2026 as Murali Sreeshankar won his second consecutive silver medal in the men’s long jump, para athlete Dilip Mahadu Gavit claimed gold with a Games record, and Indian boxers assured 10 medals by reaching the semifinals.The three medals added on Wednesday took…
AI workshop at IIT Madras to train participants in climate modelling and energy solutions NEW DELHI: The AI4NetZero Team at the EnERG Lab, IIT Madras, will organise a three-day hands-on workshop titled “AI in Action: Climate and Energy Systems Applications” from August 7 to August 9, 2026. The programme will focus on the use of…
South Indian OTT releases this week: From ‘Gatta Kusthi 2’ to ‘Balan: The Boy’, here’s what to stream With another week comes a fresh slate of South Indian films arriving on streaming platforms. From emotional dramas and psychological thrillers to sports entertainers and feel-good stories, viewers have several new titles to choose from. Here’s a…
After a dramatic rally in the previous session, oil prices retreated on Thursday as crude continued to move out of the Middle East even as the US-Iran war widened beyond its primary battlefronts.WTI crude slipped 0.54% to $84.00 a barrel, while Brent crude fell 0.85% to $89.97 a barrel.The decline followed a sharp rebound on…
Salman Rushdie stabbing: Attacker convicted on Hezbollah support, terror charges NEW DELHI: A US man already serving a 25-year prison sentence for attempting to murder Indian-British author Salman Rushdie has been convicted on additional federal charges, including providing material support to the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, the BBC reported.A federal jury in New York on…
MUMBAI: Gold loans are surging despite low growth in the number of borrowers as well as the quantity of gold that is pledged with lenders. Gold loans have grown over 50% in FY26 largely because of larger loans by existing borrowers and a shift from other personal loan products to secured gold loans.Gold loans accounted…
Arundhati Choudhary, Sachin Siwach and Sakshi Chaudhary (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: India’s boxers continued their impressive run at the Commonwealth Games 2026, with six more pugilists reaching the semifinals on Wednesday. The results took India’s assured boxing medal tally to 10, already bettering the seven medals the country won at the 2022 Birmingham Games.Sakshi…
Rajasthan JET 2026 result out; SKRAU releases scorecards for JET, Pre-PG and PhD candidates Rajasthan JET 2026 result: Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University (SKRAU), Bikaner, has declared the Rajasthan JET, Pre-PG and PhD 2026 examination results. Candidates who appeared for the entrance examinations can now download their scorecards by logging into the official JET portal…
