Asian shares rallied in early trade on Wednesday after hopes grew that the Iran war could end soon.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan rose by 2.7%, while South Korea’s Kospi surged as much as 5.5% and Japan’s Nikkei 225 jumped 3.9%.The gains came after US President Donald Trump said that the United States…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei was killed in strikes on Sunday, an event that sent shockwaves far beyond West Asia. The echoes were heard in India as well, with sections of the Shia community and clerics condemning the death.In Jammu and Kashmir, home to a sizeable Shia population, demonstrations took place in Srinagar’s Lal Chowk…
Man shouts anti-Jewish slogan British police have launched an urgent search for a man after a disturbing video surfaced online showing him threatening to “behead Jews one by one” on a street in east London.The incident took place near a mosque on Whitechapel Road in Tower Hamlets, where a group of men were seen chanting…
Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka, and Rishabh Pant Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka spoke about patience and belief after his team beat Sunrisers Hyderabad in a last-over finish in their IPL match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Sunday.Lucknow won by five wickets, chasing 157 with one ball to spare. Captain Rishabh…
JEE Main 2026 session 2: The registration process for the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Main 2026 Session 2 (April session) will close today, February 25, 2026. The National Testing Agency (NTA) has asked candidates to complete the online application process and fee payment before the deadline on the official website jeemain.nta.nic.in.This is the final opportunity…
Berlin swimming pool cancels ‘Black communities only’ event over security concerns after backlash (Photo: AFP) A temporary public swimming pool outside Berlin’s historic Volksbuhne theatre has cancelled a planned event that was due to be open exclusively to Black communities after the programme attracted controversy and scrutiny over its restricted access. The €300,000 pop-up pool,…
Sri Lanka’s Sonal Dinusha (PTI Photo) Sonal Dinusha continued his impressive run against India by registering his fourth consecutive fifty-plus score in Test cricket on Thursday, putting his name alongside some of the game’s most celebrated batters.The Sri Lankan left-hander reached the landmark during the final day of the second Test in Colombo, where his…
Sundar Pichai, at Google I/O 2026, reiterated the company’s aggressive plan to spend close to $200 billion in AI infrastructure, signaling the company’s push in the semiconductor segment. This massive budget represents a six-fold increase from the $31 billion the company spent in 2022. While a significant portion of this capital will fund AI data…
US court dismisses charges against Indian-origin doctor An Indian-origin doctor accused of attempting to kill his family by driving his Tesla off a 250-foot cliff in California in 2023 has had all criminal charges dismissed after successfully completing a two-year court-approved mental health diversion programme.According to the Associated Press, a San Mateo County judge dismissed…
Family doubted his gap year, but GATE success led to IIT Hyderabad and a Rs 30 LPA Qualcomm job. (Representative AI Image) Many engineering graduates accept their first job offer simply because it feels like the safest option. But one Electronics and Communication Engineering (ECE) graduate from Hyderabad chose a far more uncertain path—one that…
