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MUMBAI: Computer science continues to dominate the imagination of India’s best engineering aspirants, but the first round of IIT seats preference for 2026 shows another branch quietly clawing its way back into favour: civil engineering.The shift was the most dramatic at IIT Bombay and IIT Delhi. At Powai, civil engineering opened at an All India … Read more
MUMBAI: Global investment firm KKR has said that central banks globally will start tightening this year and it has expressed caution on long-duration govt bonds, over-levered 2021 vintage deals, lower-income consumer exposure, and assets dependent on a return to the old regime of low inflation, low rates, and abundant liquidity.In its mid-year outlook report ‘The … Read more
Deepti Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI Women) NEW DELHI: India’s premier all-rounder Deepti Sharma etched her name in the record books with a sensational five-wicket haul as India outclassed arch-rivals Pakistan by 64 runs in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup opener at Edgbaston on Sunday.The 28-year-old off-spinner returned career-best figures of 5/10 in four overs … Read more
Smriti Mandhana joined Mithali Raj and Harmanpreet Kaur as India’s joint-highest half-century scorer in Women’s T20 World Cup history with her fifth fifty in the tournament, helping India post 170 for 6 against Pakistan in their opening match at Edgbaston on Sunday.Mandhana scored 68 off 44 balls and shared a 91-run partnership with captain Harmanpreet … Read more
Ronaldinho. Image via: Buda Mendes/ Getty Images In a recent chat with reporters, Ronaldinho said he would support Portugal if Brazil fails to win the 2026 FIFA World Cup, citing Cristiano Ronaldo and Portugal’s current generation. Portugal begins Group K play against DR Congo on June 17, followed by Uzbekistan on June 23 and Colombia … Read more
Arjun Sarja’s action entertainer ‘Blast’ continued its theatrical run with a solid jump in collections on its third Sunday.According to Sacnilk, ‘Blast’ collected Rs 2.65 crore net in India on Day 18. The latest figure represents a 17.3 percent increase compared to the previous day’s earnings of Rs 2.26 crore. India collections cross Rs 46 … Read more
Argentine YouTuber and content creator Gaspar Prim Díaz, better known to fans as Gaspi, has passed away. He was 23.Argentine streaming platform Blender confirmed the news of Gaspi’s demise and paid tribute in a post that read, “Thanks for your art, your magic and your sensibility, every one of us will miss you.“The YouTuber was … Read more
NEW DELHI: Chief economic advisor (CEA) V Anantha Nageswaran has described the current valuations of AI-related companies as a “bubble”, saying fears about AI-driven job losses may be exaggerated amid intense investor enthusiasm around the technology.Nageswaran said, “The stock market, AI-related stocks and AI-related valuations are definitely a bubble. There is no question about it.” … Read more
SpaceX raised a record-breaking $75 billion through its IPO last week, and two more mega IPOs—OpenAI and Anthropic—are expected soon. Successful closure of all these three offers could mean it’s the global market’s top in the current bull phase, and a major slide could soon follow, one of the world’s leading fund managers has warned.“It … Read more
Actor Ram Charan and his wife Upasana Kamineni Konidela gave fans a heartwarming surprise on the occasion of their 14th wedding anniversary. The couple shared a special family photograph on social media which offered the first public glimpse of their twins, Shivram and Anveera Devi.Rather than revealing the children’s faces, the couple chose a simple … Read more