As the United States and Iran continue to trade strikes, Washington is reportedly pressuring Tehran to affirm that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to shipping traffic and that its forces will not fire at vessels.According to a report by The Hill, US officials said that US President Donald Trump is expecting a public … Read more
FIFA is marketing pieces of World Cup final turf for USD 450, but the initiative has sparked outrage from both fans and players. The turf’s poor quality has come under fire for its irregular texture.(AP Photo) Football’s global governing body, FIFA, has decided to commercialise the very ground the players will walk on for the … Read more
Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro. Image via: Getty Images Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro got into a physical altercation in Las Vegas on Friday morning, with Adebayo striking Herro during a confrontation at a practice court inside Resorts World Casino, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The incident happened in front of Herro’s AAU team, just … Read more
TimesofIndia.com in Birmingham: Over 200 kilometres away from Southampton, where India’s T20I team will look to avoid an abject whitewash in the fifth and final match against England, preparations will get underway for the ODI bunch. Seven members of India’s ODI squad are likely to hit the nets at Edgbaston ahead of the series opener … Read more
BENGALURU: Delhi high court has listed hostel chain Zostel’s appeal against IPO-bound hospitality firm Oyo for hearing on Aug 12, while disposing of an interim application Zostel filed. The dispute stems from Oyo’s proposed acquisition of Zostel in 2015. The deal later fell through, triggering arbitration proceedings and litigation.
CHENNAI: Public sector lender Indian Bank is aiming to raise $2 billion through foreign currency non-resident (bank) (FCNR(B)) deposits. The move comes in the wake of the RBI withdrawing the interest rate ceiling on fresh FCNR(B) deposits with maturities of three to five years until Sept 30, 2026. The bank has seen a spurt in … Read more
NEW DELHI: A Tata Punch EV priced at Rs 9.7 lakh can be driven home for Rs 6.5 lakh under a battery financing plan. Hyundai’s Creta Electric falls from Rs 18 lakh to Rs 11 lakh, while Maruti’s Grand Vitara EV becomes cheaper by almost Rs 8 lakh upfront.Those headline reductions are turning Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS) … Read more
Belgium goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois walks off the field in tears during the World Cup quarterfinal match between Spain and Belgium in Inglewood, Calif., near Los Angeles. (Photo/AP/PTI) Thibaut Courtois did everything right. And still, Belgium lost.In one of the most heartbreaking scenes of the 2026 World Cup, Belgium’s iconic goalkeeper was forced off the pitch … Read more
NEW DELHI: The new Congress in-charge for UP, Rajendra Pal Gautam, kickstarted his innings with a demand for parity and respect from Samajwadi Party for the coming UP elections, accentuating the fault line of “seat distribution” that has dogged the alliance in the past. It has raised concerns in some quarters that such debate is … Read more
In February, the High Court directed Rajpal Yadav to surrender before the concerned jail authorities. NEW DELHI: Delhi HC Friday upheld the conviction of actor Rajpal Yadav in multiple cheque-bounce cases and sentenced him to three months’ imprisonment. “Law is not a script that can be rewritten at the will of an actor, nor can … Read more