Team Pakistan gives walkover to team Israel (Image: Screengrab/x) Pakistan forfeited its opening-round match against Israel at the 46th FIDE World Chess Olympiad in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, after refusing to field players across all four boards.Israel was awarded a 4-0 victory by default in the Open section, with every board left unplayed. The Chess Federation of…
Noel plans to argue that RBI’s Sept 11 letter requires Tata Sons to comply with rules governing upper-layer non-banking financial companies but does not explicitly direct it to list its shares MUMBAI: Tata Trusts chairman Noel Tata intends to tell the Tata Sons board on Thursday that the company should remain private and unlisted, pushing…
Delhi HC asks ‘Mirzapur – The Movie’ makers’ lawyer if ‘conscience is satisfied’ over ‘Shoorveer’ song row: ‘You are playing such a scene in the background song on Maharana Pratap’ The Delhi High Court on Wednesday questioned the makers of ‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ over their use of ‘Shoorveer’, a song originally composed as a tribute…
The export levy has been cut by Rs 1 per litre on petrol, Rs 5 on diesel and Rs 4 on ATF, bringing the rates down to Rs 0.5, Rs 20 and Rs 15 per litre, respectively. NEW DELHI: The government has cut export levies on petrol, diesel and aviation turbine fuel (ATF), with the…
The US president also said Washington would continue working with New Delhi on counter-narcotics efforts (File photo) US President Donald Trump on Wednesday welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s efforts to curb illicit opium poppy cultivation in India, even as Washington included India among 23 countries designated as major drug transit or illicit drug-producing countries.In a…
Bengaluru: The proposal to scale down the double-decker flyover from 37km to 11km will shortly be placed before the Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (BMRCL) Board for a final decision, potentially bringing an end to the prolonged uncertainty surrounding the ambitious road-and-Metro project.Sources said that BMRCL has managed to convince the state govt to reconsider…
US Federal Reserve chief Kevin Warsh US Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh-led Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on Wednesday hiked the key interest rate to 3.75%-4% target range. This is the first interest rate hike since 2023.“The Committee decided to raise the target range for the federal funds rate by 1/4 percentage point to 3-3/4…
Babar Azam turns to domestic cricket after 7 years (ANI Image) Pakistan captain Babar Azam is set to return to domestic first-class cricket for the first time in nearly seven years, with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) keen to see him back in action following Pakistan’s disappointing Test tour of England.Babar to represent Oil and…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab It is now official that Rashmika Mandanna will essay the role of legendary singer MS Subbulakshmi in her upcoming biopic. The film was officially launched on MS Subbulakshmi’s 110th birth anniversary. During the title and first-look launch event, the makers announced the film’s title as ‘M.S A Legacy On Screen’.Veteran actor…
Yiming has become Asia’s richest person for the first time overtaking Gautam Adani. ByteDance Ltd.’s Zhang Yiming has overtaken Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani as the richest Asian, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Yiming has become Asia’s richest person for the first time, as the artificial intelligence boom creates new fortunes that are overtaking…
