NEW DELHI: Retail inflation, based on consumer price index (CPI), inched up for the second consecutive month to 3.4% (y-o-y) in March from 3.2% in Feb on account of acceleration in food prices, electricity, gas and other fuels, data released by NSO showed Monday. The food index rose 3.9% in March, above 3.5% in preceding…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: South African batting legend AB de Villiers has thrown his weight behind India’s decision to hand teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi his maiden international call-up, describing the selectors’ move as both “the right call” and a “brave decision”.The 15-year-old made history on Saturday when he was named in India’s…
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has criticised corporate leaders who are attributing layoffs to artificial intelligence. The chief executive of the US-based chipmaking giant called such explanations “lazy” and questioned how companies could justify job cuts using AI before the technology became widely usable in workplaces.Speaking to Singapore broadcaster CNA in an interview in Taiwan, Huang…
Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) president and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan on Thursday said not inviting TVK to form the government in Tamil Nadu, despite emerging as the single largest party, would amount to “disrespecting the mandate of the people”.He urged constitutional authorities to allow the party to prove its majority on the floor of…
Ottniel Baartman (l) and PSL trophy After Zimbabwe’s Blessing Muzarabani and Sri Lanka’s Dasun Shanaka, South African fast bowler Ottniel Baartman could be the third foreign player to ditch the Pakistan Super League (PSL) and join an Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise.The 33-year-old right-arm fast bowler withdrew from the PSL last week and Pakistani news…
Kawasaki has rolled out a limited-period offer on the Kawasaki Ninja 300, making the entry-level sportbike more attractive for buyers. The total benefits go up to around Rs 37,000, combining a cash discount and a free helmet.As part of the deal, the company is offering a Rs 28,000 discount on MY2024 units of the Ninja…
A French soldier was killed and three others wounded in an ambush Saturday on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon that French President Emmanuel Macron blamed on Hezbollah, an accusation the group has denied.The attack follows an agreement between Israel and Lebanon on Thursday for a 10-day ceasefire to negotiate an end to six weeks of fighting…
NASA’s Artemis II mission will allow humanity to return to the lunar frontier as we near the end of decades-long silence (since the Apollo era). Launching from Kennedy Space Centre on April 1, 2026, this historic mission will be the first crewed Luna flight in more than 50 years; it will be a long-duration (10-day)…
Sunny Deol stars in Excel Entertainment’s new film with Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar. Jyotika plays a key role. It’s an action thriller directed by debutant Balaji Ganesh, co-directed previously for A.R. Murugadoss. Sunny also gears up for Gabru, Lahore 1947 (Aug 2026, Aamir Khan prod., star cast), and Nitesh Tiwari’s Ramayana. Sunny Deol has…
The Red String and the Widow: The Mystery of the Missing Scientists in US There is a running joke on the internet: Never get on the same flight as someone making a breakthrough in cancer research. Your flight is bound to crash under unfortunate circumstances.The joke might be insensitive but it is so long running…