India’s growing trade gap with China is no longer just about buying more and selling less, but it is also about how deeply Indian manufacturing relies on Chinese industrial supplies at present.A new report by think tank Global Trade Research Initiative has flagged that while China makes up around 16% of India’s total imports, its…
State elections 2026 top developments: BJP eyes third term in Assam, NDA-INDIA face-off in Puducherry and a three-way contest in Kerala NEW DELHI: Voting began across Kerala, Assam and Puducherry on Thursday, with early turnout figures till 9 am indicating steady participation. According to the Election Commission of India, Kerala recorded 16.23% turnout, Assam 17.87%,…
Vijay; MK Stalin; Edappadi K Palaniswami NEW DELHI: Campaigning for the Tamil Nadu assembly elections has concluded ahead of Thursday’s single-phase polling across all 234 assembly constituencies.The election is largely expected to be a direct contest between the DMK-led ruling Secular Progressive Alliance and the National Democratic Alliance, of which AIADMK is the largest constituent…
Palantir CEO Alex Karp has a blunt take on the AI industry’s hottest buzzword. Speaking on the TBPN podcast on the sidelines of Palantir’s AIPCon 10 conference, Karp compared “tokenmaxxing”—the compulsive overuse of AI tokens—to a porn addiction. His point was simple: a lot of companies are burning through tokens that look like productivity but…
Aditya Dhar’s ‘Dhurandhar 2: The Revenge’ continues its historic, record-shattering theatrical run. Already ruling the roost as the highest-grossing Hindi film of all time, the Ranveer Singh starrer Ranveer Singh starrer is on the cusp of yet another milestone on Day 61 with India net at Rs. 1,146.01 crore, the Rs. 1,150 crore landmark is…
Why Ahmedabad Landed IPL 2026 Final Over Bengaluru A big reason why Ahmedabad is hosting the IPL 2026 final on May 31, and not Bengaluru or any other city, as the city is set to host a key meeting of the International Cricket Council in the city around that time, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia has…
Ottapidaram Assembly Constituency is a reserved (SC) seat in Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu, known as the birthplace of freedom fighter V.O. Chidambaram Pillai. M C Shunmugaiah (also spelled Shanmugayyaa or Shunmugaiah C) from the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) remains the MLA as of March 2026, with no reported by-elections or changes since 2021. He won…
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will host Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 12th match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, at the Eden Gardens. Kolkata Knight Riders enter this match under pressure. They have lost their first two games against Mumbai Indians and Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 season. With their season still struggling,…
“Indian equity markets are expected to open on a mild positive note, with Gift Nifty trading at 23,748, up by 58points. Asian equities traded largely higher at the start of the new month, with Japan’s Nikkei and South Korea’s KOSPI touching fresh record highs. However, uncertainty surrounding a potential US-Iran agreement and lingering geopolitical concerns…
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders included Manish Pandey in the playing XI against Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 game on Sunday, making him only the third player after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to feature in at least one match in all 19 seasons of the Indian Premier League (IPL).The 36-year-old replaced Ramandeep Singh…