File Pic: FC Barcelona’s Alexia Putellas (AP Photo) The story starts at Camp Nou. Long before 91,553 people would chant her name in awe and reverence in equal parts, a starry-eyed six-year-old girl walked into the stadium with her father. The journey from her home took less than an hour in the car. Her eyes…
Calling himself ‘Vijay Mama’, the TVK chief thanked kids for his victory MGR, the biggest crossover star from cinema to Tamil Nadu politics, never drank or smoked on screen. He was fair complexioned. For someone who claims to be the next MGR in Tamil Nadu politics, Vijay did – on screen – everything that MGR…
Jofra Archer is reportedly unfazed by criticism in England over missing the first Test against New Zealand due to IPL commitments with Rajasthan Royals. Assistant coach Trevor Penny said Archer remains relaxed despite comments from former captains Michael Atherton and Michael Vaughan. Meanwhile, Jacob Bethell has left the IPL after suffering a finger injury. MUMBAI:…
NEW DELHI: Lights, camera, action — and it’s a blockbuster.Tamil Nadu assembly poll results have propelled actor-turned-politician Thalapathy Vijay to the centre stage, with TVK emerging as the single largest party — a dramatic debut that has upended the state’s familiar political script.According to Election Commission trends, TVK is leading in 106 of the 234…
Defending the credibility of India’s GDP statistics, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran has said that the country does not use revisions in methodology or base years to artificially boost economic growth figures.In an interview with news agency ANI, Nageswaran responded to concerns raised by some economists over India’s GDP estimates, saying GDP measurement is…
KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress lurched towards its biggest rupture in 28 years Monday after rebel MP Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar claimed support of 20 MPs and wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla seeking recognition as a separate parliamentary bloc that would back BJP-led NDA.If the numbers hold, rebels would clear the two-thirds threshold needed to…
Sanjiv Goenka pens heartfelt message for Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: Sanjiv Goenka/X) Sanjiv Goenka saw the glimpse of a special future in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the teenage sensation produced a breathtaking knock to power Rajasthan Royals to a stunning win over Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026.Rajasthan Royals kept their playoff hopes alive with a commanding…
Gold prices slipped on Monday, weighed down by rising geopolitical tensions after the collapse of US-Iran talks, which lifted oil prices, stoked inflation concerns and dampened expectations of US Federal Reserve rate cuts.In the domestic futures market, gold contracts traded lower, reflecting cautious sentiment among investors tracking global cues and macroeconomic risks.Data from the Multi…
J&K health minister Sakina Itoo SRINAGAR: J&K’s minister for health and medical education, Sakina Itoo, Friday sought removal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the union territory after Union home minister Amit Shah said the Centre aims to completely withdraw AFSPA from almost the entire northeast by next year, citing improved security…
Claude Shannon: The Man Who Turned Information into Math. (Getty Images) Most students learn coding, AI, or even basic communication tools without realizing there was once a world where none of this had a formal mathematical foundation. Before Wi-Fi, before smartphones, before even digital computers as we know them—there was no clear way to measure…