Category: Events

Cameron Green (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders head into the IPL auction with one of the biggest war chests, retaining a massive Rs 64.30 crore and as many as 13 slots to fill, including six overseas positions. KKR have taken the bold route by releasing several marquee names, most notably Andre Russell, Quinton...

Photo credit: X/@IPL NEW DELHI: The player auction for the 2026 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) kicked off on Tuesday in Abu Dhabi. A total of 350 players are set to go under the hammer.Capped batters came up for bidding in the first round. There were no marquee sets in a mini-auction.Jake Fraser-McGurk...

Amazon one of the major e-commerce platform has a valuation of $2.38 trillion and the net worth of its founder Jeff Bezos stands at $236.1 billion. However, three decades ago, the future of the company hinged on what Bezos calls the “hardest meetings” of his life. As reported by Fortune, Bezos revealed that he had...

Sarfaraz Khan (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Mumbai batter Sarfaraz Khan showcased his explosive hitting with a blistering 73 off just 22 deliveries against Rajasthan in a Syed Mushtaq Ali T20 Super League Group B match at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium in Pune on Tuesday, on the eve of the IPL auction. He brought...

FILE -New cars for export wait for shipment at a port in Shanghai, China. (Chinatopix Via AP, File) Europe’s ‘Chinese auto problem’ is also reportedly troubling America. In the last few weeks, there have been reports of authorities in Europe getting worried about the dominance of Chinese vehicles on roads across the continent. European officials...

Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with a fatal fire that claimed 25 lives, were deported from Bangkok to India NEW DELHI: Goa nightclub owners Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, wanted in connection with the December 6 fire that claimed 25 lives, were brought back to India from Bangkok on an emergency...

Google founder Sergey Brin recently admitted that launching Google Glass was a “mistake”, acknowledging problems with the company’s first attempt at smart glasses. Brin made the remark during a discussion at Stanford University School of Engineering, where he was asked what mindset young aspiring entrepreneurs must adopt to avoid repeating past mistakes. To this, Sergey...

Venkatesh Iyer NEW DELHI: As the IPL 2026 Auction unfolds in Abu Dhabi, Venkatesh Iyer ensured his name stayed firmly in focus with a timely and commanding knock in domestic cricket. Released by Kolkata Knight Riders after being bought for a staggering Rs 23.75 crore last season, the Madhya Pradesh all-rounder delivered a strong statement...

(Bondi beach attack) Australian authorities say the mass shooting that killed 15 people at a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State ideology, carried out by a father and son originally from Pakistan.Federal Police Commissioner Krissy Barrett confirmed on Tuesday that investigators now believe the attack was ideologically...

Russian submarine was reportedly blown up by Ukraine. Ukraine’s security service announced on Monday that its underwater drones successfully struck a Russian submarine in the Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, marking the first such attack in the ongoing war with Russia.Ukraine has intensified its naval attacks in recent weeks targeting Russia-linked vessels in the Black...