Category: Events

Image courtesy: South China Morning Post A Chinese humanoid robot named Tiangong Ultra has captured global attention after running 100 metres in 9.39 seconds, faster than Usain Bolt’s men’s world record of 9.58 seconds, according to a report by Reuters. Developed by the Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center, Tiangong Ultra won its preliminary heat at...

Kuldeep Yadav (ANI Photo) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak firmly dismissed speculation surrounding Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from the Colombo Test, insisting the left-arm wrist spinner was genuinely down with viral fever and there was “no need to fake” an illness to leave him out of the XI.“If the team needs a spinner and then he...

Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Sunil Gavaskar Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar are among 21 former international cricket captains who have written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, asking for proper medical treatment and welfare of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan.The letter was initiated by...

Three newborns died after a fire broke out in Amravati District Women’s Hospital’s NICU. AMRAVATI: Three newborns died after a fire broke out in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of Amravati District Women’s Hospital around 3:30am on Monday.The fire reportedly started after an explosion in a ventilator on the hospital’s third floor, where 39...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration chose not to attend Tuesday’s (August 25) City Council hearing on the rollout of the pied‑à‑terre tax, instead submitting a detailed written memo seen by Business Insider. Finance Commissioner Richard Lee explained that ongoing litigation prevented him from appearing in person, but emphasised that the Department of Finance...

US Treasury Secy Bessent says ‘economic D-Day’ begins against Iran The United States is set for what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has described as the “greatest financial offensive ever marshalled” against Iran, with new sanctions expected to target countries and businesses that continue trading with Tehran.“President Trump has dismantled Iran’s military capabilities, destroyed nearly 100...

Oil prices slip over $1 per barrel Oil prices eased more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors booked profits ahead of a US announcement on new sanctions against Iran, with markets weighing the possibility of further disruption to Middle Eastern supplies.Brent crude declined 1.90% to $92.60 a barrel while WTI crude fell 1.96%...

A 40-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife in a knife attack. The woman then jumped from the rooftop and sustained injuries KURUKSHETRA: A 40-year-old man was allegedly killed by his wife in a knife attack at their house near Raj Palace on Pehowa Road on Saturday. The woman later jumped from the rooftop...

Duleep Trophy (ANI Photo) After BCCI dissolves national selectors’ role in picking zonal teams, sanctity of the tournament comes under scannerCHENNAI/NEW DELHI: A few days before the Duleep Trophy got underway at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Sunday, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced that the final will be shifted to MA Chidambaram...

India’s Yashasvi Jaiswal, second right, and Sri Lanka’s Asitha Fernando (78) exchange words. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Yashasvi Jaiswal’s heated on-field confrontation with Sri Lanka pacer Asitha Fernando on the opening day of the second Test in Colombo drew criticism from former India all-rounder Ajay Jadeja, who warned the young opener that physical contact crosses...