Category: Events

Taking a break doesn’t mean slacking—but try telling that to modern office culture A few weeks into a new job, an office worker did something radical. They took paid leave.Not unpaid leave. Not an emergency day. Not a sick day masked with half‑hearted Zoom check‑ins. Just paid time off—earned, approved, and technically encouraged by corporate...

File photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Tuesday “reaffirmed its position” to not travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 during a meeting with the International Cricket Council (ICC).A video conference between the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) was held this afternoon, the BCB...

The gang’s Canada-based chief, Goldy Dhillon, took to social media to claim responsibility for the attack. NEW DELHI: Gangster Lawrence Bishnoi has claimed responsibility for a brazen shooting outside the home of a prominent businessman in Brampton, Canada. The gang released a video showing a lone shooter firing multiple rounds at the house from two...

Mary Kom and Onler Karong (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Mary Kom’s estranged husband Karung Onkholer, popularly known as Onler, has firmly refuted the Olympic bronze medallist’s allegations that she was deprived of crores of rupees and lost land purchased with her own earnings. The couple, both from Manipur, were married for over 20 years...

US President Donald Trump’s favorite economic weapon is back on the table, but this time it’s pointed in an unexpected direction: Iran.Tl;DR: Driving the news Trump has thrown a fresh wildcard into global trade by threatening to impose 25% tariffs on any country that continues to do business with Iran – a move that could...

NEW DELHI: Quick commerce platforms on Tuesday agreed to remove “10-minute delivery” service following the intervention of Union minister Mansukh Mandaviya over the safety of delivery partners, news agency ANI reported, citing sources.This comes after Mandaviya held discussions with officials of Blinkit, Zepto, Swiggy, and Zomato, advising them cut slack on the strict delivery time...

Apple picked Google’s Gemini to power its next-generation Siri, sidelining OpenAI in the process. The decision came after Apple spent a year testing partners and struggling with its own AI models. While Google’s Gemini 3 topped industry benchmarks, OpenAI issued a “code red” to fix ChatGPT’s quality problems. For the ChatGPT maker, losing Apple’s core...

IREF pointed out that Indian rice shipments to the US are already levied with a 50% duty. (AI image) India’s rice exports may bear the brunt of escalating tensions in Iran and US President Donald Trump’s latest move to impose 25% tariffs on any country doing trade with Iran. “Effective immediately, any Country doing business...

File Pic: Bangladesh fans cheer for their team in the stands. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: A day after Bangladesh government’s sports advisor Asif Nazrul sent shockwaves through world cricket by declaring that Bangladesh would play the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 anywhere except India, this report re-examines the allegations he levelled — and why...

General Upendra Dwivedi (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi on Tuesday reflected on Operation Sindoor, describing the counterterror military action as “ongoing” and warning Pakistan, that any “future misadventure will be resolutely responded.”General Dwivedi issued a direct warning to Islamabad, saying, “At least 6 terror camps still active across the LoC &...