NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj Party challenging the 2025 Bihar assembly elections. A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to issue any direction on the request to annul the election results and order fresh polls. “How many votes...
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T20 World Cup: Shivam Dube—a gladiator with a bat in his hands
File photo of India cricketer Shivam Dube. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: When the 2024 T20 World Cup squad was selected, Shivam Dube’s inclusion ahead of Rinku Singh raised eyebrows. Rohit Sharma, then the captain, had slammed the Impact Player rule in the IPL claiming it was detrimental to the growth of all-rounders. And here, Dube...
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Elon Musk denies Starlink phone: CEO says no device in works
SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has now cleared the air about the Starlink phone. Recently, Reuters reported that SpaceX could release a Starlink phone to complement its fast-growing satellite internet business. Now, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) to set the record straight. An X user named Mark Kretschmann...
Big jolt for Australia! Pace spearhead ruled out of T20 World Cup
Josh Hazlewood of Australia (Getty Images) Australia’s T20 World Cup preparations have suffered a massive setback with veteran pacer Josh Hazlewood ruled out of the tournament, leaving the former champions without their famed “Big Three” quicks at a global event for the first time since 2011. The 35-year-old has not played since injuring his hamstring...
Delhi biker falls into pit, dies; family spent night shuttling between police stations
NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old man died in west Delhi’s Janakpuri area after his motorcycle fell into an uncovered pit dug for construction work, police said on Friday. The victim’s family alleged that they were left in the dark for several hours and spent the entire night visiting multiple police stations before being informed of his...
Repo rate stays at 5.25%: GDP and inflation outlook explained – what it means for your EMIs
RBI policy (AI image) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)-led Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Friday kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25% in line with expectations from market analysts and economists. The decision to hold the repo rate was driven by resilient GDP growth and benign inflation, amid global headwinds.“After a detailed assessment of...
Sentence that wiped out $3.5 billion from Oracle’s market value in less than a day
Oracle recently shared a social media post clarifying that the company’s financial relationship with OpenAI is not affected by the Nvidia-OpenAI deal. Oracle shares were trading nearly 2% higher during the day when the company shared the 26-word post. However, soon after sharing the post, its shares witnessed a sharp reversal. By the end of...
Setback for actor Vijay: Madras HC bins TVK chief’s plea challenging Rs 1.5cr penalty by I-T dept
CHENNAI: Madras high court on Friday dismissed a plea moved by actor and founder of political party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) Vijay, challenging a Rs 1.5 crore penalty imposed by the income tax department for allegedly not disclosing his true income during the assessment period 2015-16.Justice Senthilkumar Ramamoorty passed the order while rejecting the plea...
Can ‘SKY’ emulate Hitman — will India miss Rohit Sharma’s calm at the T20 World Cup?
File Pic: Suryakumar Yadav and Rohit Sharma MUMBAI: When Team India lines up for the National Anthem at the Wankhede Stadium prior to their T20 World Cup opener against USA on Saturday, they will be watching former captain Rohit Sharma place the coveted trophy — which he lifted on June 29, 2024 in Barbados —...
