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PM Modi extends birthday wishes to Rahul Gandhi (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday extended birthday wishes to Congress MP and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on his 56th birthday.In a post on X, PM Modi wrote: “Best wishes to the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok...

Julie Sweet, CEO, Accenture The shares of Accenture plunged nearly 20% on June 18, extending a year-long decline of about 50%. The drop followed fiscal third-quarter results which showed revenues of $18.7 billion — up $1 billion year-over-year but below expectations and a 2% decline in new bookings compared to the same quarter last year....

Players celebrate after Mexico’s Luis Romo, bottom middle, scored the goal. (AP Photo) Mexico booked their place in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 32 with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over South Korea, becoming the first team to secure qualification for the knockout stage after capitalising on a costly defensive error at Estadio Akron.The...

India rejects Pakistan’s claims on Kashmir, calls Indus Waters Treaty outdated at UNHRC (First Secretary at the Permanent Mission of India to the UN Anupama Singh (Photo: UN)) NEW DELHI: India launched a sharp attack on Pakistan at the 62nd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), describing it as a “Frankenstein state”...

Canada and Qatar players and staff scuffle after the World Cup Group B match (AP Photo/Kaleb Tatum) Canada’s historic FIFA World Cup 2026 victory over Qatar ended in controversy as tempers boiled over between the two sides following the final whistle at BC Place.The hosts produced one of the most dominant performances of the tournament,...

After a gravity-defying run since its blockbuster debut, SpaceX shares finally came back down to Earth on Thursday (local time), falling more than 6% as the post-IPO euphoria began to lose steam.Shares of the Elon Musk-led company were trading at $178.50, down 6.5% during the session, after having already slipped nearly 5% a day earlier....

Strait of Hormuz (AP image) Iran has announced plans to introduce maritime transit fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz within two months, following a 60-day negotiation period triggered by the recently signed memorandum of understanding with the United States, according to a report by The Guardian.The announcement came after Washington lifted its...

Photo credit: AP US Vice President JD Vance has issued a strong warning to Israel over its criticism of the US-Iran agreement reached after weeks of conflict and tensions. Defending MAGA supremo, Vance said that “Trump is Israel’s only ally.“His remarks came amid reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies were “privately unhappy”...

L-R: Vozinha and Team India NEW DELHI: The opening round of group-stage matches at the 2026 FIFA World Cup delivered theatre of the highest order. From Morocco schooling Brazil with their silky, eye-pleasing football, to Lionel Messi’s hat-trick against Algeria, and Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal failing to find a winner against Congo, the opening gameweek had...

Shreyanka Patil (Pic credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: India have suffered a major setback in their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign after off-spinner Shreyanka Patil was ruled out of the remainder of the tournament because of an ankle injury, forcing the team management to bring in uncapped leg-spinner Prema Rawat as her replacement.Patil sustained...