Spread the love NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday accused the Centre of attempting to dismantle the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act under the pretext of renaming and restructuring it, warning that the proposed changes could eventually lead to the scheme being scrapped.Speaking during a protest against the proposed renaming of MGNREGA to G RAM...
IPL 2026: Complete Kolkata Knight Riders team; full players list
Spread the love 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 de Kock,...
IPL 2026 auction: Updated players’ list for all 10 teams; who got whom
Spread the love 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 was the...
Sohail Khan apologises to fans for not wearing helmet while riding bike, says he feels claustrophobic: ‘But no excuse’
Spread the love After Sohail Khan’s video of riding a bike on the streets of Mumbai without a helmet went viral, he apologised to his fans in an Instagram post. Stressing that he feels “claustrophobic” if he wears a helmet, Sohail wrote, “I would like to request all the bike riders please wear helmets. I avoid wearing them at times as...
‘Every investor asked, what is the internet?’: Jeff Bezos on his hardest meetings
Spread the love 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 to take...
IPL auction: 73 runs off 22 balls! Sarfaraz Khan turns heads ahead of bidding wars
Spread the love 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 up his...
Europe’s ‘Chinese auto problem’ ‘scares’ US; calls Chinese vehicles a national security threat
Spread the love 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 have echoed...
Lightspeed Venture Partners raises $9 bn to double down on AI
Spread the love Lightspeed Venture Partners has announced the closing of $9 billion in committed capital across six funds, as it looks to double down on investments in artificial intelligence (AI). The raise is the largest in the firm’s history and adds to a growing list of investors betting on AI and its transformative potential. Lightspeed has backed more than...
Goa nightclub fire: Luthra brothers brought to India days after blaze killed 25
Spread the love 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 certificate on...
If your neck or back hurts, this could be the hidden reason: ‘Can also produce inflammation’
Spread the love Neck and back pain are often blamed on long hours of sitting, poor posture, or lack of exercise. But an often-overlooked factor may be playing a bigger role than many realise: smoking. Dr Jay Jagannathan, a neurosurgeon at the Michigan Neurosurgery Institute who specialises in multidisciplinary neurosurgery and pain management, recently shared an Instagram video explaining how...
