A viral moment from California’s governor debate has put billionaire Democrat Tom Steyer under fresh scrutiny, after he appeared to dismiss the idea that he should personally pay more tax to tackle inequality.The exchange took place in San Francisco on Wednesday, where Steyer clashed with Republican Steve Hilton. Hilton claimed on stage that Steyer pays…
India became MLB’s sixth international office after Japan, Mexico, China, the UK and the Dominican Republic. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: When Major League Baseball (MLB) opened its office in India in 2019, it wasn’t the beginning of its journey in India. It was the culmination of a 15-year wait.For Ryo Takahashi, MLB’s Director of International…
When Saudi Arabia unveiled NEOM in 2017, it promised nothing short of a city from the future. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presented the mega-project as the centrepiece of the kingdom’s Vision 2030 strategy to reduce dependence on oil. The plans included flying taxis, robot assistants, a 170-kilometre-long mirrored skyscraper known as The Line, a…
NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday said there were no discussions around Mohammed Shami’s return to Test cricket, adding that the pacer is currently only “ready for T20 cricket” despite playing an entire domestic season.The comments came after the BCCI announced India’s squads for…
Late Shane Warne (AP/PTI) Four years after the sudden passing of Shane Warne, fresh comments from his son Jackson Warne have reignited discussion around the circumstances of the spin legend’s death. Warne, who died in Thailand in 2022 at the age of 52 following a heart attack, had left the cricketing world stunned with his…
NEW DELHI: Retail inflation based on consumer price index (CPI) inched up for the fourth consecutive month to 3.9% in May from 3.5% in April on account of acceleration in food prices, data released by NSO on Friday showed. The food index rose 4.8% in May, above 4.2% in the preceding month.Despite the staggered increase…
File photo: US President Donald Trump with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu The United States and Israel are discussing a possible land blockade of Iran as they seek to increase economic pressure on the regime after months of strikes failed to bring it to heel, The Telegraph reported.The proposal is one of several options being explored…
Benchmark equity indices gave up most of their intraday gains on Wednesday, with the Sensex ending marginally higher and the Nifty closing in the red as renewed hostilities between the United States and Iran dampened investor sentiment.The 30-share BSE Sensex rose 64.42 points, or 0.09%, to settle at 73,983.18.The index had surged as much as…
The actor once shared his belief in speaking dreams into existence, a mindset that helped shape his remarkable career journey.Image credit (Tom Holland Instagram) Tom Holland is about to have the most significant six weeks of his career. On July 17, 2026, he will appear as Telemachus in Christopher Nolan‘s epic ‘The Odyssey,’ starring alongside…
‘Jana Nayagan’ box office collections day 6 (Live): Thalapathy Vijay’s film earns Rs 98 lakh; India Net reaches Rs 135.88 Cr Thalapathy Vijay and Pooja Hegde-starrer ‘Jana Nayagan’ has entered its first Tuesday at the box office after enjoying an impressive opening weekend. As expected, the film has slowed down during the weekdays, but it…