More than four decades after the then–US President Ronald Reagan survived an assassination attempt at the Washington Hilton hotel, a similar scene of panic unfolded at the same venue on Saturday night.The venue for the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the Washington Hilton, is sometimes colloquially referred to by locals as the “Hinckley Hilton,” a reference…
Richard Bookstaber, author of A Demon of Our Own Design, warns today’s financial system faces dangers even greater than 2008./ Image: Institute for New Economic Thinking Richard Bookstaber, the financial analyst and author who spent decades working inside hedge funds and the US Treasury before writing the book that foreshadowed the 2008 financial crisis, says…
India’s Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Mohammed Siraj was unfairly tagged as a specialist for just one format early in his international career, insisting the fast bowler has repeatedly shown he can be effective across formats.Siraj’s impressive performances in franchise cricket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and later Gujarat Titans helped…
The Reserve Bank of India has asked state-run oil refiners to reduce spot dollar purchases and use a special credit line for their foreign exchange needs, as part of efforts to ease pressure on the rupee, according to a Reuters report.The central bank has urged refiners to access the facility through State Bank of India…
NEW DELHI: The opening weekend of the new IPL season didn’t take long to deliver its first flashpoint, with a contentious boundary call overshadowing an otherwise dominant win for Royal Challengers Bengaluru at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on Saturday.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The incident unfolded in the 14th over of…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli (ANI Photo) Former India cricketer Aakash Chopra has raised questions over Virat Kohli’s approach despite Royal Challengers Bengaluru securing an 18-run win against Mumbai Indians in their IPL 2026 clash in Mumbai on April 12. Kohli brought up a half-century, scoring 50 off 38 deliveries, as RCB posted a massive…
The Delhi High Court has barred several social media accounts and websites from misusing the personality rights of Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor, including selling merchandise that features his name or likeness.On April 29, Justice Tushar Rao Gedela issued an ex parte interim injunction to safeguard Kapoor’s personality and publicity rights. The court also instructed Google…
James Weston Higginbotham (top left, long hair) has been missing since May 29 A 20-year-old Auburn University student from Alabama who went missing during a family vacation in Japan has been found dead, bringing a tragic end to a weeklong search that drew international attention. James “Weston” Higginbotham, a junior studying biosystems engineering at Auburn…
NEW DELHI: The government may not immediately mandate a higher level of ethanol blending but leave it to buyers to decide on flex fuel vehicles amid concerns that rushing from E20 to E25 will damage engines of existing vehicles.Most cars and 2-wheelers manufactured between 2012 and March 2023 were designed or certified to be E10-compliant,…
New Delhi: India’s smartphone market is undergoing a sharp price reshuffle, with rising component costs, pushing devices into higher brackets and squeezing the entry segment.As of March 2026, more than 80 out of roughly 200 smartphone models (including memory variants) in India have seen price increases, with an average hike of about 15%. Further increases…