Bigger screens and PC-like features fuel tablet demand, with 12GB models jumping 835% year-on-year in Q1 NEW DELHI: As laptop prices rise, tablet makers are making a stronger play for everyday computing, armed with bigger screens, more memory, keyboards and increasingly PC-like multitasking capabilities.The shift is showing up in what Indians are buying. Research agency…
Foundations from old movie sets at Corriganville Regional Park. Image Credit: Wikipedia In 1965, comedian and actor Bob Hope bought Corriganville, a 212-acre former Hollywood movie ranch in Simi Valley, California. The property had spent decades serving the film industry, providing locations for thousands of films, television programmes and commercials. It also operated as a…
Rajkumar Santoshi’s 2004 neo-noir action thriller ‘Khakee’ features one of the most memorable twists in Hindi cinema of the millennium. The film takes audiences by surprise when Aishwarya Rai’s character, Mahalakshmi, betrays her police colleagues and chooses to side with her lover, Ajay Devgn’s Yashwant Angre. Interestingly, Santoshi has now revealed that he deliberately kept…
The ministry of petroleum and natural gas on Tuesday directed states and Union territories to double the daily supply of 5-kg Free Trade LPG (FTL) cylinders meant for migrant labourers, even as the Centre said the overall LPG supply situation in the country remains stable and under control.In a letter to all chief secretaries, petroleum…
5 key battles in CSK vs DC at Chepauk Chennai Super Kings head into their clash against Delhi Capitals under mounting pressure, with both batting and bowling units failing to click so far in IPL 2026.CSK’s bowling has been below par, but the bigger concern remains their misfiring batting lineup. Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad and new…
Any acquisition would depend on ONGC obtaining a licence from US authorities permitting it to operate the two fields. (AI image) Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC) is reportedely in discussions with Venezuela’s state-owned oil producer PDVSA to purchase either a portion or all of its holdings in two oilfields located in the South American…
On BCCI’s agenda: Rohit’s future, WC roadmap and India’s recent past (Agency Images) Mumbai/New Delhi: The future of Rohit Sharma and the shape of India’s ODI team for the next World Cup cycle are set to dominate discussions when the BCCI’s top brass meets in Mumbai on Thursday for a wide-ranging performance review.While recent defeats…
Actor Manoj Bajpayee on Tuesday reacted to the Federation of Western India Cine Employees’s “non-cooperation directive” against Ranveer Singh, saying that he hopes the matter would be resolved amicably.On Monday, the FWICE said its more than four lakh members would not cooperate with Singh following his last-minute exit from Farhan Akhtar‘s “Don 3”.Asked how the…
Quote of the day by Agatha Christie (Image: Wikipedia) Life often involves genuine risk, but not every risk is actually worth taking. Some decisions place someone in a situation where the possible consequences were obvious from the very beginning. Agatha Christie captured that exact idea in one vivid image. “If you place your head in…
NEW DELHI: The US has emerged as the second largest source of foreign direct investment into India during the last financial year, overtaking Mauritius.Equity investments from the US more than doubled to over $11 billion in 2025-26 as companies chose to invest directly into India instead of routing funds through a tax-friendly jurisdiction as they…