NEW DELHI: Indian tennis great Leander Paes on Tuesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party, calling it a “big opportunity to serve the youth” as he steps into public life ahead of key elections. The 51-year-old, who remains one of India’s most decorated athletes, was inducted into the party in the presence of Union ministers including…
PC: National Endowment for the Humanities Before smartphones, spreadsheets, or even written alphabets as we know them, the Inca appear to have managed information in a way that still feels surprisingly advanced. Their system, known as quipu, used knotted cords and colour-coded strings to store records across a vast empire. It was long thought to…
The ongoing conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran has evolved into a major regional crisis, with military strikes and retaliatory attacks spreading across multiple countries in the Middle East. What began with coordinated American and Israeli strikes targeting Iranian military infrastructure quickly escalated into a broader confrontation involving missile barrages, drone warfare and…
NEW DELHI: The Aam Aadmi Party on Friday launched a sharp attack on its Rajya Sabha MP Raghav Chadha after he broke his silence over being removed as the party’s deputy leader in the Upper House, saying he had been “silenced, not defeated”.AAP media in-charge Anurag Dhanda accused Chadha of losing his political edge and…
The upcoming FIFA World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada will see 48 teams participating for the first time in history. For the first time, teams from all seven continents will be taking the centre stage in the global footballing extravaganza. Defending champions Argentina will be aiming to defend their title, while several teams…
Golden Globe-winning actor and comedian Ramy Youssef talks about his new comedy special, “Ramy Youssef: In Love,” which tackles topics like AI and religion but through a “lens of love.” He explains his inspiration and how he includes personal stories about his family and marriage. Source link
A spectacular drone display over Belfast has captured global attention after recreating the outline of the historic RMS Titanic in the night sky. According to reports and widely shared footage, around 950 drones were used to form a glowing silhouette of the ship above Belfast Harbour. The event took place on April 2, aligning with…
Vaishali Rameshbabu (Photo: FIDE) There will be twin Indian representation at the highest boards of chess this time. On Wednesday, R Vaishali, lowest-ranked seed in the women’s Candidates tournament in Cyprus, earned the right to challenge China’s Ju Wenjun for the world title later this year. The 24-year-old, with Praggnanandhaa, the other half of Chennai’s…
While humans are busy exercising their franchise, a robot on Thursday (April 9) was seen welcoming them at a polling booth in the Union Territory (UT) of Puducherry, where voting is underway for the 2026 assembly elections. Source link
The era of buying bitcoin and calling it a treasury strategy is over. By early 2026, more than 200 publicly listed companies hold digital assets on their balance sheets, collectively managing over $115 billion (DLA Piper, October 2025). The total market capitalization of these companies reached approximately $150 billion by September 2025 – a nearly…