South Korean internet-only bank Kbank has signed a strategic partnership with blockchain payments company Ripple to test blockchain-based overseas remittances. According to local media outlets like News1, The Korea Herald and Maeil Business, Kbank CEO Choi Woo-hyung and Fiona Murray, Ripple’s Asia-Pacific managing director signed the agreement at Kbank’s Seoul headquarters. The bank said the…
File Pic: Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, left, with Shaheen Shah Afridi (AP Photo) Pakistan’s troubles deepened on Sunday after a 2-1 ODI series defeat to Bangladesh triggered fierce criticism from former wicketkeeper Kamran Akmal, who questioned the state of the country’s cricket with a scathing remark: “If you don’t beat teams in matches, will you…
Fans of the 2024 cult comedy ‘Madgaon Express’ have a reason to celebrate. Actor Divyenndu has officially confirmed that a sequel is in development, with director Kunal Kemmu already working hard on the script. Divyenndu confirms ‘Madgaon Express 2‘ In conversation with Variety India, Divyenndu left no room for doubt about the sequel’s status. He…
The late Om Puri is widely regarded as one of India’s most accomplished performers, but for Annu Kapoor, the association carries deeply personal and painful memories. Puri was married to Annu Kapoor’s sister Seema Kapoor. He later left her at the time when she was pregnant and married Nandita. In a recent conversation, Kapoor revisited…
Minutes after Raghav Chadha, Sandeep Pathak and Ashok Mittal quit the AAP and announced to join the BJP. Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Friday dubbed them as “gaddars” (traitors) and alleged that when the BJP did not find anything against Bhagwant Mann, they tried to break the AAP. Addressing a press conference, Mann alleged…
Dr. Erica Schwartz, President Trump’s new nominee to lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is a “home run pick” but may face pressure from the “vaccine-skeptical” Robert F. Kennedy’s Health and Human Services Department if confirmed to the role, former Surgeon General Jerome Adams said Sunday. Adams was Mr. Trump’s Surgeon General during…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli during a warm-up session. (ANI Photo) BENGALURU: Ahead of Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s previous outing against Lucknow Super Giants, Virat Kohli cut an unusual figure. The superstar opener went through his pre-match routine with his knee strapped, already nursing an ankle niggle picked up during the away game against Mumbai Indians….
RCB skipper Rajat Patidar with Virat Kohli; and RR’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi GUWAHATI: All discussions about Rajasthan Royals’ highflying start to the season have centred on a certain 15-year-old phenomenon, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. The eve of Royals’ third and last home match this season here at their ‘second home ground’ was not different either, even with the…
President Trump submitted a 2027 budget, requesting an additional $1.5 trillion in military spending, the most in decades. Nancy Cordes reports. Source link
NEW DELHI: A Delhi Police head constable posted with the special cell allegedly opened fire with his service-issued Glock pistol after an argument in southwest Delhi’s Jafarpur Kalan area early Sunday, killing a 21-year-old food delivery worker and injuring his friend, aged 30. The victims, seated on a bike, were shot with a single bullet,…