Just when the world believed that reason had finally prevailed over recklessness, the guns have begun to roar again in West Asia. The fragile understanding between the United States and Iran had offered a rare moment of hope that one of the world’s most volatile flashpoints might finally move towards de-escalation. Markets stabilised, oil prices…
Mumbai: India Inc’s revenues are expected to grow at a two-year high of up to 11.5 per cent in the June quarter, despite the prevailing tensions in West Asia, which have had a wide-ranging impact, starting with supply chain disruptions and stoking domestic inflation, a report said on Thursday. Corporate India will be able to…
Washington/Tehran: Iran launched more missiles at U.S. allies Thursday and said at least 14 people were killed in US airstrikes over the last two days of escalating tit-for-tat strikes, sparked by Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this week. The funeral procession for Iran’s former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei…
Bristol: India captain Shreyas Iyer didn’t hide his disappointment, admitting that his side utterly failed in execution once again in all departments after England sealed the T20I series with an emphatic nine-wicket win. Iyer top-scored with an unbeaten 80 to help India post 158 for 7, a total that was blown away by England, who…
New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp has submitted its reply to the government’s notice on the “username” feature and the response is being examined, sources said on Thursday. The Centre issued a notice to Meta last Wednesday, questioning the proposed username feature on WhatsApp, flagging concerns that it could materially increase incidents of online fraud, phishing, digital-arrest…
New Delhi: More than 10 people were confirmed to have died in rain-related incidents across the country as torrential monsoon showers unleashed widespread destruction across several parts of the country on Thursday, inundating roads, uprooting trees, damaging property and disrupting normal life. Authorities scrambled to restore normalcy amid forecasts of more rain, with people wading…
New Delhi: The BJP on Thursday fielded Sushmita Dev, Sukhendu Sekhar Ray and Prakash Chik Baraik as its candidates for the July 24 Rajya Sabha bypolls in West Bengal, hours after the three former TMC MPs joined the party. The three leaders had resigned from the Rajya Sabha and quit the TMC in June after…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), an institution that has seldom stayed away from controversy over the last decade, appears to be heading into yet another turbulent phase. This e-paper has accessed two confidential documents received from an anonymous overseas number, exposing what appears to be an escalating internal confrontation within the HCA’s highest decision-making…
Special Correspondent Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), an institution that has seldom stayed away from controversy over the last decade, appears to be heading into yet another turbulent phase. This e-paper has accessed two confidential documents received from an anonymous overseas number, exposing what appears to be an escalating internal confrontation within the HCA’s highest decision-making…
Pochiraju Raja Rao Bharateeyan politics has never lacked strange alliances. Yesterday’s bitter rivals have often become today’s indispensable partners, only to part ways again when political convenience changes course. Yet, not every political realignment strengthens democracy or enhances a party’s credibility. Some alliances come at a price too high to justify the arithmetic. The latest…
