Rishabh Pant (Photo credit – X) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant‘s twin centuries at Headingley may not have been enough to save India from a five-wicket defeat in the first Test, but his sensational batting has won hearts and headlines across the cricketing world. Former England captain Michael Vaughan led the chorus of praise, calling Pant…
NEW DELHI: Indian Institutes of Technology and IISc are unlikely to break into the list of world’s top 50 universities unless they run full-fledged medical colleges, IIT-Madras director Professor V Kamakoti has said, revealing that the institution is considering setting up a medical college to overcome this gap in its portfolio.In an exclusive interaction with…
The performance of gold ETFs has been remarkable, generating over 30% returns in the previous 12-month period. (AI image) Multiple life insurance companies have sought permission from Irdai to make investments in gold ETFs. This initiative follows the rising gold prices, heightened worldwide demand and the necessity to diversify portfolios, particularly when conventional investment avenues…
Applicant tsunami floods US job market as AI drives 11,000 résumés per minute. (AI Image) A wave of artificial intelligence (AI)-generated résumés is inundating the US job market, leaving employers overwhelmed and job seekers frustrated. According to LinkedIn data, the number of applications submitted on the platform has jumped more than 45 percent over the…
Rishabh Pant (Getty Image) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant is on the cusp of entering an elite club of visiting batters as India gear up for the second Test of the series against England at Edgbaston starting July 2. Following his twin centuries at Headingley, the 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batter is now one ton away from joining a…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Friday that only deputy commissioners were authorised to clear Aadhaar applications of adults as part of tighter checks to filter illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, marking a departure from the practice elsewhere of UIDAI-run seva kendras processing them.“Tightening of rules for issuance of Aadhaar to adults will make it…
The rupee appreciated 24 paise to settle at 85.48 against the US dollar on Friday, supported by strong foreign fund inflows and firm domestic equity markets.At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.50 and moved between 85.43 and 85.65 during the day before closing at 85.48 (provisional), up from its previous close of…
Why are 50% of US and Canadian employees on the lookout for a new job? They’re showing up, logging in, hitting their targets — and quietly planning their exit. Across the US and Canada, half of all employees are actively looking for or open to a new job, according to Gallup’s State of the Global…
Bangladesh’s Mushfiqur Rahim looks back after being bowled out during the third day of the second Test. (AP Photo) Sri Lanka are just four wickets away from wrapping up a comprehensive innings victory in the second Test against Bangladesh, after dominating all three days at the Sinhalese Sports Club, Colombo. At stumps on Day 3,…
MUMBAI: The BJP rushed to the defence of the state government over its decision to introduce Hindi as an optional language for Classes 1 to 5 after the Thackeray cousins announced their decision to hold a joint morcha against “imposition” of Hindi in state schools.CM Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said Marathi is compulsory, Hindi is…
