File photo: Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif with Saudi crown prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud The Mecca pact may promise “one for all, all for one”, but Pakistan is not putting boots on the ground just yet.Islamabad on Sunday expressed “complete solidarity” with Saudi Arabia after a fresh wave of Houthi attacks on the…
Gujarat Titans’ Mohammed Siraj celebrates with teammates (PTI Photo) Gujarat Titans are setting the benchmark with pace this season, leading the charts for most wickets by pacers using short balls in IPL 2026. With 29 wickets, GT are comfortably ahead of the rest, underlining how effectively their quicks have used bounce and hard lengths to…
Vitamin D plays an important role in maintaining strong bones, supporting muscle function and helping the body absorb calcium. While sunlight is a major source of this essential nutrient, diet can also contribute to your daily intake. However, naturally occurring vitamin D is found in relatively few foods. Certain fortified dairy and plant-based products, cereals…
THE IMPOSSIBLE: Messi and Ronaldo could finally play together on same team after special invite from former teammate Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo have spent almost two decades on opposite sides of football’s biggest rivalry. They have faced each other 37 times, collected 13 Ballon d’Ors between them and spent years being measured against one…
Wall Street started the week on a stronger note, with major US indices rebounding after a rare spell of losses as heavyweight technology stocks lifted investor sentiment.The Dow Jones Industrial Average stood at 52,174.42, up 0.58%, while the Nasdaq Composite was at 25,495.20, gaining 0.78%, and the S&P 500 reached 7,390.14, rising 0.49% around 8…
The combined market capitalisation of eight of India’s 10 most-valued companies rose by Rs 1.90 lakh crore last week, with ICICI Bank emerging as the biggest gainer as equities rallied, reported news agency PTI.The gains came during a strong week for the markets, with the BSE Sensex climbing 1,284.61 points, or 1.73%, while the NSE…
State Bank of India (SBI) reported a 6% rise in standalone net profit at Rs 19,684 crore for the fourth quarter ended March 2026, lifted by improving asset quality and lower bad loans.The country’s largest lender had posted a net profit of Rs 18,643 crore in the January–March quarter of the 2024–25 financial year.Despite the…
Russian woman living in India shares parents’ reaction to Guwahati Airport A Russian woman’s post about her parents’ visit to Guwahati Airport has caught the attention of social media users. Marina Kharbani, who lives in India, shared a video of the visit along with a message about her pride in introducing her parents to the…
‘Batwara 1947’ has unveiled its character posters, revealing Shabana Azmi, Sunny Deol, Preity G. Zinta, Karan Deol, Ali Fazal and Abhimanyu Singh in new avatars. Directed by Rajkumar Santoshi and backed by Aamir Khan Productions, with music by A. R. Rahman, the film releases worldwide on August 14, 2026. ‘Batwara 1947’ has released its character…
Tom Cruise is kicking off FIFA World Cup finals weekend in true Hollywood fashion, as he released a special promotional video for his upcoming film ‘Digger’.Showing off his football skills the actor appeared in a promo video, ahead of his appearance at the FIFA World Cup 2026 closing ceremony. Sharing the clip on his social…
Image: Earthship’s official site A Kansas couple is turning thousands of discarded everyday objects into an unusual home designed for a region where extreme weather can arrive with little warning. Their Earthship incorporates about 1,000 tyres, 16,000 aluminium cans and 1,000 cardboard boxes, transforming materials that would ordinarily enter waste streams into components of a…
Scientists have found what may very well be the oldest surviving map of the universe ever made, and it has been sitting under our noses all these years, locked away in the pages of an ancient medieval book. Experts believe this discovery might have something to do with Hipparchus, the renowned ancient astronomer who lived…
