US markets traded mixed on Thursday as strong corporate earnings helped Wall Street stay near record highs despite sharp swings in crude oil prices linked to the Iran war, AP reported.The S&P 500 rose 0.1 per cent and remained just below the all-time high touched earlier this week. The Dow Jones Industrial Average gained 413…
India’s Lovlina Borgohain celebrates after winning a gold-medal bout against China’s Ziyi Bao. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHi: Birthday girl Lovlina Borgohain gave herself the perfect gift on Friday, scripting history by becoming only the second Indian woman boxer to win an Asian Games gold medal after the legendary MC Mary Kom.The 29-year-old Indian defeated China’s…
Paraguay’s Matias Galarza (23) talks with France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France booked their place in the World Cup quarter-finals with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Paraguay, but much of the attention after the match focused on Paraguay’s behaviour rather than the result.After impressing fans by eliminating Germany on penalties in the previous…
The researchers found that butterflies did not redesign their entire visual system. Instead, they effectively duplicated one component of the existing arrangement, adding a second R7 photoreceptor to each eye unit. A butterfly’s world is not simply brighter or more colourful than ours. It is built from a richer visual vocabulary, one shaped by an…
Ralph Waldo Emerson was one of the most influential thinkers of the 19th century. Born in 1803 in Boston, Massachusetts, Emerson was an American essayist, philosopher, lecturer and poet who became a leading figure of the transcendentalist movement. His writings encouraged people to trust themselves, think independently and discover the power that lies within every…
Vaishnavi Sharma (BCCI Photo) India completed a 3-0 sweep of the women’s ODI series against Zimbabwe after registering a convincing eight-wicket victory in the third match on Wednesday.Young left-arm spinner Vaishnavi Sharma starred with five wickets, while Pratika Rawal and Shafali Verma scored unbeaten half-centuries to help India chase the target of 132 in just…
Quote of the day by Taylor Swift “My response to anything that happens, good or bad, is to keep making things.” — Taylor SwiftAcross nearly two decades, Taylor Swift has written songs inspired by heartbreak, friendship, criticism, public scrutiny and personal milestones, transforming private experiences into albums that have resonated with millions. Whether celebrating success…
Former Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag says Cristiano Ronaldo failed to meet fitness standards and let teammates down during training. Cristiano Ronaldo’s second spell at Manchester United ended with a public confrontation, an explosive interview and a departure that neither side appeared willing to avoid. Nearly four years later, Erik ten Hag has offered…
People in Wales asked to be ‘One in a Million’ as family support for organ donation A Welsh family lost 18-year-old Menna Owen after a seizure caused her heart to stop. Her decision to become an organ donor meant that her heart and lungs were given to two young patients, who were both doing very well a year…
A buy-on-dips strategy appears favourable heading into the festive week, with strict stop-loss placed below the previous week’s low of 138,000. Gold and silver price prediction today: Gold and silver prices have recovered from recent lows but may face some upside resistance, says Abhilash Koikkara, Head – Forex & Commodities, Nuvama Professional Clients Group. Here…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi assured the people of Jammu and Kashmir that terrorist attacks won’t stop development in the Union Territory. This as he flagged off the first train service to the Kashmir Valley. He also accused Pakistan of attacking ‘insaniyat’ and Kashmiriyat by targeting tourists in Pahalgam attack earlier this year, saying the intent…
Suriya’s upcoming film ‘Scene’ is gaining attention among fans ahead of its release on Diwali. The film marks director Jithu Madhavan‘s debut and brings together an interesting cast led by Suriya, Nazriya Nazim and Naslen. The actor is reportedly playing a police officer, but details about his character and the film’s story remain under wraps….
