Ashmolean museum acquired the statue in 1967. In 2019, a French scholar flagged that its provenance was unclear, leading to a probe A 16th-century bronze statue of Saint Tirumankai Alvar, taken from a temple in Tamil Nadu, is among several Indian heritage items that are being returned to India from the UK.The Ashmolean Museum in…
BENGALURU: Indian wealthtech platforms are increasingly embedding artificial intelligence across research tools, product development and customer interfaces as they look to personalise investing and accelerate product launches without proportionate increases in headcount.Indian wealthtech platforms are increasingly integrating AI into core workflows, using it not just to enhance user experience but also to compress development cycles…
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) Former Indian men’s cricket team captain MS Dhoni has been fined Rs 1000 for overspeeding in Ranchi after his car was caught breaking traffic rules near his home. The city’s automated traffic monitoring system recorded the vehicle going above the speed limit, and an e-challan was issued under Section 183 of…
Fire caused by a shrapnel falling on the Fujairah Oil Terminal in the UAE. (AP) The ATP Challenger tournaments in Fujairah, UAE have been cancelled amid the ongoing tensions in the Middle East. The ATP Tour vowed to cover the entire cost of flying the players out of the country after facing criticism for demanding…
Kerala SSLC exam (PTI Photo) The Kerala SSLC examinations will start from March 5, 2026. Kerala General Education Minister V. Sivankutty on Monday announced that 4,17,497 students have registered for the Class 10 board examinations this year. The exams will be conducted across 3,031 centres, including seven centres in the Gulf region and nine in…
Newlyweds Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna were joined by several prominent names from the Indian film industry as they hosted a grand wedding reception in Hyderabad on Wednesday night.Among the guests in attendance was Rashmika’s ‘Cocktail 2’ co-star Kriti Sanon, who arrived at the venue with filmmaker Karan Johar. The duo briefly posed for photographs…
MUMBAI: Airlines have stepped up evacuation efforts with more special flights as the crisis in the Middle East continued to disrupt air travel for the fourth day in a row on Wednesday.Up to Tuesday, 1,221 international flights by Indian carriers and 388 by foreign carriers were cancelled, the civil aviation ministry said. It said Indian…
Walmart-backed fintech major PhonePe is targeting a valuation of $9 billion to $10.5 billion (about Rs 75,000 crore–Rs 87,000 crore) for its upcoming India IPO, with plans to raise around $1.05 billion through an equity sale, sources aware of the development told news agency PTI.The expected valuation is lower than the company’s last funding round…
Abhishek Sharma and Sahibzada Farhan (Agency Image) Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan has edged closer to the summit of the ICC Men’s T20I batting rankings, tightening the race with India’s Abhishek Sharma after the latest weekly update released on Wednesday. T20I Batting Rankings Farhan climbed to second place following a historic outing at the ICC Men’s…
India vs Vietnam (Photo by @afcasiancup on X) NEW DELHI: India began their Women’s Asian Cup campaign with a narrow 2-1 defeat to Vietnam in a dramatic Group C clash on Wednesday. Ngân Thi Van Su gave Vietnam the lead in the 30th minute, curling a right-footed shot into the top corner. Vietnam nearly made…
