CWG weightlifting (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Three of the four Indian weightlifters, who tested positive for prohibited substances ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow and were subsequently dropped from the country’s 16-member squad, have accepted the doping charges against them, handing Indian weightlifting yet another embarrassing blow.Men lifters N Ajith (71kg) and Harcharan Singh…
PossumsRepresentative image In 1837, New Zealand introduced Australian brushtail possums in the hope of building a profitable fur industry. The animals were expected to provide valuable pelts and help create a new rural economy, but the experiment had consequences that stretched far beyond anyone’s expectations. Nearly two centuries later, possums have become one of the…
NEW DELHI: Chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar asserted that the poll panel will “leave no stone unturned” to ensure free and fair elections in West Bengal, outlining a framework aimed at curbing malpractices and boosting voter confidence.In a message to officials overseeing the elections on Monday, Kumar said the Election Commission of India is committed…
NEW DELHI: India’s economy is estimated to grow at 7.6% in 2025-26, led by manufacturing and services as the country’s statistics office released revised data series with a new base year of 2022-23.The message from the revised numbers is that the economy has remained resilient against the backdrop of trade and geopolitical tensions, and India…
Daniil Medvedev (Getty Images) Former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev endured a stunning on-court meltdown as he was thrashed 6-0, 6-0 by Matteo Berrettini at the Monte Carlo Masters on Wednesday.In a moment that quickly went viral, Medvedev lost his temper midway through the second set, smashing his racquet seven successive times on the red…
Nirav Modi’s petition to reopen proceedings against his extradition to India was rejected on Wednesday by the High Court of Justice, King’s Bench Division, in London, which ruled that the application did not meet the threshold of “exceptional circumstances” required to revisit the case. The court held that the grounds presented, including reliance on the…
Image: Society for Science At 14, Miles Wu is exploring how an ancient paper-folding technique could inspire stronger and more portable structures for emergencies. An eighth-grade student at Hunter College High School in New York, Wu spent the past year investigating the Miura-ori, a geometric origami pattern known for folding flat sheets into compact forms….
Ishan Kishan and Abhishek Sharma (ICC Photo) AHMEDABAD: Coming into the T20 World Cup, much of the hype around India’s title defence revolved around a top order that worked like a killing machine against bowling attacks. However, at the halfway stage of the tournament, the team management has replaced words like “confidence” and “clarity” with…
Demand for Intel’s central processors from firms offering AI services was so strong in the first quarter that it sold even chips it had originally written off, a remarkable turnaround that sent the company’s shares soaring on Friday.The stock surged more than 24% to $83 in early trading, surpassing its dot-com era peak in 2000…
Trump buys up to $50,000 of Musk’s SpaceX, sells some a week later US President Donald Trump has continued to bet on Elon Musk’s aerospace giant SpaceX, buying between $15,001 and $50,000 worth of the firm’s shares back in July. The transactions were part of a busy month for Trump’s portfolio, which saw 1,156 purchases…
