Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Cryptocurrencies slid on Tuesday night, with bitcoin dropping back to the $60,000 level after a shaky start to what is usually one of its strongest months. The flagship crypto was last off by nearly 4% at $60,972.62, according to Coin Metrics. Around 4:45 p.m. Eastern time, bitcoin slid…
Virat Kohli (L) and Shakib Al Hasan© X (formerly Twitter) Indian cricket team star batter Virat Kohli gifted a signed bat to Shakib Al Hasan at the end of the second Test match against Bangladesh in Kanpur on Tuesday. It was the final Test match for Shakib in India as he announced his…
Ravichandran Ashwin, man of the series in the two test match series against Bangladesh at Green park stadium, in Kanpur on October 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Premier off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Tuesday (October 1, 2024) agreed that having a limited number of Test centres helps the players but fell short of endorsing…
Alex Chriss, CEO of PayPal Inc. Courtesy: PayPal In January, about a hundred days into his job as PayPal CEO, Alex Chriss told CNBC’s David Faber that the payments company hadn’t had much to celebrate in recent years. But Chriss confidently said he was prepared to “shock the world.” “I love being an underdog,” Chriss…
(The following is an excerpt from the book ‘Inside the Terrifying World of Jaish-e-Mohammed’ by Abhinav Pandya. The book examines the JeM’s origins, ideology, organisational structure, financing, strategies, radicalisation methods and more.) After his arrest, it took the authorities some time to ascertain Masood Azhar’s real identity for he was carrying a Portuguese passport. He…
Ravichandran Ashwin celebrates after taking a wicket during the second Test against Bangladesh in Kanpur. | Photo Credit: Sandeep Saxena Ravichandran Ashwin tied Sri Lanka’s icon Muttiah Muralitharan’s record for most Player of the Series awards in Test cricket following his splendid display in the two-match series against Bangladesh. The 38-year-old has been ageing like…
Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella speaks at a company event on artificial intelligence technologies in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 30, 2024. Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion to build out cloud computing and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Indonesia, betting on Southeast Asia’s biggest economy to spur growth. Dimas Ardian | Bloomberg | Getty Images As Microsoft investors…
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran’s missile attack on Israel failed and vowed retaliation. Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Iran’s missile attack on Israel failed and vowed retaliation. “Iran made a big mistake tonight – and it will pay for it,” he said at the outset of a political-security meeting. “The regime in…
India’s Ravichandran Ashwin. | Photo Credit: AP R. Ashwin hailed India’s current bowling riches and hoped that the legacy of the current generation would inspire the next set of bowlers to take it forward. “Each of those bowlers that bowl alongside me has the ability to hold on to a game, bowl with discipline and…
File image of Manu Bhaker.© AFP Double Paris Olympics medalist Manu Bhaker has revealed that her mother wanted to send her to Kota for education, before the coach at her first shooting range convinced them to wait one year and support her shooting career. In an exclusive chat with NDTV, Manu also shared…
