In yet another verbal stumble, the outgoing US President Joe Biden referred to vice president Kamala Harris as “boss” while unwittingly calling Ohio senator JD Vance as “secretary.” The slip up by the president came at an event where he signed executive orders creating new gun control task forces.“I’m going to be very blunt, secretary…
Stock market today: The Sensex reached a new all-time high in early trading on Friday, driven by strong buying in IT stocks and a rally in global markets. The BSE Sensex rose by 119.38 points, hitting a record high of 85,955.50, while the NSE Nifty advanced 34.5 points to 26,250.55.Among the 30 Sensex companies, Infosys,…
Sanae Takaichi (Reuters file photo) Sanae Takaichi, a conservative leader and protégé of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, is aiming to become Japan‘s first-ever female prime minister.Japan’s ruling party is set to elect its new leader on Friday, with the victor poised to become the country’s next prime minister. Among a record nine candidates, three…
File photo: Former US President and Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) Several Iranian nationals have been indicted on criminal charges connected to the hacking of former President Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign, reported the New York Post. As per Politico, a federal grand jury approved the indictment on Thursday, and the justice department…
A fist-fight was witnessed during the final of the MCC Weekdays Bash XIX, after the Rabdan Cricket Club batsman Kashif Muhammad was given a nasty send-off by Aerovisa Cricket bowler Nasir Ali. In a video of the incident going viral on social media, a fired-up Ali could be seen celebrating and saying a few words…
Photos: Agency/Video grab The Indian men’s hockey team returned to the Olympic podium in 2021 after a wait of 41 years and repeated the feat at the Paris Games last month. But some of the members of that team were left embarrassed at an airport when the fans completely ignored them and queued up for…
Green Park Cricket Stadium in Kanpur. (Photo by Money Sharma/AFP via Getty Images) KANPUR: The Green Park Stadium, one of India’s earliest Test centres, may struggle to find another international fixture in the foreseeable future, TOI has learnt. As it stands, the Indian cricket board (BCCI) is unsure of the hosting capabilities of the venue.According…
In drone footage shared by the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), the killing of Muhammad Hussein Srour, a senior commander in Hezbollah, is captured as multiple explosions rock a residential building in the Southern Suburb of Beirut. Muhammad Hussein Srour, known as ‘Hajj Abu Saleh,’ was born in 1973 in Aita al-Shaab, a village in southern…
Mira Murati decided to quit as chief technology officer of OpenAI. Murati’s decision sprouted from the need to create “time and space for personal exploration.”Sharing her “difficult decision,” Murati shared her resignation letter on X which said: “There’s never an ideal time to step away from a place one cherishes, yet this moment feels right.”“I’m…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (PTI file photo) Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a forceful plea to the UN General Assembly on Thursday, beginning his speech by declaring three times, “We will not leave,” as he called for immediate action to halt the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip. “Palestine is our…
