Japan’s Nikkei rises to three month-high Japan’s Nikkei got an AI-powered boost on Monday, jumping over 2% to cross 70,000 for the first time in three months. Benchmark index Nikkei climbed 2.53% to 70,037.61 by the midday break, while the broader Topix gained 1.16% to 4,138.57.Chip-related companies emerged as the biggest drivers of Nikkei’s rise….
Ukraine plans alternative Dnipro crossings amid fresh attacks A Russian drone struck Kyiv’s Northern Bridge on Sunday, with video showing a huge fireball erupting on the key Dnipro crossing as vehicles continued to travel across it.Two people were injured in the strike, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said, CNN reported.The strike came as German chancellor Friedrich Merz…
Cristiano Ronaldo reportedly left Portugal after Jesus allegedly broke promises over his Norway warm-up, with a private apology replaced by public defiance/ Image: X Portugal coach Jorge Jesus has kept the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the national team after the 41-year-old captain left the squad last week. Ronaldo departed after being…
MUMBAI: The era of falling interest rates that began in February 2025 is likely to end this week, with bankers and economists expecting RBI to raise the repo rate by 25 basis points. The last increase came in February 2023, ending a tightening cycle that began after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.In February 2025, RBI cut…
File photo: Former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina DHAKA: Bangladesh on Sunday hoped India would act on its request for former PM Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and expedite the process, saying that “while legal process is certainly a factor, political will is also essential”.The remarks came a day after Indian high commissioner to Dhaka Dinesh Trivedi at…
Marvel Studios’ ‘Avengers: Endgame’ has officially reclaimed the title of the highest-grossing film of all time! The film on Sunday, following its theatrical re-release as ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’, surpassed James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’, thus officially reclaiming the box office crown. ‘Avengers: Endgame’ becomes highest-grossing film of all time As per box office reports, the film’s total…
File photo: B‑1B Lancer bomber at the RAF Fairford airbase (Picture credit: Reuters) The United States has withdrawn all its bombers from RAF Fairford in England, a US-run military base that had been used to launch strikes on Iran, following an investigation into a suspected terror plot targeting the facility.The bombers have been redeployed to…
The biggest proposed change is in doing away with the power to arrest, which rests with the court instead of officials, as is the case for some offences (representative image) NEW DELHI: GST Council looks set to unveil a series of ambitious reforms that will cover the whole field of processes: from faster registration to…
Ankith BurkiPhoto: Society for Science For Ankith Burki, the global water crisis was not an abstract classroom topic but a challenge worth trying to solve. The seventh-grader from BASIS Independent Silicon Valley in San Jose designed an atmospheric water generator that pulls moisture from humid air, then tested whether sound could make it more effective….
Jon Bon Jovi Soul Foundation helped fund the veteran housing project. Jon Bon Jovi’s Soul Foundation helped fund a housing project that turned part of the former Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC, into homes for formerly homeless veterans. The project opened in 2019 with 77 permanent supportive housing units.According to the foundation,…