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File Pic: Harmanpreet Kaur leads out the team. (Getty Images) BENGALURU: With a 137-run win over Hong Kong, India sealed their place in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinals with a match to spare. Their final league outing, however, will be their toughest test yet after they brushed aside minnows Thailand and Hong Kong in their opening two games.On Saturday in Dubai, Harmanpreet Kaur and her team take on cross-border rivals Pakistan in what could serve as a dress rehearsal ahead of next week’s semifinal.With India’s middle order still a concern, former India captain Mithali Raj has urged the team to…

New Delhi: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla has granted time till September 22 to rebel TMC MP Sudip Bandyopadhyay, who merged with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI), to file his reply to a disqualification petition moved against him under the Tenth Schedule.According to a Lok Sabha Secretariat letter dated September 22, Joint Secretary Santosh Kumar informed Bandyopadhyay that his request for an extension of time for three weeks has been acceded to.Also Read: Sudip Bandyopadhyay hits back at Oppn, TMC; says NCPI ‘recognised’ by ECThe letter states, “With reference to your letter dated September 1 for request of…

Mumbai: Thyrocare’s parent company, API Holdings announced that it has become debt-free after repaying its outstanding debt of Rs 1050 crore.The repayment was funded from the recent sale of a portion of its stake in Thyrocare Technologies and internal accruals, the company said.Thyrocare’s holding company, Docon Technologies Private Limited sold 1,57,69,696 Thyrocare shares, representing approximately 9.90% of the company’s paid-up equity share capital, through market trade.After the sale, Docon’s stake in the diagnostics firm stands at 51.02 per cent, allowing it to remain its promoter and holding company.API added that with the repayment, the pledge on Docon’s remaining Thyrocare shares…

Bodhan AI and AI4Bharat Launch Four Open AI Models to Build India’s Multilingual Education EcosystemChennai: Bodhan AI, a Centre of Excellence in AI for Education incubated at IIT Madras, has launched four open AI models for Indian languages, opening their capabilities to edtech companies, startups, researchers, universities and government institutions looking to build multilingual education applications.Developed in partnership with AI4Bharat, the models cover automatic speech recognition (ASR), text-to-speech (TTS), machine translation and optical character recognition (OCR). They are being released as digital public goods through open-weight models and hosted APIs on sovereign infrastructure.The launch is positioned as an early building…

Anushka Sharma once rejected Virat Kohli’s Punjabi playlist on set (Image Credits IMDb) Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli may be one of the most closely followed celebrity couples, but according to celebrity photographer Rahul Jhangiani, the two have distinctly different music preferences. In a recent conversation, Jhangiani opened up about working with the couple and recalled a fun moment on set when Anushka rejected Virat’s choice of Punjabi music in favour of her own playlist.Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli have different music tastesDuring an interview with NDTV, Rahul Jhangiani described both Anushka and Virat as extremely professional and disciplined when…

One of the defining characteristics of mature consumer markets is not simply the abundance of products, but the quality of consumer decision-making. Across sectors, rising financial awareness, easier access to information and digital discovery are changing what people choose to buy and how they choose to buy. Consumers now expect to evaluate multiple options, understand trade-offs and make decisions based on their individual needs rather than limited visibility.Well-functioning markets around the world have something in common – informed choices. Insurance is undergoing the same shift. As customers become more informed and digitally engaged, purchasing decisions are becoming more deliberate, more…

US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend, as efforts to end the war appear to be gathering pace.Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed he will meet with the envoys on Sunday, after they visit Moscow on Saturday to hold talks with meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.Witkoff and Kushner have led US President Donald Trump’s efforts to broker a peace deal, but a gulf remains between the two warring sides. Earlier on Friday, Zelensky said a Russian drone hit the office of Ukraine’s security chief Oleksandr Poklad in Kyiv. Poklad appears to be unharmed. In a…

In Episode 3 of The Scope’s Gaganyaan — India’s Leap, we explore the Crew Escape System the last line of defence for India’s astronauts during launch. From how its powerful motors can pull the crew module away from a failing rocket, to the forces astronauts can experience, discover why Gaganyaan uses a ‘puller’ design, how machines can detect an emergency in milliseconds, and how ISRO has already tested the system in flight. We also look at the remarkable history of launch escape systems including the 1983 Soyuz emergency that saved two cosmonauts and what ISRO’s upcoming tests mean for the…

US diesel prices hit a record high on Friday, rising to an average of $5.85 a gallon as the six-month war with Iran disrupts global fuel supplies and pushes up transportation and production costs.Diesel is widely used by freight, delivery, farming and industrial networks. Higher prices are therefore expected to raise the cost of transporting a wide range of goods, with some businesses already passing on the additional costs to consumers through delivery and online-order fees.The impact is being felt particularly in the grocery sector, including produce, meat and other perishable goods that need frequent transportation. Farmers also rely heavily…

State Consortium of Coaching Teachers & Institutes (SCCTI) has also sought reduction of the prescribed classroom space from one square metre per student to 0.5 square metre Mumbai: A state-level body representing coaching-class operators has objected to several provisions in Maharashtra’s proposed regulations for private coaching institutes, calling them “too stringent” and seeking major relaxations in registration, infrastructure, teacher qualifications, fee refunds and penalties.The State Consortium of Coaching Teachers & Institutes (SCCTI) has submitted its objections to the draft regulations uploaded by the school education and sports department. The govt had invited suggestions and objections from stakeholders.State spokesperson Bandopant Bhuyar…