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The parents of Olympic shooting bronze medalist Swapnil Kusale on Thursday said they were sure he would win a medal for the “tricolour and the country”. “We let him focus on his work and didn’t even call him yesterday so that he should not get distracted,” Swapnil’s father Suresh Kusale told reporters in…
Amazon’s total revenue is expected to have grown 10.6% to $148.56 billion, slowest rise in five quarters Amazon.com is expected to join Google and Microsoft on Thursday in reporting a surge in capital spending on artificial intelligence as Big Tech companies rush to capitalize on the booming technology. The e-commerce giant’s capital investments – mostly…
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With Sri Lanka needing nine runs to win off 12 balls, India summoned Rinku Singh to press his part-time off-spin bowling into action. Rinku, bowling for the first time in T20Is, gave away only three runs while picking two wickets in a superb 19th over. There was more out-of-the-box thinking in store as…
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) looks to finalise the mega auction plan before the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season, a big difference in opinion has emerged among franchise owners. While the likes of Kolkata Knight Riders and Sunrisers Hyderabad reportedly want to retain 7-8 players, other franchise like…
Japan killed 294 whales last year, a number it says is sustainable. (Representational) Tokyo: Japan has expanded its commercial whaling to include fin whales, the second-largest animal species on the planet, a decision criticised by Australia’s government on Thursday. One of only three countries to hunt whales commercially, along with Norway and Iceland, Japan added…
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Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Sushil Kumar Verma The rupee declined 5 paise to settle at 83.73 against the U.S. currency on Thursday amid a rise in demand for the dollar and an increase in crude oil prices. The rupee opened at higher at 83.67 due to weakness in the U.S….
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File picture of the Zomato logo on a phone | Photo Credit: Reuters Food delivery aggregator Zomato on Thursday reported a multifold jump in consolidated net profit to ₹253 crore for the April-June quarter of 2024-25 compared to ₹2 crore in the year-ago period. The company’s revenue from operations jumped more than 74% to ₹4,206…
Daily Quiz | On Switzerland’s National Day Swiss humanitarian Henri Dunant, the co-founder of the Red Cross, whose work earned him the first Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 7 | What term is used for the 26 member states of the Swiss Confederation? 2 / 7 | Which famous…
Sci-Five | The Hindu Science Quiz: On Sea Wolves 1 / 5 | Where are coastal sea wolves found? Ecuador Russia Canada Norway Coastal wolves are found in the US states of Alaska, Oregon and Washington, and the Canadian province of British Columbia. Next 2 / 5 | How are Coastal Sea wolves capable of…
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Torrential rain hit China earlier this week Beijing: At least 30 people are dead and 35 are missing in central China, state media reported Thursday, following days of torrential rain that lashed the country earlier this week. The downpours were triggered by Typhoon Gaemi, which moved on from the Philippines and Taiwan to make landfall…
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