The journey of the FIH Men’s Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 concluded with the gold and bronze medal matches at Chennai’s Mayor Radhakrishnan Hockey Stadium on Wednesday. The day started with India beating Argentina 4-2 in the bronze medal match, before Germany and Spain clashed in the grand finale. FIH Men’s Junior Hockey…
It’s official—we finally have a total figure for MacKenzie Scott’s donations this year: an eye-popping $7.2 billion. That brings the billionaire philanthropist’s total gifts since 2020 to $26 billion and more than 2,700 gifts. This squarely places Scott among the most generous philanthropists, alongside fellow billionaires Bill Gates, Melinda French Gates, and Warren Buffett—all of…
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has said there were too many unauthorised leaks ahead of her Budget last month. The amount of media stories about what might in her statement led to criticism from Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle, who labelled it the “hokey-cokey Budget,” telling MPs “one minute it’s in, the next minute it’s out”. The source…
The Starcloud-1 satellite is launched into space from a SpaceX rocket on November 2, 2025. Courtesy: SpaceX | Starcloud Nvidia-backed startup Starcloud trained an artificial intelligence model from space for the first time, signaling a new era for orbital data centers that could alleviate Earth’s escalating digital infrastructure crisis. Last month, the Washington-based company launched…
The European Union has agreed to a legally binding climate target to cut emissions 90% by 2040, even as it pushes back a planned critical emissions trading scheme. The European Parliament and EU Member States came to a provisional agreement on the target and an amendment of the EU Climate Law on Tuesday night. “Today,…
The question “what present do you recommend for …” will be tapped into phones and computers countless times over this festive period, as more people turn to AI platforms to help choose gifts for loved ones. With a quarter of Britons using AI to find products, brands are increasingly adapting their strategies to ensure their…
IndiGo, the airline that positioned itself as one of India’s largest carriers in just two decades, has been in the headlines for all the wrong reasons. The airline, which controls over 60 per cent of India’s domestic market, has visibly been affected by its lean-staffing or ‘buffer-deficit’ model. The crisis surfaced when…
Today is like Christmas morning for markets: Will they be granted their wish for December, and have a final interest rate cut for the year delivered by Santa Jerome Powell? So far, the signs are pointing to yes. Investors priced in an 87.6% likelihood of a reduction from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) this…
At 9:01am this Monday, something quietly historic happened on the National Stock Exchange. For the first time, options-crazed traders didn’t dive straight into live futures prices at the opening bell – they had to watch a call auction screen instead.NSE’s new 15-minute pre-open session for equity derivatives went live on December 8, in what traders…
Gold prices showed a mixed trend on Wednesday, with domestic futures inching up even as international rates dipped. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, February gold futures rose by Rs 173 to Rs 1,30,280 per 10 grams, while Comex gold for the same month traded marginally lower at $4,234.3 an ounce.Gold price in your city today:…