CARDIFF, Wales — Joe Root rescued England yet again to beat India by four wickets Thursday and set up a decider in their one-day international series. Root was required to bat after just one ball in England’s innings and anchored the chase with an unbeaten 99 at Sophia Gardens. He was stranded when Gus Atkinson…
Devotees across India celebrate the annual Rath Yatra, one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions. Idols of Hindu deities are carried through the streets on elaborately decorated chariots. Indian devotees participate in the annual chariot procession of Hindu deity Lord Jagannath, in Ahmedabad, India, Thursday, July 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) Indian devotees…
A couple of days ago a usually reliable source of smartphone-related information claimed that OnePlus will be leaving the US and Europe as soon as this week. Now a new report from a different reliable source, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, confirms the brand’s imminent exit from the aforementioned key markets. But this one adds more details….
Tens of thousands had gathered in the coastal town of Puri for the annual Rath Yatra chariot festival, according to the Press Trust of India. The festival is considered one of the world’s oldest and largest religious processions. The centuries-old festival involves the idols of Hindu deities being taken out of the Jagannath Temple and…
AI signage is seen during the opening day of Mumbai Tech Week in Mumbai, India, on May 29, 2026. (Photo by Indranil Aditya/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images Vibe-coding startup Emergent on Wednesday became the second Indian artificial intelligence company, within a month, to be valued at more than a billion…
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Wangchuk has so far refused to call off his fast. On Tuesday, he’d told the BBC that “I have to take what I’ve begun to its logical conclusion”. On Wednesday, a video that went viral showed the activist being helped by people while he walked. But a minute later, he was seen clutching his leg…
An advertisement board of SBI Funds Management Ltd. at a news conference in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, July 9, 2026. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Foreign investors appear to have soured on Indian stocks, but they are turning increasingly positive on the country’s bonds, ahead of a possible inclusion in the Bloomberg Global Aggregate…
