Julie Lee Choi’s picture credit: AP Photo/Michael Liedtke Apple’s leadership is undergoing a seismic shift. Tim Cook, who steered the tech giant for over a decade, will step down as CEO to become executive chairman of the board on September 1, 2026. Stepping into his shoes is John Ternus, Apple’s vice president of hardware engineering,…
MUMBAI: In a relief to cellular service operators, Bharti Airtel and Vodafone Idea, the Bombay HC quashed the Centre’s one-time spectrum charge imposed unilaterally in 2012, from 2008 onwards, reports Swati Despande.Govt can’t retrospectively alter the financial terms of telecom licences years after they had been granted, said a division bench of Justices Manish Pitale…
Rupee began Friday on a strong note, rising 65 paise to 95.20 against the US dollar in early trade, supported by falling global crude oil prices and indications from US President Donald Trump that a deal with Iran could be reached soon.According to forex traders, the currency also drew support from a weaker US dollar…
Today has a gentle shine to it. Venus assists you in your speech and the Moon can open the way to a positive exchange, and people will react to your words with an unusually warm response. Speak less, but say it in a sweet way.There may also be unexpected guests at home. Do not sigh…
A surprising new scientific study has revealed that the heart has a small network of neurons capable of controlling essential bodily functions. The research conducted at Yale University in US, was published in July 2026 in the scientific journal Cell. It revealed that this nervous system participates in regulating heartbeats and also protects the organ…
US President Donald Trump (AP image) WASHINGTON: President Donald Trump railed against a federal judge’s decision on Thursday that continues to block above-ground construction of a $400 million White House ballroom, allowing only below-ground work on a bunker and other “national security facilities” at the site. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon’s latest ruling comes in…
Afghanistan’s Taliban government said on Friday that its forces carried out airstrikes on militant hideouts in Pakistan’s Balochistan and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces, a claim swiftly rejected by Islamabad. In a statement posted on X, Afghanistan’s defence ministry said the Afghan Air Force targeted militant positions in the two Pakistani provinces on Thursday night. The ministry…
Photo courtesy: Instagram/@dr.seema.kaliramna There are victories that are measured in metres. Then there are victories that are measured in everything an athlete has to survive before reaching the field.For Haryana’s Seema Kaliramna, the bronze medal at the 2026 Commonwealth Games was not just the result of a 58.65-metre discus throw. It was the culmination of…
AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A Delhi consumer commission has ordered Mercedes-Benz India and its authorised dealer, T&T Motors, to jointly pay compensation to a buyer after finding that they failed to disclose the vehicle’s purchase history and continued to show an earlier purchase date in their records. The commission held…
CHENNAI: After Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam chief Vijay called on Governor R V Arlekarand staked claim to form the next govt in Tamil Nadu, AMMK leader T T V Dhinakaran on Friday night met the governor and accused TVK of indulging in “horse-trading.”Calling it “a mockery of democracy”, Dhinakaran said he had urged the governor to…
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Saturday warned that any further attacks on Iranian oil tankers or commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz would trigger a “heavy assault” on American military assets and ships in the region, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington in the Persian Gulf.In a statement posted on X,…
Govt on Tuesday cleared two more semiconductor manufacturing projects, with investment of Rs 3,936 crore, pushing forward its ambitions to build a domestic chip ecosystem under the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM).One of the approvals is for Crystal Matrix (CML), which will set up an integrated facility in Dholera. The unit will focus on compound semiconductor…
