Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Shreyas Iyer (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India's middle-order batter and Punjab Kings skipper Shreyas Iyer experienced an emotional moment during the first practice session of the Champions Trophy 2025, where he found himself in tears due to his inability to perform as expected. Despite coming off a successful series against England, Iyer struggled with his form in the nets, leading to a rare display of vulnerability. This incident marked a significant moment for Iyer, who admitted to rarely crying.Also See: IPL Live Score, MI vs RCB"Last time I cried was during Champions Trophy, first practice session. Like literally crying, crying. Because I batted in the nets, and it didn't go well. I was so angry with myself that I started crying. And I was also shocked at the fact that I don't cry that easily," Shreyas Iyer said on Punjab […]

[ad_1] Google parent Alphabet Inc Chief Executive Officer Sundar Pichai recently sold approximately $5.15 million worth of company stock. According to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on April 2, 2025, the sales involved Class C Capital Stock and were executed at prices ranging from $157.23 to $159.97 per share. The move comes as Alphabet’s stock hovers near its 52-week low of $147.22, reflecting a roughly 20% decline year-to-date in 2025 amid broader market pressures on the tech sector.The sales were carried out under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan, which Pichai established on December 2, 2024, allowing corporate insiders to sell shares at predetermined times to avoid accusations of insider trading. Following the transactions, Pichai retains direct ownership of 2,717,696 Alphabet shares. Beyond these holdings, he also possesses 227,560 shares of Class A Common Stock […]

[ad_1] Hollywood icon Tom Cruise is back as Ethan Hunt, the indomitable secret agent who has been dodging death and defying gravity. The official trailer for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning, the much-anticipated eighth instalment in the franchise, has finally dropped — and it’s nothing short of electrifying.Set to release on 23 May 2025, the trailer hints at a full-circle conclusion to the high-octane saga. Released with the tagline, “Every choice, every mission, has all led to this,” the preview teases a thrilling blend of past missions and present consequences. The clip opens with a risky shot of Tom hanging from a helicopter, and a group of top-level government officials assessing the impact of his past operations. One of them, the CIA Director, gravely states, “If we want to bring the world back from the brink, we have to […]

[ad_1] Virat Kohli at Wankhede stadium. (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli received a thunderous welcome at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday as Royal Challengers Bengaluru faced Mumbai Indians in IPL 2025. When the RCB star walked out to bat, chants of "Kohli, Kohli" erupted across the iconic venue, with the official broadcaster’s ‘shor meter’ registering a staggering 138 decibels — one of the loudest roars ever recorded in IPL history.WATCH:The electric reception was reminiscent of the home crowd frenzy at Chepauk for MS Dhoni, popularly known as 'Thala'. In fact, Kohli’s Wankhede entry echoed Dhoni’s recent reception in Chennai, where the roar was so deafening that even MI owner Nita Ambani was seen covering her ears.Kohli didn’t disappoint the sea of fans. During his blistering knock of 67 off 42 balls, he became the first Indian cricketer to breach […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: It is BJP versus Mamata Banerjee once again in battleground West Bengal. Months after the fierce faceoff over the R G Kar incident, the bitter political rivals are back on the streets - this time over the school jobs case as they try to corner each other over the loss of jobs of 25,753 teachers and staffers in state-run and aided schools in West Bengal. On April 3, a bench of Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar found that the West Bengal School Service Commission's selection process of 2016 was based on large-scale manipulations and fraud."In our opinion, this is a case wherein the entire selection process has been vitiated and tainted beyond resolution. Manipulations and frauds on a large scale, coupled with the attempted cover-up, have dented the selection process beyond repair […]

[ad_1] Royal Challengers Bengaluru's Virat Kohli plays a shot at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Star batter Virat Kohli etched his name in history on Monday by becoming the first Indian to score 13,000 runs in T20 cricket. The milestone came during Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s IPL 2025 clash against Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium, as Kohli notched up his second half-century of the season.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The 36-year-old reached the landmark in his 402nd T20 match, eventually scoring 67 off 42 balls, including eight fours and two sixes. With this knock, Kohli’s T20 career tally now stands at 13,050 runs, including nine centuries and 99 half-centuries across all T20 competitions.Globally, Kohli is now the fifth batter to reach 13,000 T20 runs, joining an elite club led by Chris Gayle […]

[ad_1] Of the top 15 richest people in the world, Warren Buffet is the only one to have seen an increase in his net worth Amidst the ongoing global market turmoil in 2025, one billionaire who stands out in the top 15 richest persons in the world is Warren Buffett. At a time when investors around the world are reeling from the stock market crash, one billionaire whose net worth has actually grown is Buffett.According to the latest Bloomberg Billionaires Index data, of the top 15 richest people in the world, Warren Buffet is the only one to have seen an increase in his net worth. At number six on the list of world’s top 10 richest persons by Bloomberg, Buffett stands tall with a current net worth of $155 billion. His net worth has increased $12.7 billion year to […]