From spending hours plotting against Vaibhav Sooryavanshi to dismantling India’s star-studded batting line-up, Jai Moondra’s dream debut for Ireland was years in the making. His childhood coach and mother recount the relentless work ethic that transformed an engineering student from Tonk, Rajasthan into Ireland’s hero in their historic series win over India.
The world is witnessing a significant shift from globalization to geo-economic fragmentation, with the World Economic Forum warning of a potential $6.9 trillion hit to global GDP. This fragmentation, already costing billions and increasing inflation, is driven by rising nationalism and trade disputes, particularly between the US and China. Emerging markets face the brunt, while
The Tekton is expected to share its engine options with the new Duster. A 1.0-litre, 3-cylinder turbocharged petrol engine with 100 PS power and 160 nm torque paired with a 6-speed manual gearbox. Another engine is a 1.3-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine with 163 PS and 280 Nm of torque, paired with a 6-speed DCT
Mumbai’s Dhravya Shah, a 19-year-old entrepreneur, has achieved significant success with his AI startup, Supermemory, securing $3 million in seed funding. Shah, who previously sold a company at 16 and opted out of IIT, built Supermemory from a dorm room project into a critical AI infrastructure. His innovative approach to AI memory systems has also
On his 55th birthday, Elon Musk turned to X with a challenge for OpenAI’s Sam Altman and Anthropic’s Dario Amodei: starting next month, his AI team will ship a brand-new, trained-from-scratch foundation model every month through year’s end. First up is Grok 4.5, a 1. 5T-parameter model now in private beta that he claims rivals—or
Will the Dutch trip against Morocco? Can Germany beat Paraguay? Read this and more in today’s Offside.
CBSE has unveiled new third language policy guidelines under NEP 2020, emphasizing meaningful learning over exams. Students in Class IX from 2026-27 onwards will have internal assessment for the third language, with no board exams. Earlier batches get relaxations, while newer students will face board exams for the third language. Exemptions are provided for CwSN
China is fast-tracking plans for its inaugural sulphur futures contracts, with the Dalian Commodity Exchange aiming for a Q4 launch. Intensified price volatility due to the Iran conflict has highlighted the urgent need for hedging tools. This move is expected to bolster China’s pricing power in the global sulphur trade and enhance supply-chain resilience for
