Uddhav Sena revives Bal Thackeray's voice with AI; slams BJP, Shinde

The Shiv Sena-Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray on Wednesday used Artificial Intelligence to recreate a voice resembling that of Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray, in an effort to shore up the party's......

Why Do We Believe Israel, And Not Iran?

At the end of the day, for many worldwide, the ongoing mutual attacks between Israel and Iran would seem a contest devoid of any moral high ground and only a bout between two ordinary adversaries,......

'I Expect More Disasters To Happen'

'Even one accident can cause problems for the entire coastal system.' IMAGE: The Liberia-flagged container vessel MSC ELSA 3 sank off the Kerala coast soon after departing Vizhinjam port, May 24,......

Why Kerala Opposes Sand Sea Mining

If as critics point out, the environmental impact assessment study was commissioned only after the auction process got underway with not all the stakeholders getting to know of it, then the......

Grasim Industries' rights issue will strengthen balance sheet, fuel growth

Grasim Industries has announced a rights issue of around Rs 4,000 crore with the promoters committed to fully subscribing to their entitlements and to covering any unsubscribed po­r­tion.......

Global pharma's India shift to shore up realty

The pharmaceutical sector may emerge as a major buyer of real estate in the country, bucking the current economic slowdown. Based on information from 10 pharmaceutical companies based in North......

Byju's COO Mrinal Mohit may head India ops as Raveendran focuses on global

Byju’s is set to promote its chief operating officer (COO) Mrinal Mohit to a bigger role, including leading the India operations, according to people familiar with the matter. This is......

Govt slaps export tax on petrol, diesel, ATF; windfall tax on crude oil

The government on Friday slapped an export tax on petrol, diesel and jet fuel (ATF) while also joining nations like the UK in imposing a windfall tax on crude oil produced locally. Illustration:......

Fitness or formula? Arshdeep's absence raises questions

IMAGE: 99 T20I wickets, yet Arshdeep Singh warms the bench as Head Coach Gautam Gambhir’s spin-first, bat-deep strategy gets preference. Photograph: BCCI/X Pacer Arshdeep Singh got his last......

Tanush Kotian: West Zone's 'crisis man' delivers again

‘There are so many good batsmen in the team that I have to go low down the order, so I try to contribute as much as I can’ IMAGE: File picture of Mumbai’s Tanush Kotian. Photograph: BCCI......

Will cricket capture the hearts of American audiences?

Photograph: Kind Courtesy ICC/X.com Cricket, a popular pastime in the United States in the mid 1800s, makes a big-ticket return to North American shores through the T20 Word Cup but will it be......

India's campaign in New Zealand Open ends

  The Indian campaign at the $ 120,000 New Zealand Open Grand Prix Gold ended after Anand Pawar and Rachita Sahdev lost their respective matches in Auckland on Thursday. Pawar, seeded 11th,......

India eves go down fighting

Indian women's basketball team put up a valiant show to give New Zealand a scare before going down narrowly to the hosts in the first of the three-Test series at Auckland on Friday.In the first......