Inside India’s esports boom NEW DELHI: If numbers alone were enough, India would already be one of the world’s biggest esports markets. Around 600 million people now play games in the country. Mobile gaming (excluding real-money gaming) generated an estimated USD 1.1 billion in revenue through 2025 and is projected to grow to USD 2.4…
Prashant Kishor’s Jan Suraaj leaders switch to BJP ahead of Bankipur bypoll NEW DELHI: In a setback to Jan Suraaj founder Prashant Kishor ahead of the Bankipur Assembly bypoll, several party leaders, including candidates who contested the 2025 Bihar assembly elections on the party’s ticket, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday.The leaders who…
KNPP targeted by ‘serious’ data leak. (Image source: Reuters) NEW DELHI: A ransomware group has published thousands of files allegedly linked to India’s largest nuclear power plant, Kudankulam, in what experts warn could pose a “serious” risk to the facility’s safety.The hacker group World Leaks posted on the dark web what it claims are more…
Sir Creek, a 96-km tidal estuary, is the southernmost border between India and Pakistan. This sector is the only area outside Jammu and Kashmir where the two countries have a territorial dispute.India says the demarcation line should run through the middle of the water body, as is international convention; Pakistan claims the entire creek, asserting…
Fire erupted at the disused Kingdom of Dreams complex in Gurgaon’s Sector 29. GURGAON: A massive fire broke out at the abandoned Kingdom of Dreams complex in Sector 29, Gurgaon, on Tuesday, prompting a major firefighting operation.Several fire tenders were rushed to the spot after officials noticed thick smoke billowing from the structure. Firefighting operations…
Madan Mitra, Ritabrata Banerjee, Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MLA Madan Mitra on Wednesday resigned from the Mamata Banerjee-led faction of the party and joined the rebel TMC faction headed by Ritabrata Banerjee, dealing another setback to the former chief minister’s camp.His exit comes amid a series of defections from the Mamata Banerjee-led…
A prediction made by Stephen Hawking some 50 years ago has just come true and now, scientists are trying to understand how it reinforces fundamental principles of modern physics. A collision between two black holes about 1.3 billion light-years from Earth has provided the most precise observational evidence ever obtained for a prediction presented by…
A plea has been filed seeking medical intervention for Wangchuk NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses from the Centre and the Delhi government on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking urgent medical intervention for climate activist Sonam Wangchuk, who has been on an indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar since June…
Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) celebrates scoring a goal; and England head coach Thomas Tuchel. (AP Photos) England head coach Thomas Tuchel has admitted he understands why Argentina have chosen to wear their iconic dark blue away jersey for Wednesday’s FIFA World Cup 2026 semifinal, saying he would have made the same decision if superstition was…
India’s proposed speciality hospital and artificial limb fitment centre would strengthen healthcare services and support rehabilitation efforts for those most severely affected NEW DELHI: The State of Palestine has welcomed external affairs minister Dr S Jaishankar’s announcement that India will establish major development projects for the Palestinian people. It was announced during the launch of…
