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Swiggy Leases 2.62 Lakh Sq Ft Office Space in Bengaluru for ₹241 Crore

UCLA Stays Unbeaten With Ty Dieffenbach's Heroic Return Against Illinois

Fisheries Commission Lowers Chesapeake Bay Menhaden Cap Amid Conservation Concerns

Caltech Honors Hiroo Kanamori on His 90th Birthday

Judge Denies Peltola Campaign’s Request for Alaska Absentee Ballot Data

Reform UK Deputy Leader Richard Tice Lobbied Bank of England on Crypto After Major Donations

Rocky Fans Break Guinness World Record at Philadelphia Museum Steps

WHO Reports 53,000 TB Deaths in South Africa Amid Declining Incidence

NCLT Chennai Orders Insolvency Proceedings Against Orchid Pharma Founder K Raghavendra Rao

NASA Seeks Commercial Proposals to Extend Hubble Space Telescope's Life

Texas Law Professor Saved by Navy SEAL Student After Collapsing in Class

South Africa Nuclear Consultation Denies Predetermined Decision Amid R500-billion Cost Debate

Rosalía Wins Album of the Year at 2026 Latin Grammy Awards

Digi Power X Reports Q3 2026 Revenue Up 85% and AI Revenue Up Over 400% Compared to Q2

Ukraine sends ground robots

Lyman's surrender crisis

Pakistan’s Taliban dilemma

Venezuela and the Qatar Fund

Veronica Ryan wins Turner Prize evoking Windrush, Covid

British artist Veronica Ryan on Wednesday won the prestigious Turner Prize for her installations focused on the Windrush Generation and Covid.

British tennis chiefs slam ATP over $1mn fine for Russia player ban

British tennis chiefs said Wednesday they were "disappointed" at being fined $1 million by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) for banning Russian and Belarusian players from their events.

Ukraine conflict intrudes on UN biodiversity summit

The Ukraine conflict cast a shadow over a high-stakes UN summit on biodiversity in Montreal on Wednesday, as Western nations slammed the environmental destruction brought about by Russia's invasion.

Brazil goalkeepers in safe hands under Taffarel at World Cup

Brazil's current first-choice goalkeeper Alisson Becker was still a toddler when Claudio Taffarel dived to his left to keep out Daniele Massaro's spot-kick and set up the Selecao's penalty shoot-out win over Italy in the 1994 World Cup final.

Borthwick would be 'fantastic' choice for English rugby says Baxter

Exeter boss Rob Baxter said Wednesday it would be "fantastic" if Steve Borthwick's success in the Premiership paved the way for his appointment as England rugby head coach.

Brazil hoping to dance past Croatia into World Cup semis

Brazil head into Friday's World Cup quarter-final against Croatia brimming with confidence after Neymar's return inspired a performance laced with swagger and arrogance in the last 16.

Scientists find 2-million year-old DNA in Greenland

Scientists in Greenland announced Wednesday they had found DNA dating back two million years -- the oldest ever extracted -- in sediment from the Ice Age, opening a new chapter in paleogenetics.

Novice Scaloni looks to outwit master Van Gaal at World Cup

Argentina's Lionel Scaloni is the youngest coach at this World Cup, but the 44-year-old intends to prove his relative inexperience is no obstacle against Louis van Gaal and the Netherlands in Friday's quarter-final.

Dutch, Argentines meet again with World Cup history in the air

Merely a glance at their iconic orange or blue and white striped shirts is enough to evoke memories of World Cups past and more history will surely be written on Friday when the Netherlands face Argentine in their quarter-final.