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Intel is getting a $2 billion capital injection from SoftBank Group in a major vote of confidence for the troubled U.S. chipmaker that is in the middle of a turnaround effort.The equity investment, announced by the two companies on Monday, is a lifeline for the once-iconic U.S. chipmaker which has struggled to compete after years of management blunders that left it with virtually no foothold in the booming artificial intelligence chip industry. It will make SoftBank a top-10 shareholder of Intel and add to the Japanese tech investor’s ambitious bet on artificial intelligence that includes the $500 billion Stargate U.S.…

The stage is set for the official unveiling of India’s 15-member squad for the 2025 ACC Men’s Asia Cup, with a press conference scheduled today at 1:30 PM IST today (August 19) at the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai. T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav and Ajit Agarkar, chairman of the BCCI Senior Men’s Selection Committee, will jointly address the media to announce the team that will represent India in the continental tournament, scheduled to be held in the UAE from September 9 to 28. Suryakumar Yadav yet to attain full fitness ahead of Asia Cup (PTI) Key Talking Point: Shubman Gill ConundrumThe…

While all the focus is on Shubman Gill’s spot in India’s T20I squad for the Asia Cup 2025, there could be a notable omission among the all-rounders. Former cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin believes there is no space for India’s T20 World Cup-winning all-rounder Shivam Dube in the Asia Cup 2025 team if the selectors decide to go with Shreyas Iyer, which they should. India’s Hardik Pandya, left, and teammate Shivam Dube touch gloves(AP) Ashwin feels Shivam Dube, who has been a mainstay in India’s T20I squad for nearly two years—he featured in India’s XI in every match of the T20 World…

A group of experts from AIIMS Delhi, McMaster University in Canada and the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in France has stressed the need to record smoking status in cancer clinical trials, warning that continued tobacco use can reduce treatment efficacy and patient survival.In a commentary published in the Lancet Oncology this month, the seven authors, including Dr Abhishek Shankar from AIIMS Delhi, said knowledge of smoking status during therapy could influence clinical decisions.They argued that addressing barriers to tobacco-use assessment and embedding smoking cessation initiatives into oncology research protocols will improve trial outcomes, enhance therapeutic efficacy and…

“I enjoy (historical) controversies in a kind of perverse way, perhaps,” Michel Danino said during his lecture at Azim Premji University in October last year. Arguing that “historical controversies” are inherent part of the discipline, he said: “We should not shun controversies, we should desire them. We should make use of them to go deeper into issues.”Danino, who heads the panel on the NCERT social science textbooks, is no stranger to row. He has delved into subjects, that have generated heat in academic and political circles for decades, which include questions related to the Aryan invasion – in his writings…

Almost 14 months after that iconic moment ended India’s 11-year wait for an ICC trophy, former cricketer Ambati Rayudu has reignited the debate over the legality of Suryakumar Yadav’s match-winning catch in the T20 World Cup final against South Africa in Barbados. Ambati Rayudu set off a fresh storm on Suryakumar Yadav’s catch in the T20 World Cup final Stationed at long-off, Yadav juggled the ball near the boundary cushion before completing the grab that dismissed David Miller and sealed India’s win. While the effort was instantly hailed as one of the greatest pressure catches in cricket history, some questioned…

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said his country needed to rapidly expand its nuclear armament and called US-South Korea military exercises an “obvious expression of their will to provoke war,” state media KCNA reported on Tuesday. South Korea and its ally the United States kicked off joint military drills this week, including testing an upgraded response to heightened North Korean nuclear threats. Pyongyang regularly criticises such drills as rehearsals for invasion and sometimes responds with weapons tests, but Seoul and Washington say they are purely defensive. Story continues below this ad The 11-day annual exercises, called Ulchi Freedom Shield,…

United States President Donald Trump has announced plans to convene a face-to-face summit between Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in his latest bid to end Moscow’s war in Ukraine.Trump’s proposal on Monday came as he hosted Zelenskyy and top European leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, at the White House for high-stakes talks on ending the conflict, which has raged since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Trump said he had “begun arrangements” for the summit after speaking with Putin by phone, and that he would hold a trilateral…

Published on: Aug 19, 2025 09:07 am IST Voicing concern over the delay in the publication of WBJEE results, BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari threatened to launch statewide street protests from next week Voicing concern over the delay in the publication of West Bengal Joint Entrance Examination (WBJEE) results, senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari on Monday threatened to launch statewide street protests from next week if the issue remains unresolved. BJP threatens agitation from next week over delay in WBJEE results(HT Photo) Adhikari said that months have passed since the WBJEE exams were held and admissions to certain streams in different…

President Trump says he wants to ban mail-in voting and voting machines ahead of next year’s midterms. Is it legal? ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: President Trump announced this morning on his social media site that he plans to sign an executive order eliminating mail-in voting and possibly voting machines ahead of next year’s midterms. Legal and voting experts say it would be very difficult to upend how states run their elections. But more importantly, they say, the president lacks the legal authority to do this. NPR political correspondent Ashley Lopez is here in the studio to tell us more. Hey, Ashley.ASHLEY…