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New Delhi: The swearing-in ceremony of the coalition government had a touch of both grandeur and ordinariness. Special invitees, including politicians, corporate honchos and cine stars, and others were seen rushing towards their seats just before the start of the event, which was attended by more than 8,000 people.

Riot Games announced that Valorant will soon be available on Xbox and PlayStation consoles, a Dexerto report said. A limited beta will launch in select regions for players to test the game.

Volvo cars has started to shift production of Chinese-made electric vehicles to Belgium in the expectation that the European Union will drive ahead with a crackdown on Beijing-subsidised imports, the Times reported on Saturday.

horror film, "The Strangers: Chapter 1," featuring "Riverdale" star Madelaine Petsch, is now available for home viewing. Fans can purchase or rent the film via Amazon’s online movie store, although this availability comes with certain regional restrictions.

Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies to send a tough new warning next week to smaller Chinese banks to stop assisting Russia in evading Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter.

Canada's intelligence agency chief David Vigneault paid two quiet visits to India in February and March to apprise Indian officials of the case relating to the killing of Khalistani extremist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, people familiar with the matter said.

India vs Pakistan Live Score Updates: Rohit Sharma-led Indian cricket team is set to face its arch-rival Babar Azam-led Pakistan in a nail-biting clash at Sunday's ongoing ICC Men's T20 T20 World Cup 2024 match.Both teams will play their second group match of the tournament at the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York from 8 pm (IST onwards).India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: Live streaming detailsThe India Vs Pakistan match will be broadcast live at the Star Sports channels and also be live streamed in Disney+Hotstar app from 8 pm (IST onwards). For English commentary, one can watch Star Sports 1 HD and SD channels, while for Hindi commentary, tune into Star Sports 3 HD and SD channels.India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: SquadsIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Hardik Pandya, Yashasvi Jaiswal, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abrar Ahmed, Azam Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imad Wasim, Mohammad Abbas Afridi, Mohammad Amir, Mohammad Rizwan, Naseem Shah, Saim Ayub, Shadab Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Usman KhanIndia Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: Addressing a press conference ahead of the match on Saturday, Rohit – on being asked about his opinion on New York's pitches – said, "These wickets are challenging, even curator was confused on how they will behave."India Vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2024: India and Pakistan have played 12 T20I matches against each other.

Netflix announces the renewal of 'Hot Wheels Let's Race' for a second season, set to premiere in Fall 2024. The series, based on classic toy cars, debuted in March 2024, as per a What’s on Netflix report.

cricket match between two European teams, England's streak of never winning against a European team in Men's T20Is continued.Moreover, the abandoned match makes it more difficult for England to qualify since they are left with only 1 point. Now, Jos Buttler’s team must win against Australia to keep things going. Even though their next matches are against relatively-weaker teams like Namibia and Oman, they need to have their momentum going.Australia, on the other hand, are coming from a win against Oman.

After a legendary 41-year run as the host of Wheel of Fortune, Pat Sajak is bidding adieu to the classic game show.

The Washington Post's new CEO and publisher, Will Lewis, is facing questions about whether he made recent efforts to conceal his involvement in the aftermath of a British phone hacking scandal a decade ago

members of alleged Sinaloa Cartel members have been arrested in a US police authorities' drug trafficking bust that comes along the lines of brutal murder of a cartel kingpin. According to 'DailyStar UK, the US police arrested some allegedly key members of the Sinaloa Cartel including one of the gang's top bosses who died after a burst of bullets amid the encounter hit him. This came as a savage blow for the cartel as the kingpin was responsible for major drug trafficking operations across the US regions. All the members were arrested based on their atrocious activities around the drug world based out of Imperial Valley, California.

private equity fund Blackstone may sell up to a 15% stake in the IT major Mphasis for an estimated value of Rs 6,697 crore ($803 million) through a block deal on Monday, according to deal term sheet reviewed by ET. This would be the second-largest block deal this year after British American Tobacco garnered nearly Rs 17,000 crore by selling a 3.5% stake in ITC. Blackstone holds 55.45% in the Bengaluru-based company as of the end of March 2024 under the name of BCP TOPCO IX PTE, according to a BSE filing. Post the block deal, Blackstone's stake will drop to 40.4%, and will remain the largest shareholder in the company. The firm declined to comment on the stake sale.

labour shortage as thousands of migrant workers who went back to their homeland to cast votes in the just-concluded Lok Sabha elections are not willing to return. The crisis comes at a time when export enquiries from the US are showing early signs of recovery.

Exit polls pose several layers of complexity in India. The sheer size of the electorate pushes pollsters to increase their sample sizes, stretching resources of all players. Competition among media organisations doesn't allow polling agencies to pool resources, which could improve forecasting outcomes. Polling is also less reliable in multi-contests, a hallmark of Indian politics. It becomes more difficult to predict seats from vote shares when swings for and against aren't restricted to two options, like in US or British elections. A fallout of multi-party democracy is pre-poll alliances that cloud intertemporal comparisons.

Taylor Swift's UK performances. They are creating friendship bracelets, thinking about surprise songs, and organising their attire. Some of the tickets for these performances have cost as much as £6,000. The UK economy will benefit greatly from the tour as fans spend money on lodging, transport, and other expenses.

The Fight for Everest: 1924, Odell recalled that “rolling banks of mist" were sweeping across the mountain and covering the north face, though the wind “did not attain its usual boisterous degree". Neither the face nor the summit ridge could be seen clearly by Odell. At 26,000ft Odell decided to climb a 100ft crag and as he reached the top at 12.50pm, the whole summit ridge and the peak of Everest was unveiled.

Digital asset investment firm Fineqia’s CEO, Bundeep Singh Rangar, views Web4 as the key to achieving mass adoption of Web3.

The United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, has charges three UK-nationals, for their involvement wire fraud and money laundering, linked to the “Evolved Apes” non-fungible token (NFT) scam.

advertising for the upcoming cricket match between India and Pakistan held in the US, tapping into the spending power of the South Asian diaspora.

Robinhood Markets Inc. is buying crytocurrency exchange Bitstamp for about $200 million as the company looks to speed up its cryptocurrency expansion globally