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April 16, 2025 10:23 AM

Barcelona reach Champions League semis despite 3-1 loss at Dortmund

Five-time European champions Barcelona reached their first Champions League semi-final in six seasons with a 5-3 aggregate victory despite being beaten 3-1 by Borussia Dortmund on Tuesday. Serhou Guirassy scored a hat-trick for Dortmund to condemn B...

April 16, 2025 9:49 AM

PSG survive Aston Villa scare to reach Champions League semis

Paris St Germain kept alive their dream of a first Champions League title on Tuesday by squeezing past Aston Villa 5-4 on aggregate after a pulsating second leg of their quarter-final which the English side won 3-2. Ahead 3-1 from the first leg, PSG...

April 16, 2025 3:10 PM

After Harvard rejects US demands, Trump adds new threat

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status on Tuesday and said the university should apologize, a day after it rejected what it called unlawful demands to overhaul academic programs or lose federal grants. Begin...

April 16, 2025 9:37 AM

PBKS script historic win by defending IPL’s lowest total against KKR

In one of the most astonishing turnarounds in Indian Premier League (IPL) history, Punjab Kings (PBKS) pulled off a stunning 16-run victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in a low-scoring thriller at Mullanpur during the IPL 202...

April 16, 2025 9:11 AM

Asian shares fall as Nvidia hit by U.S. chips curbs, gold hits record

Shares fell in Asia on Wednesday as AI darling Nvidia took a hit from U.S. curbs on chip sales to China, highlighting the damage to come in a tit-for-tat global trade war, while gold hit a record and the dollar stayed under pressure. Data showed tha...

April 15, 2025 5:55 PM

QpiAI launches India’s first full-stack quantum computer with 25 qubits on World Quantum Day

Bengaluru-based QpiAI, one of the 8 startups selected under the National Quantum Mission, coordinated by the Department of Science and Technology (DST) announced the launch of one of India’s most powerful quantum computers featuring 25 superconduct...

April 15, 2025 5:01 PM

M&A, PE deals in consumer sector surge to 3-year high of $4 billion in Jan–March

The value of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) and private equity (PE) investments in India’s consumer and retail sector surged to a three-year high of nearly $4 billion in the January–March 2025 quarter, according to Grant Thornton Bharat’s ...

April 15, 2025 3:57 PM

Murshidabad is burning, they are silent: CM Yogi slams opposition

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on the West Bengal government over the recent violence in Murshidabad, accusing Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of remaining silent while the situation deteriorates. S...

April 15, 2025 3:39 PM

Europe had most widespread floods for more than a decade in 2024, scientists say

Europe faced its most widespread flooding last year since 2013, with 30% of the continent's river network hit by significant floods, scientists said on Tuesday, as fossil fuel-driven climate change continued to prompt torrential rain and other extrem...

April 15, 2025 3:26 PM

Shivraj Singh Chouhan to lead Indian delegation at 15th BRICS agriculture ministers’ meeting in Brazil

Union Minister for Agriculture & Farmers’ Welfare and Rural Development, Shivraj Singh Chouhan, will lead the Indian delegation to the 15th BRICS Agriculture Ministers’ Meeting (AMM), scheduled to be held on Thursday in Brasilia, Brazil, the ...