Rahul Kumar 
Annual endorsement income: ₹200 crore+ from 30+ brands. Key deals: MRF Tyres, Audi, Agilitas Sports, Boost, American Tourister, Tissot. Business stakes: One8 lifestyle brand, Wrogn fashion, FC Goa football club, Agilitas Sports equity. Kohli chose equity over cash, rejecting Puma’s ₹300 crore renewal in 2025 for Agilitas ownership.
Palantir’s real-world AI exposure could help it weather both continued AI spending and a potential slowdown, according to D. A. Davidson’s Gil Luria. Luria says Palantir’s customers are already generating measurable results from AI. Strong commercial growth and cash flow reinforce the company’s AI-driven growth story. Micron, Oracle, Apple and Meta offer different ways to … Read more
Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge slammed the Centre’s foreign policy as being ‘in shambles’. He questioned its handling of the economy, the rupee’s fall, and its ‘weak’ response to China’s aggression in areas like Arunachal Pradesh. Kharge Slams ‘Shambolic’ Foreign Policy Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge on Friday questioned the Centre’s foreign policy ahead of the BRICS … Read more
Chinese President Xi Jinping’s upcoming visit to India is an ‘exciting moment’ that will boost bilateral trade, says Yu Lu, VP of the China Chamber of Commerce, highlighting a ‘very bright perspective’ for economic ties between the two nations. ‘Very Bright Perspective’ for Economic Ties Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India has envoked great … Read more
Former Anthropic managers Joe Benton and Jacob Coxon have quit, alleging that AI companies are recklessly racing to build superintelligent machines without proper safeguards, which they warn could pose an existential threat to humanity. Joe Benton, who in his social media profile describes himself as having previously managed Scalable Oversight team at AI tech giant … Read more
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson slammed the US for using the 9/11 anniversary to justify a ‘reckless and unlawful war’. He accused Washington of hypocrisy, stating the US itself cultivated the perpetrators of the 2001 attacks. Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei launched a fierce rebuke against Washington, accusing the US government of attempting to justify … Read more
Russian President Vladimir Putin met Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Putin praised the growing bilateral trade, progress on joint projects, and invited el-Sisi to a Russia-Africa summit. Russian President Vladimir Putin met with his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi on the sidelines of the BRICS … Read more
Sourav Ganguly defended the CAB’s transparent age-verification process after 65 players, including India U-19’s Rohit Yadav, were banned for age fraud. He also clarified the World Cup ticket distribution policy, citing BCCI/ICC guidelines. CAB Cracks Down on Age Fraud Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) president Sourav Ganguly defended the association’s age-verification process, saying it has … Read more
Reliance Foundation athletes dominated the inaugural Indian Athletics Final Series, bagging 24 medals. Animesh Kujur clinched a 100m-200m double, while Harita Bhadra ran the second-fastest 100m ever by an Indian woman (11.22s). The inaugural Indian Athletics Final Series in New Delhi saw athletes supported by the Reliance Foundation sizzle as they registered 10 top-of-the-podium finishes, … Read more
A Russian business delegation is in India for the BRICS summit, where Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal urged for a $100bn trade target by 2030. Both nations have also signed an MoU for aircraft manufacturing, promising new job opportunities. A large Russian business delegation is in India for the BRICS summit and the BRICS Business forum … Read more