Author: Rahul M

The childhood home of Pope Leo XIV was sold to the village of Dolton, a south Chicago suburb, at a 70% premium to the initial asking price. The three-bedroom house about 20 miles south of downtown Chicago was purchased for $375,000 in a deal this week, according to Steve Budzik, the agent representing the seller. Dolton plans to work the Archdiocese of Chicago to turn the property into a landmark. The sale caps the modest home’s complicated journey since Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was selected as the next pope in May. The house was in January listed for sale at $219,000 after…

New Delhi: BJP MLA from Jangpura Tarvinder Singh Marwah has said he would launch a campaign to paint in saffron all national monuments in Delhi including the Qutub Minar, Red Fort and Humayun Tomb, and landmark government buildings such as the Secretariat and Vidhan Sabha. “It is our government, we will do whatever colour we like. Saffron is the colour of mahapurush (great men). We will paint government buildings saffron and will also install saffron flags along with the tricolour,” Marwah told ThePrint Friday. He said saffron is a great and the best colour. “From the Humayun’s Tomb and the…

India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav, who added star presence to Wimbledon, revealed his pick as his doubles partner, choosing former India skipper MS Dhoni for his endurance and mental toughness.  Suryakumar attended the grass court major at the All England Club with his wife Devisha Shetty, for the first time. Wimbledon had also shared a picture of SKY and his wife, captioning it: “Bringing the flair to SW19. Delighted to have you at Wimbledon, Suryakumar Yadav!” “I watch tennis quite a bit on television. I’ve always heard about the atmosphere around Centre Court, especially the moment you walk in. I…

With an agitation pushing for ending reservations for “backward tribes” on one side and a demand to increase the quantum of this quota on the other, Nagaland’s nearly five-decade old reservation policy has become the centre of a debate in the state.This week, the Committee on Review of Reservation Policy (CORRP), a grouping of five tribes in Nagaland, resumed its protest to push for a review of the reservation policy, which provides for an internal quota within the broader ST category for “Indigenous Scheduled Tribes of Nagaland” in government jobs and reserves 37% of posts for tribes identified as “backward…

Former England pacer Stuart Broad has lashed out at the persistent issue of ball changes during the ongoing third Test between India and England at Lord’s, calling it “unacceptable” and a clear sign that Dukes cricket balls have a serious quality problem. Ball Change Controversy at Lord’s The controversy erupted just a few overs into Day 2, when India raised concerns about the shape of the Dukes ball, which was barely 10 overs old. The umpires attempted to pass the ball through the designated ring gauge but failed, indicating the ball was already out of shape. India captain Shubman Gill…

Star England batter Joe Root scripted history after smashing a fine century on the second day of the ongoing third Test against India at Lord’s on Friday, July 11. On the very first ball on Day 2, Root hit Jasprit Bumrah for a boundary to bring his 37th hundred in Test cricket. With his  37th Test hundred, Root surpassed former India captain Rahul Dravid and Australian star Steve Smith, who have 36th Test centuries to their names. The 34-year-old Root is now just one century behind Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara, who sits fourth on the all-time list with 38…

For decades, the American playbook for bringing groceries to underserved neighborhoods has been simple: offer tax breaks to supermarket chains and hope they sign up. But as food costs climb and public trust in private solutions falters, a supermarket model with government at the center is moving from fringe idea to policy experiment.Nowhere is the potential impact greater than in New York City, where Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani wants to test a city-run grocery store in each of the five boroughs at a projected cost of $60 million. But New York isn’t the only place where alternative models are…

Mumbai: A day after Maharashtra cabinet minister and Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Shirsat received an income tax notice, a video has gone viral on social media which shows him sitting on a bed, purportedly next to a bag of cash. Speaking about the viral video outside the assembly, Shirsat told the reporters, “People are always taking my videos wherever I go. This is common. The room seen in the video is my bedroom. I had come back from my travels and the bag seen is that (luggage). If the bag had money, wouldn’t I have kept it in the cupboard?…

Folks, let’s talk about a stock that’s lighting up the market today like a Fourth of July firework: MicroCloud Hologram Inc. (NASDAQ: HOLO). As of this writing, HOLO is surging, up over 20% in pre-market trading, and it’s all thanks to a bold move that’s got Wall Street buzzing. The company just dropped a bombshell, announcing they’ve sunk up to $200 million into Bitcoin and crypto-related securities derivatives, racking up a cool $34.02 million in investment income so far. That’s right—this tech player from Shenzhen, China, is diving headfirst into the crypto pool, and it’s making waves. Let’s unpack what’s…

Alright, folks, let’s talk about a stock that’s lighting up the market like a Fourth of July fireworks show! As of this writing, MiNK Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: INKT) is making waves with a jaw-dropping 200%+ pre-market gain today, July 11, 2025. Why? A game-changing announcement that’s got investors buzzing and traders scrambling. Buckle up, because we’re diving into what’s fueling this rocket ship, what it means for the market, and how you can think about navigating these wild swings—without getting burned. The Big News: A Cancer Treatment Home Run MiNK Therapeutics, a small-cap biotech with a market cap of just…