Author: kumbhorg

“There is a new world order,” Vice President JD Vance recently declared. “There is a new world order in trade; there is a new world order in globalization.”  The shift away from the old US-led order is visible in tariff schedules, export controls, energy contracts, investment screening, and trade agreements being built outside the old free-trade consensus. For decades, globalization was sold as a system of American hegemony, open supply chains, and the belief that economic integration would soften political rivalry. China was the ultimate test of that theory. China became richer without becoming Western. Washington’s answer has not been…

Punjab Kings (PBKS) signed off their league-stage campaign in style with a dominant seven-wicket victory over Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Match 68 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium. Chasing a challenging target of 197, PBKS rode on a magnificent unbeaten century from captain Shreyas Iyer to complete the chase in just 18 overs and continue their impressive run in the tournament.After winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Punjab Kings were put under pressure early by a brilliant innings from Josh Inglis and a late assault…

The Vancouver Canucks could be bringing Ilya Sofonov over to N.A. next season Hockey News Hub: Have been hearing that Vancouver Canucks prospect Ilya Sofonov won’t be extending with AK Bars of the KHL and will be signing with the Canucks for next year. Rick Dhaliwal: (as of Thursday) There haven’t been any contract talks between the Canucks and Sofonov yet, but there could be some in the near future. What’s going on with Simon Nemec and the New Jersey Devils? Daily Faceoff: David Pagnotta, when asked if Simon Nemec has asked for a trade. Has there been any talk…

Temperatures are rising across the country, and so is the price of ice cream – but by how much?

Bitcoin’s digital nature is the source of most of its advantages. Since it is programmable, it unlocks self-custody practices that can make theft and confiscation very difficult. Since it is digital, it can move at the speed of light, allowing movement of value and settlement across the globe in minutes.  Nevertheless, Bitcoin has at times been criticized for being hard to grasp, literally. Bitcoin, in its natural state, can not be touched, can not be physically held; it can only be imagined and understood. To many people, that’s a significant barrier and one that has inspired quite a few attempts…

Aishwarya Rai Bachchan is once again commanding attention at the ongoing 79th Cannes Film Festival, with her latest appearances creating massive buzz on the internet. The actress has just closed the festival in a stunning feathered suit as she exuded ‘boss lady’ vibe. While earlier, there have been times when the actress became a centre of criticism for her styling at the festival, this time around, the internet has unanimously loved every look. As conversations around her Cannes fashion moments continue to dominate social media, an old post by husband Abhishek Bachchan has resurfaced, reminding fans of his admiration for…

Mullanpur: Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer, left, with headcoach Ricky Ponting (PTI Photo) Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting lavished praise on captain Shreyas Iyer after the PBKS skipper produced a sensational unbeaten century to keep the franchise alive in the IPL 2026 playoff race. Punjab ended their six-match losing streak with a commanding seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants on Saturday, chasing down 197 in just 18 overs. Shreyas led the charge with a superb 101 not out off 51 balls, registering his maiden IPL century, while Prabhsimran Singh hammered 69 off 39 balls in a match-winning 140-run stand…

The Centre is considering a unified national entrance examination for engineering and medical admissions, a proposal that could eventually replace separate tests such as the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) and the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) according to media reports.The proposal was discussed before a parliamentary standing committee on Thursday, where senior officials informed members that the idea remains under deliberation. According to sources, several MPs supported the concept of a common examination framework with separate subject sections, Mathematics for engineering aspirants and Biology for medical candidates, under a single test structure.The discussions come amid growing pressure on the…

In Bitcoin news today, a bipartisan group of 16 US lawmakers introduced the American Reserve Modernization Act of 2026, the ARMA Bill, proposing that the federal government actively accumulate up to 1 million Bitcoin over five years and hold it as a formal national reserve asset. If it passes, this would be the first time in history that the US Congress has enacted a deliberate federal policy to acquire and hold Bitcoin as a strategic store of value. That raises an obvious question for anyone new to this space: what exactly is a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, and why should you…

For a while, the EV trade felt almost too easy. You had carmakers rolling out announcements about new battery plants, dropping hints about software revenue and self-driving, bumping up production targets — and investors just kept rewarding them for it. The whole sector ran on one simple assumption: electric vehicle demand would climb fast enough to make all that spending look smart eventually.That assumption has started to crack.Nobody’s saying the automotive industry transformation stopped — it didn’t. But whatever energy surrounded it during the post-pandemic years has mostly dissipated. Rates went up. Chinese rivals got serious in ways the industry…