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India produced a superb all-round performance to outclass Bangladesh in the semifinal on Thursday to book a place in Sunday’s final at the 2026 T20 Women’s Asia Cup.In a lop-sided encounter, India rode on opener Shafali Verma’s fine half-century (64, 40 balls, 7 fours and 3 sixes) to post 149 for six on a slow wicket at Dubai International Stadium.In reply, Bangladesh were never in the hunt, finishing at 109 for seven as India completed a comprehensive 40-run victory.In a tournament where the highest successful chase was 115 before the start of the semis, India’s total against Bangladesh looked imposing.Bangladesh,…
Collaboration combines NVIDIA Nemotron models with Palantir’s AI platforms to strengthen supply chain visibility, resilience, and sovereign control Palantir Technologies Inc. and NVIDIA today announced a collaboration to bring sovereign AI to critical supply chains, starting with NVIDIA’s own operations. The deployment creates an AI stack that brings NVIDIA Nemotron™ open models into Palantir Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP), grounded in the Palantir Ontology, which aims to create unprecedented supply chain visibility, identify constraints, continuously codify operational expertise and guide decisions at machine speed — maintaining the reliability and efficiency of NVIDIA’s AI infrastructure supply chain while retaining control and…
“For the UAE, our investment commitment and the new Council bring world-class German capabilities into the UAE’s rapidly growing economic platform.” Berlin: Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Envoy of the Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Federal Republic of Germany, has stated: “The UAE invests for the long term and builds partnerships that endure. Germany has been an important strategic and economic partner for decades and the additional €40 billion intended investment reflects our ambition to invest in that relationship for the years ahead.” He added, “Building on the €34 billion the…
A watch worn by UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has drawn attention on social media, with a post identifying it as a special edition from Bahraini brand Nuun Official. In the photograph, Sheikh Mohamed is seen sharing a light-hearted moment with Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, during a reception for citizens attended by a number of sheikhs. Social media users were keen to identify the timepiece, while some described the President’s choice of watch as a reflection of his modesty. While the brand is familiar to some watch enthusiasts…
BRUSSELS, 10th September, 2026 (WAM) — The European Central Bank Thursday raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 2.5%, indicating that inflation will remain well above its 2% target for an extended period. The bank explained that tension in the region increases uncertainty, warning of upside risks to inflation and downside risks to economic growth. “The conflict in the Middle East continues to generate inflation pressures, and inflation is set to remain well above target for an extended period,” the ECB said in a statement, adding that its decision underscores its commitment to ensuring that inflation stabilises at 2%…
UAE delegation participates in BRICS finance meetings and New Development Bank discussions in Mumbai, highlighting cooperation, development finance and economic partnership prioritiesMumbai: The United Arab Emirates, represented by the Ministry of Finance, participated in the second meeting of BRICS Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors and the Special Meeting of the Board of Governors of the New Development Bank (NDB), held today in Mumbai, India.The Ministry of Finance delegation was headed by His Excellency Mohamed bin Hadi Al Hussaini, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, and included a number of officials and specialists from the Ministry, alongside representatives of the…
Apple launched their new iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max at the Surprise and Shine event on September 9, along with its first-ever foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max will be available in 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, and 2TB storage capacities, in burgundy, glacier, silver, and black finishes. While the Pro and Pro Max models will be available for pre-order from September 12, the Duo can be ordered from October 16 onwards.But before Apple fanatics can make this very expensive decision, a lot of comaparisons and assessments need to be done —…
Superstar Amitabh Bachchan shared an emotional note reflecting on his experience hosting ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati’ (KBC).In a blog post, Bachchan spoke about contestants who arrive on the show carrying deeply personal and painful stories, admitting that hearing some of these experiences as “heartbreaking.”“Some contestants come with such grave personal stories, that it becomes difficult to conduct not just our feelings for them but also to continue hosting the show… I shall not indulge more because it would take away some elements from the understanding that a host gives to the Channel .. but it has been a heart – breaking…
Ollie Robinson continued his outstanding summer with two wickets in his opening over as England pushed Pakistan towards defeat in the third Test at Edgbaston on Thursday.Robinson, man of the match in the first two Tests, struck with the first ball of Pakistan’s second innings and again three deliveries later to leave England closing in on a 3-0 series whitewash.The demoralised tourists reached 52-2 before rain ended play early on day two, needing 268 runs to make England bat again.Robinson, 32, has been almost unplayable in this series, taking 21 wickets at an average of under seven runs each.He continued…
(L-R) Khalid Aljamed, General Manager, Middle East, Türkiye and Africa at Submer, Signing ceremony & Mingshou Liu, CEO of Edgecore Networks. Submer, a provider of end-to-end AI infrastructure, recently announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Edgecore Networks, a global provider of open networking and AI infrastructure solutions, to collaborate on AI-ready data centre infrastructure opportunities across the Middle East, Türkiye and Africa (META). The strategic collaboration brings together complementary capabilities across critical layers of the AI infrastructure stack. Submer provides advisory and consultancy, data centre design and build, IT integration, power infrastructure and advanced thermal management,…