Shrikant Shankar
Shrikant Shankar is an Assistant Editor at NDTV Profit. He manages the website desk. Shrikant started his career at Mobile ESPN and moved to CricketCountry.com. He then worked for both Scroll and Flipboard as a News Curation Manager. An avid sports fan, Shrikant also has a keen interest in current affairs, history and space.
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IBM Unveils World's First Sub-1 Nanometer Chip Technology With Nearly 100 Billion Transistors
IBM's new nanostack architecture uses vertically stacked transistors to deliver higher performance and improved energy efficiency.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Prajwal Jayaraj
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AR Rahman Honoured With Golden Plate Award In Washington, Presented By Peter Jackson
Rahman now joins a distinguished list that includes Haruki Murakami, Maya Angelou, composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, actors Michael J. Fox and tennis champion Andre Agassi among others.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Sandhya Nambudiri
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Indian Fans Face 70% Visa Rejection From Canada For FIFA World Cup, Pakistan Fares Worse At 91%
With 1,250 applications, Pakistan had a significant demand. But, only 102 applications were granted visas reportedly, representing an acceptance percentage of less than 9%.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Shafat Mir
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'Britain Drained $45 Trillion From India': Ex-CEA Slams Ian Botham Over BCCI Remarks
Krishnamurthy Subramanian claimed that during the roughly 200 years that Britain dominated India, the subcontinent lost an estimated $45 trillion.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Shafat Mir
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Credit Card Rewards Are Addictive; Banks Know It | The Reason Why
Studies suggest credit card rewards activate the brain's reward system, encouraging spending beyond reward-earning categories.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Swapnil Karkare
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Passport Row: Identity Or Citizenship? What Aadhaar, Voter ID, PAN And Other Documents Establish
Aadhaar, PAN and Voter ID primarily establish identity or address, while citizenship depends on legal criteria under Indian law.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: NDTV Profit News
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Ancient Maya City Discovered Deep In Mexico's Calakmul Reserve, Named 'Minanbe'
Researchers used airborne LiDAR data to locate the 15-hectare settlement, which features temples, plazas and carved stelae.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Vaishnavi Mishra
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Iran's IRGC Warns Ships Using New Hormuz Route Face Danger
Tehran said only Iran-designated shipping lanes are permitted through the Strait of Hormuz, raising fresh concerns over global energy flows despite a recent agreement with the US.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Noor Ul Haq
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Google Play Opens External Billing, Introduces Tiered Fee System From June 30, 2026
Google's new framework introduces tiered service and billing fees, while offering incentives for developers meeting quality benchmarks.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Aishwarya Singh Chaudhary
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Watch: Alka Yagnik's Wheelchair Video After Padma Bhushan Honour Raises Health Concerns; Singer Responds
Alka Yagnik stepped away from public appearances after revealing a rare sensorineural hearing disorder in June 2024.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Sandhya Nambudiri
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Everything NRIs Now Need To Know About FCNR(B) Deposits
The RBI has currently opened a special concessional swap window allowing commercial banks to offer special FCNR(B) Deposits.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Rounaq Neroy
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Tractor Registrations Top 2.28 Lakh In Q1FY27, Set For Double-Digit Growth Despite El Nino Fears
According to data from the government's Vahan portal, tractor registrations up to June 24 have already surpassed the corresponding period last year.
- Thursday June 25, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Daanish Anand
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Hurricane-Proof Internet: Puerto Rico Taps Starlink For Emergency Network In All 78 Municipalities
Governor Jenniffer Gonzalez said the backup satellite system will help maintain coordination if terrestrial networks fail.
- Wednesday June 24, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Shafat Mir
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Delhi MCD Now Permits Traders To Renew Licences Via Property Tax Portal With 15% Fee
According to MCD, the move is aimed at improving Ease of Doing Business by eliminating the need for a separate GTL portal and simplifying the licensing process.
- Wednesday June 24, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Altaf Hussain
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Govt Suspends All Under-Construction Work In Kolkata Till July 31 After Taratala Incident
CM Suvendu Adhikari announced that all ongoing construction activities approved under the previous TMC government will remain suspended during the period.
- Wednesday June 24, 2026
- Edited by: Shrikant Shankar, Author: Altaf Hussain