Mustafizur Rahman (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh have taken some key decisions regarding their pace bowlers following the ODI series against New Zealand, with a clear focus on fitness and upcoming international commitments. Mustafizur Rahman, one of the team’s most experienced pacers, is currently dealing with an injury concern. After being examined by the team’s…
MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India ramped up dollar purchases in Feb, signalling a shift to rebuilding forex reserves after the rupee stabilised following the US–India trade deal announcement in the same month.Despite heavy spot purchases, net forward sales stood at $77.7 billion, indicating continued reliance on forward markets. While Feb did provide an opportunity for…
JAC Class 12 result 2026: The Jharkhand Academic Council (JAC) is expected to release the Class 12 result 2026 soon on its official website. Students who appeared for the Jharkhand Board intermediate exams will be able to check their results at jacresults.com. The results are usually announced by the Chairman, Dr. Natwa Hansdak, in the…
Sinitta has made a stunning claim following her exit from ‘I’m A Celebrity… South Africa’, alleging that Craig Charles told her to quit in scenes that were never broadcast to viewers at home. The 80s pop star, best known for her hit ‘So Macho’, has spoken out after the episode, which left many puzzled by…
Aravind Srinivas, CEO of AI startup Perplexity At a time when the tech world is obsessed with how artificial intelligence (AI) may ‘disrupt’ or replace our current gadgets, the CEO of one of the world’s leading AI companies has a surprising take on the most popular Apple product: the iPhone. Speaking on the This Week…
Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (PTI Photo) HYDERABAD: Praful Hinge, the 24-year-old Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer, became an overnight sensation after his performance against Rajasthan Royals. He set the tone with a wicket off his second ball — that of teen wonder Vaibhav Sooryavanshi — and scalped two more in the over.Despite the dream debut, he says…
MUMBAI: Bank lending is back in favour. In FY26 it reclaimed primacy in financing India’s commercial sector, its share of total resource flows climbing to a three-year high, as per RBI’s April bulletin.The shift is stark. Total resource flows reached Rs 44.7 lakh crore in FY26, while nonfood bank credit surged to Rs 29.2 lakh…
(Picture Courtesy: Facebook) ‘Vaazha 2: Biopic of a Billion Bros’ continues its impressive box office journey. The Malayalam comedy has crossed significant milestones even on Day 22.As the film had it’s Telugu release on this day, the ‘Peddi’ star Ram Charan has extended his support for ‘Vaazha 2’ team. Box office collection update for Hashir’s…
File photo (Picture credit: AP) Asian markets showed a mixed and cautious trend on Friday, with investors remaining on edge as uncertainty around the Iran conflict and stalled US-Iran talks continued to cloud sentiment.MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan edged up 0.3% and was on track for a modest weekly gain of 0.8%.Japan’s…
NEW DELHI: Government has started to assess potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence (AI) models, such as Anthropic’s Mythos, with finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman and IT minister Ashwini Vaishnaw chairing a high-level meeting on Thursday with banks and regulators to review emerging threats from AI models.The meeting was attended by senior officials from the Reserve…
You and your partner might not like the same movies, food, or hobbies – and that’s completely fine. What actually matters is whether you’re on the same page about bigger things. Sudha and Narayana Murthy both value hard work, honesty, education, and giving back. Those shared beliefs shaped how they lived their lives and made…
US President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks following high-level talks at the White House involving senior officials from both countries.In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the meeting in the Oval Office with representatives from Israel and Lebanon “went very well”…
Iran lawmaker on Peace talks in Pakistan A member of Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee, Mahmoud Nabavian, has criticised recent negotiations with the United States held in Pakistan, calling the decision to raise Tehran’s nuclear programme a “strategic mistake.”In a video clip shared from an interview with SNN TV and later posted…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah’s reply to a supporter waiting for his roadshow in poll-bound West Bengal went viral on social media on Thursday, drawing attention to an exchange on Instagram.Shah shared a sunset video on Instagram with the caption, taking a swipe at the ruling TMC, “The sun of the TMC’s corruption…
BHOPAL: At a national camp in the city, Nausheen Naz, 15, trains alongside probables who own multiple kits. Naz borrows gear. Her father Ahfaz Khan, a daily-wager earning about Rs 250 a day, cannot buy her a proper hockey stick. No kit. No safety net.But the girl from Madhya Pradesh’s Seoni is India’s most exciting…
MUMBAI: Amazon is betting a fresh $300 million (over Rs 2,800 crore) on India to widen its operations network and boost its quick commerce business, a space where the firm has been a late entrant, lagging in market share.The Seattle-based e-commerce company has set a target of more than doubling the footprint of its quick…
After weeks of speculation and a Sydney Opera House appearance alongside Mark Hoppus, Violent Soho have confirmed their return to the big stage. The Brisbane band is returning to the stage for the first time in four years, announcing three east coast headline dates this September.The run begins at Enmore Theatre on September 11, before…
Pineapples are common fruits that people tend to use. However, peeling pineapples is considered to be tedious work due to their hard skin and eyes. Most people already have knowledge about the basic technique for slicing them. The problem is the need to do it in an effective and fast way while minimising the waste…
BEHRAMPORE/SHAMSHERGANJ: Around midnight on the eve of polling in Murshidabad, cops visited the homes of many voters struck off under SIR, warning them not to go near booths on Thursday. On poll day, many defied those warnings and turned up to protest their exclusion.Clutching his voter ID, Aadhaar and documents, Behrampore toto driver Imtiaz Khan…
Rafael Nadal back on court (Photo by @RafaelNadal on X) NEW DELHI: Tennis legend Rafael Nadal made a special return to the tennis court, but not in a usual setting. The Spanish legend stepped onto a temporary court set up inside Real Madrid’s Santiago Bernabeu stadium, creating a unique crossover between tennis and football. Nadal…
