NEW DELHI: The India-Pakistan Asia Cup match in Dubai has become a political battlefield even before the first ball is bowled, with opposition parties condemning the match while the government defending it as a sporting necessity. Shiv Sena (UBT) workers staged “sindoor” protests in Maharashtra and urged citizens to boycott the game, calling it an…
Equity mutual fund inflows, including hybrid schemes but excluding arbitrage, in August this year fell to Rs 424 billion, marking a 25% month-on-month and 8% annual decline, as per a JM Financial report.The fall was driven largely by a thinning new fund offering (NFO) pipeline, which accounted for 61% of the Rs 142 billion MoM…
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty won silver at Hong Kong Open 2025 (Image via X/@BadmintonTalk) India’s top men’s doubles pair Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty had to settle for second best at the Hong Kong Open Super 500 on Sunday, going down to China’s Olympic silver medallists Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang in a…
Henry Cavill is passing down his medallion to the Australian actor who recently got engaged, Liam Hemsworth. Taking over the new season of ‘The Witcher,’ the 35-year-old would be starring as Geralt of Rivia in the upcoming eight episodes, releasing on October 30. Liam Hemsworth takes over the role Hemsworth will be donning the uniform…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami (ANI) Uttarakhand chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami received the highest share of votes in a Times Group survey assessing the performance of chief ministers from disaster-affected states.The online poll, conducted by Navbharat Times, asked, “which chief minister has performed the best in disaster-affected states?” The options included Omar Abdullah, Sukhvinder…
India plans to strengthen its northeastern border region through extensive railway development. (AI image) India is planning to build railway lines in the north-east along the border with China, with an aim to enhance logistics infrastructure in the strategically important areas. The development, estimated to cost the government 300 billion rupees ($3.4 billion), has a…
India’s pacer Arshdeep Singh was dropped from the playing XI for India’s opening Asia Cup match against the UAE, sparking strong reactions from former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. Speaking on his YouTube channel while previewing the upcoming Pakistan game, Ashwin questioned the logic behind excluding one of India’s best bowlers. Under coach Gautam Gambhir, India’s…
Mansoor Ali Pataudi, popularly called Tiger Pataudi is remembered as one of the finest cricketers we had. He was a former captain of the Indian cricket team. It was only obvious that he would have wanted one of his children to take his legacy forward in some way. Tiger Pataudi and Sharmila Tagore tied the…
PM Modi in Assam (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday invoked the 1962 Chinese aggression to target first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru, alleging that Assam “is yet to heal” from the wounds inflicted during the war. Addressing a public meeting in Assam’s Darrang district, PM Modi accused Nehru of betraying the…
Nayara Energy, India’s second-largest private oil refiner, is facing a second consecutive month of difficulty in securing non-Russian crude supplies as western shipping companies continue to refuse transportation of cargoes, according to ship tracking data cited by news agency PTI.Part-owned by Russia’s Rosneft PJSC, which holds a 49.13 per cent stake, Nayara has reduced operations…
