Jofra Archer struck with the first ball of the second innings to equal a record held by Mohammed Shami during Rajasthan Royals’ IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Eden Gardens on Sunday.Opening the bowling for Rajasthan Royals, Archer bowled KKR opener Tim Seifert for a golden duck with the first delivery of…
NEET 2026 Re-Test: How Many More Scandals Before Students Lose Faith Completely? For millions of Indian students, the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test (NEET) is not merely an examination. It is a referendum on sacrifice. It is the exam that consumes teenage years, empties family savings, fuels the coaching economy across cities like Kota, Delhi and Sikar,…
Mumbai Indians’ Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya won the toss and elected to bowl first against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium.Mumbai Indians have opted to field on what appears to be a slightly greener surface than usual at the Wankhede. Notably,…
Mumbai : Bank earnings in FY26 are set to shift from margin-led gains to volume-driven growth, even as funding pressures intensify with banks increasingly tapping costly wholesale sources to sustain credit expansion. According to data released by RBI, system-level advances grew 13.8% as of March 15, outpacing deposit growth of 10.8%, widening the gap between…
Chennai Super Kings were 52 for two after the fifth over and Eshan Malinga came to bowl the last over of the powerplay. CSK needed to accelerate to put pressure on Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and they needed their captain Ruturaj Gaikwad, who was on 5 off 7 balls to shift gears. Instead, Gaikwad slowed things…
It was a moment that fans still revisit fondly. Before his powerful comeback as Rehman Dakait in ‘Dhurandhar’, Akshaye Khanna had already carved a niche with his effortless screen presence. A throwback video of the actor dancing with his ‘Taal’ co-star Aishwarya Rai Bachchan brings back memories of a time when his charm and understated…
NEW DELHI: After extensive consultation, govt has decided to retain the retail inflation target for the monetary policy committee at 4%. For the next five years, the tolerance band of 2-6% has also been retained, according to a notification issued by the finance ministry on Wednesday.The targets have been in place for 10 years now…
Sai Sudharsan. (AFP Photo) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin lauded Sai Sudharsan for his impressive knock for Gujarat Titans, highlighting the youngster’s clarity and understanding of his game despite the team’s narrow loss to Rajasthan Royals.Sudharsan played a fluent innings of 73 off 44 balls in the absence of regular skipper Shubman Gill, but Gujarat…
NEW DELHI: Petroleum ministry officials told a parliamentary panel on Monday that there is 78 days of crude stock and assured there is no shortage of LPG, in response to questions from several members over “long queues” at fuel stations in some parts of the country.The panel on transport, tourism and culture headed by JDU…
Wall Street’s main indices traded cautiously on Monday after last week’s record-setting rally as renewed concerns over stalled US-Iran peace talks and rising oil prices weighed on investor sentiment, Reuters reported.The Dow Jones Industrial Average was nearly flat in early trade, slipping 3.54 points, or 0.01 per cent, to 49,605.62.The S&P 500 rose 11.38 points,…
