Shubman Gill and KL Rahul (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India may have registered the biggest innings victory in their Test history against Afghanistan, but legendary Sunil Gavaskar believes the team’s biggest challenge lies not with the ball but with the bat. India crushed Afghanistan by an innings and 300 runs in the one-off Test in…
AI’s Every time you use ChatGPT to write a 100-word email, roughly 519 millilitres of water is consumed, nearly the volume of a standard water bottle. That figure comes from a peer-reviewed 2025 paper published in Communications of the ACM by Pengfei Li, Shaolei Ren, and colleagues at the University of California, Riverside. It accounts…
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar’s journey from dreaming about playing Test cricket for India to winning the Player of the Match award on debut could not have been scripted any better. The 23-year-old left-arm spinner from Rajasthan donned the baggy blue for the first time, becoming India’s 319th men’s Test cricketer, and…
Government bonds advanced on Monday shrugging off a surge in crude oil prices triggered by escalating tensions in Middle East as optimism over the Reserve Bank of India‘s accommodative policy stance and measures to attract foreign capital supported market sentiment.The yield on the benchmark 6.48% 2035 government bond fell 2.4 basis points to 6.9532%, its…
Dual-clutch automatic transmissions have become increasingly common in the Indian market, with several mainstream models now offering the technology at relatively accessible price points. Known for their quick gear shifts and responsive performance, DCT gearboxes provide a more engaging driving experience than many conventional automatic options.Previously limited to higher-end vehicles, dual-clutch transmissions are now available…
Contract doctors demand salary hike, PG quota benefits Mangaluru: Health and family welfare minister UT Khader said the govt will explore a range of measures to attract and retain doctors in govt hospitals, with a special focus on rural, tribal and hilly areas. “We will consider offering additional incentives to doctors who choose to serve…
Bengaluru: Chief minister DK Shivakumar Sunday said he has sought a detailed report on the recent hike in LPG, industrial gas and diesel prices and would respond to the increase in domestic LPG cylinder prices on Monday after reviewing the report.Speaking before commencing his gratitude tour to his home constituency, Shivakumar said he was more…
Shubman Gill and Manav Suthar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill described his side’s comprehensive victory over Afghanistan as a near-perfect performance, saying the team had “ticked all the boxes” in a dominant display in the one-off Test.After leading India to 564 for 8 declared and then watching his bowlers dismiss Afghanistan twice,…
Nithya Raman’s performance in the LA mayor primary revives ‘election fraud’ claims from Donald Trump and Elon Musk. As Indian-origin Nithya Raman edged ahead and is now locked in a tight race with Republican candidate Spencer Pratt in the Los Angeles mayor primary, President Donald Trump and Elon Musk revived their election fraud claims. In…
India vs West Indies, ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Warm-up Live Score: West Indies Women won the toss and elected to bowl first against India Women in their warm-up match ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup, with the overcast conditions and a moisture-laden pitch influencing the decision. Stand-in captain Chinelle Henry said the Caribbean…
