Shafali Verma, right, celebrates the wicket of Netherlands Sterre Kalis during the Women’s T20 World Cup cricket match in Leeds, England, Wednesday, June 17, 2026. (AP) India opener Shafali Verma believes India should keep things simple when they face Australia in a must-win match in the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026.Sunday’s matches will decide…
Pakistan and the Netherlands face off in their final ICC Women’s T20 World Cup group-stage match with both teams aiming to register their first victory of the tournament. After winning the toss, Pakistan captain Fatima Sana elected to bat first, believing the Bristol pitch would favour the batters. Both sides have endured difficult campaigns but…
According to the report, India’s MSME credit gap stood at around Rs 25 lakh crore as of March 2025. India’s digital payments ecosystem may be among the world’s most advanced, but millions of small businesses continue to struggle for access to formal finance, with only 14 per cent of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)…
Neeraj Chopra (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s javelin star Neeraj Chopra will compete at the Asian Games in Japan later this year as he looks to defend his gold medal, Athletics Federation of India (AFI) selection committee chairman Adille Sumariwalla confirmed on Saturday.The two-time Olympic medallist has already confirmed his participation in the Commonwealth…
India A vs Sri Lanka A Unofficial Test, Day 3 Live Score: Captain Dhruv Jurel led from the front with an unbeaten 141 as India A declared their first innings at a commanding 452/6 on Day 2 of the opening unofficial Test against Sri Lanka A on Friday. The visitors then struck twice with the…
New Zealand foreign minister and New Zealand first leader Winston Peters has accused the National Party-led government of ‘covertly’ introducing immigration changes that unfairly target Indian citizens under the proposed India-New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (FTA), while the government has rejected the allegations as misinformation.In a series of posts on X and later during the…
BENGALURU: A pigmy collector sustained severe head injuries after a branch of a mahogany tree fell on him while he was travelling at Rajajinagar, west Bengaluru.SK Suresh, 53, who works with Raghavendra Finance Company, fell unconscious on the road Wednesday as the branch suddenly snapped and struck him on the head. Locals shifted the Nagawara…
France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) warms up before the World Cup Group I soccer match between Norway and France in Foxborough, Mass., near Boston, Friday, June 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) France secured top spot in Group I with an emphatic 4-1 victory over Norway at the FIFA World Cup 2026, but the build-up to the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: The excitement around 15-year-old Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s India debut continues to grow ahead of the second and final T20I against Ireland.Fans were hoping to see the teenage batting sensation make his international debut in the series opener in Belfast. However, the youngster had to wait as India stuck with an…
PPI captures the prices relevant for the production process without being complicated by inclusion of indirect taxes net of subsidies or wholesalers’ margins. (AI image) By DK Srivastava, Chief Policy Advisor, EY IndiaConventionally, in India, two major price indices namely Wholesale Price Index (WPI) and Consumer Price Index (CPI) have been prepared periodically. The WPI…
