MUMBAI: Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has lauded the BCCI for conducting the inaugural Emerging Men’s Tournament at the Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru, but has urged the cricket body and its Centre of Excellence head and former India batting great VVS Laxman to incentivise the red-ball tournament.The tournament began on July 6. Four teams…
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Driven by higher consumption of petroleum products, India’s crude imports in the 2025-26 fiscal increased by nearly 1% but witnessed a 17% fall in purchases in the month of March due to disruption of trade routes amid the West Asia crisis.According to provisional oil and gas data released by the government, India purchased 245.3 million…
A detailed bill recognising walking and cycling as rights has existed since 2021, but years of inaction have prevented its safeguards from reaching Karnataka’s streets. Bengaluru: More than four years before the Supreme Court observed that safe walking is part of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 19(1)(d), Karnataka had prepared a draft…
India-US trade deal: Sharing an important update on discussions for the much-anticipated India-US trade deal, Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the first tranche could be finalised as early as next month.India and the US are making rapid progress towards resolving the remaining issues in their proposed interim trade arrangement, with both countries…
Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru and India maestro Virat Kohli’s evolution in T20 batting has become one of the defining stories of the IPL 2026 season, with former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar attributing the change to a crucial realisation — that the superstar is “not indispensable” anymore.Kohli on Monday became…
Space collaboration got a big boost during PM Modi’s visit to Europe. Sweden has formally joined India’s orbiter mission to the Venus planet by signing an agreement to collaborate on the interplanetary mission. And the Norwegian Space Agency has signed an MoU with Isro to give a new dimension to space cooperation between the two…
Mumbai Indians players. (ANI Photo) Mumbai Indians were the first team in IPL history to win five titles, but they have now gone six straight seasons without lifting the trophy — their longest drought ever. Despite boasting what looked like the strongest squad on paper, MI endured a disastrous campaign, finishing ninth in the standings…
An AI-generated representative image Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav said on Saturday that scientists from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) have discovered two previously unknown species of lichen moths.In a post on X, the minister described the findings as “a vital contribution to the documentation of India’s moth biodiversity,” and said the discovery highlights…
Maruti Suzuki today posted sales results for April 2026, marking the brand’s best April ever. In the month of April 2026, the carmaker dispatched 2,39,646 units, as total Domestic sales also touched a new peak at 1,91,122 units during the month. This translates into a sharp growth of over 34%, compared to April last year….
