Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Bhuvneshwar Kumar says returning to the Indian team is no longer something he is chasing. The 36-year-old pacer, who last plays for India in 2022, says he is now focused on enjoying cricket and maintaining a healthy balance in his life.He has represented India in 21 Tests,…
Maddy secured one of only around 22 places available at the academy. (Pictures: ABC news) Growing up in the small outback town of Julia Creek in Queensland, Australia, Maddy Murphy spent her childhood balancing two very different passions. One day she would be riding horses, and the next she would be practising ballet steps in…
India’s biggest listed companies added Rs 2.51 lakh crore in market value last week as a rally on Dalal Street lifted nine of the top-10 most-valued firms. Bajaj Finance emerged as the biggest gainer after its June-quarter earnings, while Hindustan Unilever was the only company to end the week with a lower valuation.BSE Sensex climbed…
Photo credit: Government of India Registered construction workers in Gujarat can avail financial assistance of Rs 1.6 lakh under the Shree Nanaji Deshmukh Awas Yojana for EWS and LIG houses allotted under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) and the Chief Minister Awas Yojana (CMAY).Implemented by the Gujarat Building and Other Construction Workers’ Welfare Board…
The ongoing family dispute involving actor Ravi Mohan has taken another dramatic turn. Producer Sujatha Vijayakumar, the actor’s mother-in-law, has now spoken at length about the controversy, rejecting several allegations made by Ravi and making an emotional appeal centred on his children. During her interaction with the media in Chennai, she addressed multiple issues, including…
RBI changes deposit rules, allows differential bulk deposit rates and tighter disclosures. NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has overhauled rules governing bulk deposits, allowing banks to offer differential interest rates based on liquidity risk under the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) framework while mandating daily public disclosure of bulk deposit rates to improve…
Tiny fossils have helped scientists crack a Cretaceous cold case. Using chemical signals preserved in microscopic shells, Northwestern University researchers found strong evidence that ocean acidification helped trigger one of the biggest extinction events in the history of planktic foraminifera, small shell-building organisms that are essential to Earth’s carbon cycle.The extinction happened around 113 million…
Karnataka CM DK Shivakumar (centre) and former CMs Siddaramaiah (left) and BS Yeddiyurappa NEW DELHI: Karnataka chief minister DK Shivakumar on Sunday described the Mekedatu dam project, proposed by the state government on the Cauvery river, as a “permanent solution” to the long-standing dispute between Karnataka and neighbouring Tamil Nadu over the sharing of Cauvery…
Library manager Michelle Hudson holds the book “Antiquities of Athens”, after its return in Kiama An Australian public library has received a book that was returned around 150 years overdue, with the “late fee” calculation coming to about A$28,000 (around Rs 16 lakh) under the library’s original rules.The rare copy of “Antiquities of Athens”, published…
Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) made their comeback to Indian equities in July after staying away for four consecutive months, emerging as net buyers with investments worth Rs 20,200 crore. Attractive valuations, improving corporate earnings and a better global investment environment helped bring foreign investors back.According to data from the Central Depository Services (India) Ltd (CDSL),…