Former cricketer MS Dhoni along with Women’s Cricket team captain Smriti Mandhana (PTI) Smriti Mandhana has revealed that former India captain MS Dhoni personally congratulated her after the Indian women’s team lifted their maiden ODI World Cup title in November 2025.Speaking at an event featuring Dhoni, Mandhana recalled receiving a WhatsApp message from the legendary…
Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan scripted history by becoming the first bowler to claim 200 wickets in men’s T20 Internationals during the second T20I against Zimbabwe at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on Thursday.Rashid reached the landmark by dismissing Zimbabwe wicketkeeper-batter Tadiwanashe Marumani, who scored just two runs while chasing a target of 222.The 200-wicket milestone…
BENGALURU: Cricketer Virat Kohli’s stake in sportswear company Agilitas Sports has increased to 6.4% from 1.8% following the National Company Law Tribunal’s (NCLT) approval of the merger of his sportswear brand One8 with Agilitas.Kohli invested Rs 40 crore in Agilitas last year. Under the merger, One8 Sports has been integrated into Agilitas as a wholly…
MUMBAI: Credit card spending fell 5.9% year-on-year to about Rs 2 lakh crore in Sept 2026, the first annual decline since Feb 2021, as festive purchases shifted to Oct and a high base amplified the fall.Spending had risen 13.3% month-on-month in Sept 2025 after GST rate cuts took effect and online festive sales began in…
Trump dismisses health concerns after cancelling weekend rallies US President Donald Trump has cancelled his planned weekend rallies in Iowa and Kansas, opting instead to hold phone rallies to support Republican candidates in nearly 20 states ahead of the midterm elections.The move comes as Republicans face a tough fight to retain control of Congress, with…
NEW DELHI: Asian Paints on Thursday reported a 7.5% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,067 crore for the Sept quarter, as strong sales growth across domestic coatings and international markets was partly offset by rising raw material costs and pressure on operating margins. Net sales rose 17% to Rs 9,954 crore. Source…
File photo: Taj Hotel Mumbai MUMBAI: Tata Group’s Taj Hotels and Adani Airports have entered into an agreement for eight hotels across four cities — Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Lucknow and Guwahati. Adani operates the airports in these cities and Taj Group will create a combined inventory of 2,000 rooms in the eight hotels that will span…
Suspected hack hits world’s largest crypto exchange Binance (Reuters photo) Binance, the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, said on Thursday that $2.54 billion worth of crypto assets had been frozen as it investigated a possible security breach. Stablecoin issuers Circle and Tether also froze assets linked to the incident, news agency Reuters reported.“Binance will cover all…
SC said it is not inclined to completely ban firecrackers but warned authorities that orders are meaningless without ground-level enforcement NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Thursday said it was not inclined to completely ban firecrackers, but there was no point in passing orders and directions every year unless authorities implement them on the ground.“It concerns every…
