Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) (AP Photo) Lionel Messi returned to football just four days after the death of his father, Jorge Messi, making an emotional appearance for Inter Miami in their crucial Leagues Cup clash against Club León on Wednesday, August 12.Messi’s return came as a surprise given how recently he had travelled…
Rupee began the session in red, falling 7 paise against the greenback Rupee came under pressure in early trade on Thursday, slipping 7 paise to 95.40 against the US dollar amid elevated crude oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty. The currency opened at 95.40 at the interbank foreign exchange market, after closing the previous session at…
Back-to-back Hockey World Cups on home soil, and sixth- and ninth-place finishes in those, still rankle India’s men’s team captain Harmanpreet Singh. As India begin their campaign against Wales on Saturday, the focus is firmly on ending a 51-year medal drought at the quadrennial event.With hard lessons learnt from the FIH Pro League, Harmanpreet’s squad…
Indian cricket team (PTI) Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has called for a shift in the way Indian cricket views success, urging the team and its supporters to put the interests of the collective ahead of individual stars.Gavaskar, who is currently in Singapore for the felicitation of India’s 1983 World Cup-winning team, believes the focus…
India is bolstering its energy security by planning strategic reserves of crude oil (representative image) NEW DELHI: India is looking to expand its strategic petroleum reserves with new facilities at Bina in Madhya Pradesh and Bikaner in Rajasthan, besides adding storage capacity at Mangalore, to strengthen the country’s energy security against supply disruptions.According to a…
NEW DELHI: Govt has asked all states and UTs to accelerate installation of smart electricity meters across all consumer categories, saying the mandatory rollout cannot be linked to billing mode — prepaid or postpaid — of the meter.In a communication to states, power ministry said installation of smart meters was mandatory under Central Electricity Authority’s…
NEW DELHI: A parliamentary committee has questioned whether rising capital expenditure in India’s oil and gas sector is translating into higher domestic production, noting that crude oil output has continued to decline despite a sharp increase in investments.It has asked the petroleum ministry to submit a detailed report explaining how recent exploration reforms and newly…
Ashish Yadav wins javelin silver at World U20 Championships While most of India waits for rains, Ashish Yadav would wait for it to stop.Because, during monsoons the village pond would swell up and the 19-year-old would then begin the long wait for summer when the pond would dry up and he would obtain his ‘training…
Stock market today: Analysts flag crude oil, inflation and geopolitical risks as key market drivers Analysts said elevated crude oil prices and uncertainty around global developments were weighing on investor sentiment. Vinod Nair of Geojit Investments said markets remained on edge ahead of key inflation readings in India and the US, with investors closely watching…
Hardik Pandya (BCCI/IPL Photo) Kolkata Knight Riders have added to the buzz around Hardik Pandya’s IPL future after posting a video featuring the Mumbai Indians captain. The video showed KKR spinner Varun Chakravarthy at the BCCI Centre of Excellence. While Chakravarthy was exercising, Pandya walked past him from behind and teased him.The video quickly caught…