Sunrisers Hyderabad’s Praful Hinge (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) NEW DELHI: When Ishan Kishan tossed the new ball to debutant Praful Hinge, few could have imagined what would follow. The 24-year-old right-arm pacer produced a sensational opening over, ripping through Rajasthan Royals’ top order and turning the game on its head within minutes.Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi,…
Bengaluru: IPO-bound Flipkart Group on Monday announced a leadership change at Myntra, naming Sharon Pais as the head of the fashion e-tailer with immediate effect, while current chief executive Nandita Sinha moves on from the company.Sinha will continue to support the business over the coming months to ensure continuity, the company said.Pais will report to…
Ravindra Jadeja and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image credit: Rajasthan Royals) NEW DELHI: What’s in Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s bat? Every time the 15-year-old walks out, he takes the attack to the bowlers – smashing them all around the ground, denting their economy rates, and giving his team explosive starts with fearless strokeplay.Ahead of Rajasthan Royals’ IPL 2026 clash…
Bengaluru: The centre has notified the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 with a Rs 10,000 crore corpus to channel venture capital into startups, with a focus on deeptech and manufacturing.The scheme retains the earlier fund-of-funds structure, with government capital flowing into SEBI-registered Alternative Investment Funds (AIFs), which will invest in startups.What is new is…
Abhishek Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad’s explosive opener Abhishek Sharma registered an unwanted record during the IPL 2026 clash against Rajasthan Royals, falling for a golden duck and leaving the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in stunned silence. Known for his attacking approach, Abhishek was dismissed off the very first ball by Royals…
Wall Street opened the week on a cautious note, with key indices slipping on Monday as the collapse of US-Iran peace talks over the weekend rekindled geopolitical concerns and clouded the outlook for equities.Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 356.14 points, or 0.72%, to 47,572.11, while the S&P 500 dropped 22.25 points, or 0.33%, to 6,794.64…
Nihal Sarin (Photo by Michal Walusza) NEW DELHI: Last February, Nihal Sarin was busy playing a game of online chess in TakeTakeTake’s Titled Tuesday event. His opponent was Armenian player Emin Ohanyan. In a tense endgame, Nihal outwitted his counterpart. With the game played on a computer rather than over the board, a gentleman’s handshake…
Gold prices slipped on Monday, weighed down by rising geopolitical tensions after the collapse of US-Iran talks, which lifted oil prices, stoked inflation concerns and dampened expectations of US Federal Reserve rate cuts.In the domestic futures market, gold contracts traded lower, reflecting cautious sentiment among investors tracking global cues and macroeconomic risks.Data from the Multi…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Whenever cricketers meet fans and sign autographs, they often leave them with a keepsake – a cap, T-shirt, ball, or any small goodie that turns into a lasting memory. A similar moment unfolded when Angkrish Raghuvanshi interacted with a group of fans ahead of Kolkata Knight Riders’ IPL…
March CPI inflation: The Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation for the month of March 2026 rose marginally to 3.40%, up from 3.21% in February. The annual inflation rate, measured by the All India Consumer Price Index with base year 2024, stood at 3.40% (provisional) in March 2026 compared to March 2025. Rural inflation was recorded…