Yashasvi Jaiswal is officially leading Rajasthan Royals for the first time in IPL 2026 after regular skipper Riyan Parag was ruled out of the crucial clash against Gujarat Titans due to a hamstring injury. Jaiswal walked out for the toss in Jaipur, where RR won the toss and opted to bowl first on what is…
The Assam government has a scheme to provide subsidies of up to Rs 2.5 lakh on housing loans under its ‘Aponar Apon Ghar’ scheme, to make home ownership more affordable. The initiative is aimed at helping middle and lower-income families buy their first home by reducing the cost of borrowing.Under the scheme, permanent residents of…
A view of the Dubai city skyline. (AP Photo) The United Arab Emirates has suspended all trade, commercial exchanges and financial transactions with Iran after accusing Tehran of launching two ballistic missiles towards the Gulf state, marking a fresh deterioration in ties between the two countries amid renewed tensions across the region.The UAE defence ministry…
The appeal was dismissed and the respondent’s preferential right under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act was upheld. (AI image) The Supreme Court has held that the preferential right granted to Class I heirs under Section 22 of the Hindu Succession Act, 1956 extends to inherited agricultural land. Rejecting a challenge to the provision,…
CHENNAI: A 26-year-old worker from Bihar was killed, and seven other guest workers suffered severe burn injuries after a furnace boiler exploded at a private steel melting unit in the SIPCOT Industrial Estate at Gummidipoondi in Tiruvallur district early on Tuesday.The deceased was identified as Ravi Ranjan (26), a native of Bihar. Police said the…
Heavy rains lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, causing significant waterlogging and traffic congestion NEW DELHI: Heavy rain lashed Delhi-NCR on Monday, leaving several parts of the region waterlogged, traffic crawling on key roads and flight operations disrupted, as the weather office issued alerts for the national Capital.In Gurgaon, authorities issued a work-from-home advisory for August 25…
How Chiefs star Travis Kelce used his fame, business investments and foundation to create lasting support for Kansas City youth(Getty) Travis Kelce has become one of the biggest stars in the NFL, but his impact in Kansas City reaches beyond football. The Kansas City Chiefs tight end has steadily used his public profile, business investments…
Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel (AP Photo) Urvil Patel produced one of the most outrageous starts ever seen in the IPL during Chennai Super Kings’s clash against Lucknow Super Giants, smashing records at a pace rarely witnessed in T20 cricket.The CSK batter became the first player in IPL history to hit six sixes within the…
MUMBAI: Banks’ bad loans, which are at a multi-decadal low, are expected to rise marginally to 1.9% by March 2028 under a baseline scenario from 1.8% in March 2026, even as capital ratios are projected to moderate over the same period according to RBI’s bi-annual Financial Stability Report. According to the macro stress test results…
An ecosystem collapse in Montana remains a lasting lesson in how well-intentioned wildlife management can have devastating consequences. When state wildlife officials introduced a non-native, tiny crustacean into nearby lakes in 1968, the goal seemed simple. They believed stocking the opossum shrimp, Mysis diluviana, would provide an extra food source and help increase populations of…