File Pic: Harbhajan Singh during the Eden Gardens Test in 2001. The other day I was having a chat with Matthew Hayden in Goa. I asked him, “Why did you play that shot in the first innings at Eden Gardens?” It was in the second session on Day 1, he was batting on 97, and…
The twin headwinds of rising oil prices, fuelled by West Asia’s ongoing conflict, and a below-normal monsoon forecast for 2026, are putting India’s consumption-driven growth story under pressure. While sectors hit by the conflict have raised prices to offset costlier raw materials and freight, a below-normal monsoon would squeeze farm incomes and hurt rural demand,…
Amit Shah unveils BJP’s West Bengal manifesto NEW DLEHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday unveiled its election manifesto for the West Bengal Assembly polls, making a wide range of promises covering welfare, governance reforms, security and economic development.Releasing the ‘Sankalp Patra’, Union home minister Amit Shah described it as a roadmap for building…
Philadelphia Eagles shocked fans by trading up to draft USC wide receiver Makai Lemon at No. 20 overall in the 2026 NFL Draft. The team swapped picks with the Dallas Cowboys, giving up No. 23, 114, and 137 for No. 20 and a seventh-rounder. This move fueled instant talk that star wideout A.J. Brown is…
Chennai Super Kings’ Matt Henry and teammates (ANI Photo) Chennai Super Kings head into a crucial clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Sunday, looking to bounce back after a disappointing five-wicket loss to Punjab Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium. Despite posting 209 on the board, powered by a fluent 73 off 43 balls from…
Triumph Motorcycles has finally launched the new 350cc versions of its popular 400 motorcycles in India. The update is closely aligned with the revised GST structure that favours bikes under 350cc with a lower 18 percent tax rate.The company has downsized its entire entry-level portfolio, including the Speed 400, Speed T4, Thruxton 400, Scrambler 400…
HDFC Q4 results 2026 date and time: HDFC Bank, the country’s largest private lender, is the latest to disclose the schedule for releasing its fourth quarter earnings for the financial year 2025-26. No stock data available HDFC Bank Q4 Results 2026 date and time: The earnings season for the January-March quarter period of the financial…
KOLKATA: Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee chose Kolkata’s largest Eid congregation on Red Road to call PM Narendra Modi the “biggest infiltrator… who shakes hands in Saudi Arabia” but harps on “the Hindu-Muslim narrative (when he is) in India”.“We will not give up our rights to Modiji. He goes to Saudi Arabia and shakes hands there….
The Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) has approved Certified Financial Planner (CFP®) professionals as eligible Pension Agents under the National Pension System (NPS). This development expands the pool of qualified individuals authorized to distribute NPS, opening opportunities for 3,534 CFP® professionals in India to participate in pension distribution within PoP-led frameworks. It also…
MUMBAI: Tata Trusts has appointed Tata veteran Farokh Subedar, 71, as a consultant, according to people in the know. Subedar, who was with the Tata Group until last year, had shared the board at Tata Investment Corporation with Noel Tata, chair of Tata Trusts.The foundations are also considering former Tata Steel VP (corporate services) Chanakya…
