Sachin Tendulkar with Harbhajan Singh (File Photo) MUMBAI: It was a balmy Friday in Mumbai, and the CK Nayudu Hall at the Brabourne Stadium got warmer with emotion as members of the Legends Club congregated to celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s 53rd birthday. Nuanced conversations followed, anecdotes were narrated, generous dips into nostalgia pools were taken, and…
The US Justice Department is closing its investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, a move seen as removing a hurdle to the confirmation of Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the central bank, with Powell’s term as chair set to end on May 15.US Attorney Jeanine Pirro said the criminal probe into…
Deloitte is planning to reduce several employee benefits for a section of its US workforce starting January 1, 2027, according to a Business Insider report. According to internal documents cited in the report, paid family leave, including parental leave, will be reduced from 16 weeks to eight weeks for affected employees. In addition, annual paid…
Rajeev Shukla (Special Arrangements) At a time when Indian cricket is scaling new heights on the global stage, vice-president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Rajeev Shukla, shares insights into the system driving this sustained success. In a conversation with TOI, Shukla speaks about the depth of India’s talent pool, the…
Captain of Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer (Image Credit: IPL) Shreyas Iyer is one of the most compelling names in cricket right now. The way he has bossed the IPL has reignited calls from fans and pundits alike for his return to India’s T20I setup. But this surge is not built on one standout season alone….
Microsoft is offering voluntary retirement to roughly 7% of its US workforce—about 8,750 people out of 125,000 American employees. It’s the first time in the company’s 51-year history it has done anything like this. In previous years, when Microsoft needed to cut costs, it reached for layoffs: more than 15,000 jobs went last summer alone….
United States treasury secretary Scott Bessent on Friday said that America is not planning to renew a waiver allowing the purchase of Russian oil currently at sea.While talking to news agency Associated Press, Bessent also added that another waiver for Iranian oil at sea is “totally off the table.”“Not the Iranians. We have the blockade,…
KOLKATA: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday carried out searches at multiple locations in West Bengal as part of its ongoing money laundering investigation into the alleged ration distribution scam, officials said.ED teams are also conducting a raid at the residence of businessman Partha Sarathi in North 24 Parganas district in connection with the Public…
Tanmay Srivastava (BCCI Photo) LUCKNOW: Former Ranji player from Lucknow, Tanmay Srivastava, is set to make his debut as an on-field umpire in the IPL during the Punjab Kings vs Rajasthan Royals match at Mullanpur on April 28.Srivastava, who made his IPL debut as a player for Punjab Kings in 2008, will return in a…
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and around 40 shipping companies and tankers linked to Iranian oil transport, escalating its campaign to choke Tehran’s key revenue stream.The move, announced on Friday, targets what Washington describes as an extensive “shadow network” used to move Iranian crude to global markets.It…