NEW DELHI: Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar on Tuesday said there were no discussions around Mohammed Shami’s return to Test cricket, adding that the pacer is currently only “ready for T20 cricket” despite playing an entire domestic season.The comments came after the BCCI announced India’s squads for…
Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday rescheduled the first ODI between India and Afghanistan, just hours after announcing the squads for the upcoming Test and ODI series.The first ODI, which was earlier scheduled to be played on June 14, will now take place on June 13,…
US stock markets extended losses on Tuesday, with Wall Street moving further away from record highs as technology stocks lost momentum and investors remained cautious over rising bond yields, oil price volatility and geopolitical uncertainty.The S&P 500 declined 0.5 per cent and was headed for its third consecutive decline after recently touching a record high….
Jahangir Khan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress (TMC) candidate Jahangir Khan from Falta withdrew his candidature on Tuesday, just days before the repolling for Falta was scheduled.In a press conference, he cited West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari’s “special package” for Falta as the reason for him backing out.“I am the son of Falta,…
NEW DELHI: Iceland PM Kristrún Frostadóttir drew attention to the word “sambandh,” noting its linguistic and emotional resonance between India and Iceland. Speaking during the India-Nordic Summit on Tuesday, the remarks came in response to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s use of the word where he highlighted that in several Nordic languages, the word had the…
With a decentralised Application Programming Interface (API)-based model aimed at reducing costs, lowering latency and improving service delivery for market participants, market regulator Sebi on Tuesday proposed a major overhaul of the existing Straight-Through Processing (STP) framework seeking to replace the current centralised hub-based structure, PTI reported.In a consultation paper, Sebi proposed removing the current…
Standard Chartered will eliminate roughly 7,800 jobs by 2030, around 15 per cent of its corporate functions, as the Asia-focused lender leans on AI to slim down its back office. The bank employs nearly 82,000 people worldwide, and more than 52,000 of them sit in the corporate functions being targeted.CEO Bill Winters, the UK’s longest-serving…
Skoda Auto has pulled the covers off the production-spec Epiq, its smallest and most affordable electric SUV yet. Positioned as an entry-level EV for global markets, the new compact electric SUV brings a claimed range of up to 440 km, front-wheel-drive layout and a fresh design language that will shape future Skoda SUVs as well….
One has seen many actors from the 80s and 90s talk about the times when there were no vanity vans and actresses faced trouble for changing their costumes or even going to the washroom. Cut to present when actors enjoy the luxury of having their personal vans and big entourages. During earlier times, actors often…
NEW DELHI: An official of the Indian High Commission in Chattogram was found dead inside the mission premises on Tuesday, according to a report by bdnews24.com.The deceased was identified as Narendra, 38, who was serving as an assistant protocol officer at the Indian mission. He hailed from Chandigarh in India. His body was recovered from…