Ayush Shetty (BWF/Badminton Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s march into the semifinals of the Thomas Cup has been powered not just by performance but by growing belief, with young shuttler Ayush Shetty declaring that the team – champion in 2022 – is confident of going the distance and reclaiming the title.Having sealed India’s emphatic 3-0 quarterfinal…
Krunal Pandya and Nicholas Pooran (Screengrab) Krunal Pandya has cleared the air after a viral video from the IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Royal Challengers Bengaluru sparked speculation of a serious fallout with Nicholas Pooran.The drama began during the match at Lucknow’s Ekana Stadium when Krunal bowled two sharp bouncers at Pooran….
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) After the IPL 2026 clash between Rajasthan Royals and Gujarat Titans, former RR star Jos Buttler once again won hearts with a touching gesture towards teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi by gifting him his bat after the match.Vaibhav has emerged as one of the standout performers of IPL 2026 with…
Kochi: Anthropogenic activities, human-induced actions and infrastructure, claimed the lives of 1,653 wild elephants in India between 2009 and 2025, with electrocution, train collisions and poaching emerging as the leading causes, according to a new study. The findings are particularly significant as India is home to nearly 60% of the world’s Asian elephant population. The…
AGRA: A 35-year-old ex-merchant navy captain accused of running a cyber slavery racket that trafficked Indian youths to Cambodia on the pretext of overseas jobs was arrested by a cyber crime team, police said on Friday. Accused Nagesh Kumar alias ‘Captain Chauhan’ of Himachal Pradesh’s Kangra district, was held in Chandigarh and brought to Agra…
“What you’re supposed to do when you don’t like a thing is change it. If you can’t change it, change the way you think about it. “Don’t complain.”— Maya Angelou, Wouldn’t Take Nothing for My Journey Now Maya Angelou’s words are more than a motivational quote. They are a quiet compass for how to navigate…
Akhilesh visits injured BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal (Image posted Akhilesh on X) NEW DELHI: Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday visited a hospital in Lucknow to check on the condition of BJP MLA Anupama Jaiswal, who sustained serious injuries while burning the SP leader’s effigy during a protest in UP’s Bahraich earlier this week.During his visit, Yadav…
Suryakumar Yadav (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: The Indian cricket board (BCCI) is set to get in a huddle to discuss Suryakumar Yadav’s future in the T20I team. TOI understands that there’s a strong possibility that the current T20 captain, who led the team to successfully defend the T20 title in March, may not be…
The National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with Projects Development Company of Rajasthan Limited (PDCOR) to strengthen advisory services for state and city-level infrastructure projects.The agreement will also allow both institutions to jointly explore financing and transaction advisory opportunities, including transaction structuring, commercial and technical due diligence,…
The following article is an advertorial. Last year, Vietnamese EV maker VinFast entered India as it launched two new electric SUVs. However, it isn’t the usual ‘testing waters’ move for the OEM on our shores. It is, in fact, about bringing a global EV brand that has been engineered, manufactured and now adapted with India…