File Pic: Rahul Dravid and Sourav Ganguly (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has opened up about the behind-the-scenes battles he fought with selectors during his captaincy tenure to protect and reshape Rahul Dravid’s ODI career, revealing how close the batting legend came to being dropped over concerns about his strike rate.Speaking…
CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad heaped his praise on Sanju Samson (Image: X) CSK captain Ruturaj Gaikwad has heaped his praise on Sanju Samson, after his match winning knock of unbeaten 87 runs where he shared a 114 runs partnership with Kartik Sharma to secure 8 wicket win against Delhi Capitals in Delhi. Sanju Samson is…
Gold has retreated sharply from its record peak, declining by nearly 26 per cent, or around Rs 53,000 per 10 grams, from its all-time high of Rs 2,02,984 on the MCX. In recent sessions, the metal has largely moved within a narrow range, with the absence of fresh catalysts keeping prices directionless. Although gold has…
Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The talks around the Mumbai Indians captaincy are intensifying after the franchise endured a disastrous IPL 2026 season. One of the most successful teams in IPL history, known for its dominance over the years, Mumbai Indians had a forgettable campaign, managing just four wins in 14…
The Centre has completed the implementation of the four new labour codes by notifying the corresponding rules, more than five years after the reforms were first introduced to replace and consolidate 29 existing labour laws, PTI reported.The four codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; Industrial Relations Code, 2020; Code on Social Security, 2020; and…
The night sky is like a picture with lots of stars. Now people are getting really worried about what’s happening to it. Astronomers around the world are saying we need to be careful. Two plans are causing a lot of trouble. One plan is to put up a bunch of mirrors in space that will…
NASA seeks cost-effective solution for the Artemis Moon mission with Boeing-Lockheed component (Image source: Canva) NASA is thinking about using a rocket part made by Boeing and Lockheed Martin for its next Moon mission because the costs of the Artemis program keep going up. Costs are going up, so NASA is looking into other ways…
MUMBAI: The rupee recorded its strongest recovery in 13 years, rising 173 paise to close at 93.1 from Tuesday’s 94.83, after RBI tightened rules to curb speculative bets and forced a sharp unwinding of dollar positions.However, with a fresh round of US bombing in Iran post market hours, which resulted in global oil prices surging…
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer (AP Photo) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer endured a rare off day with the bat as his side slipped to its first defeat of IPL 2026, with Rajasthan Royals pulling off a successful chase of 223 in a high-scoring contest on Tuesday. Coming into the match in strong form, Iyer…
Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) CHENNAI: Australian pace legend Glenn McGrath heaped praise on teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, comparing his batting style to some of the greatest names in cricket. McGrath, who is the director of coaching at the MRF Pace Foundation, said Sooryavanshi’s fearless approach and distinctive backlift reminded him more…
