There’s a particular kind of quiet that surrounds teams that are on the threshold of something big. Not the silence of absence but of anticipation. Punjab Kings walk into the new IPL season carrying exactly that.Last year, Punjab lost a gut wrenching final, by just six runs, to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after topping the league…
The rupee appreciated 52 paise to close at 92.54 against the US dollar on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump announced a two-week suspension of military strikes against Iran and the Reserve Bank kept policy rates unchanged, PTI reported.Forex traders said investor sentiment improved following Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s assurance that recent forex measures do not…
As tensions in the Middle East enter their second week, concerns are rising over whether India’s energy supplies are sufficient. According to a recent government report, the country has more than 250 million barrels of crude oil and petroleum products in reserve, enough to meet demand for nearly two months. The combined reserves, estimated at…
Delhi Capitals captain Axar Patel during a press conference ahead of the IPL 2026 season, in New Delhi. (PTI) NEW DELHI: In an era of fleeting flamboyance in cricket, Axar Patel is an outlier. The all-rounder played a pivotal role in India winning three ICC titles — two T20 World Cups and a Champions Trophy…
RRB announces CBT schedule for NTPC undergraduate posts, Aadhaar verification mandatory for entry process The Ministry of Railways has issued a notice outlining the tentative schedule for the Computer Based Test (CBT-1) under CEN 07/2025 for Non-Technical Popular Categories (Under Graduate). The recruitment process will be conducted by the Railway Recruitment Boards across multiple centres.According…
Mumbai: Salaried taxpayers claiming House Rent Allowance (HRA) under the Income-Tax (I-T) Act, face tighter disclosure norms from April 1, 2026, with the introduction of a new declaration format: Form 124 which replaces the earlier Form 12BB and requires additional details to curb misuse.Employees are required to submit this form to their employers for the…
MUMBAI: Union Bank of India reported a net profit of Rs 5,316 crore for the quarter ended March 31, marking a 6.6% increase from Rs 4,985 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago, supported by lower operating expenses and improved asset quality.For FY26, the net profit of Rs 18,697 crore was about 4% higher…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru have the biggest total in the ongoing IPL season, scoring 250 against the Chennai Super Kings with Tim David hitting eight sixes. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: In last year’s Indian Premier League (IPL), teams crossed the 200-run mark a record 52 times. In the ongoing season, the 200-run mark has already been…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals’ young opening pair, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, created history during their IPL clash against Gujarat Titans with a record-breaking partnership milestone on Saturday. The duo, already in great form, needed just a couple of deliveries to achieve something special and didn’t disappoint.Jaiswal and…
Imagine a world where your fitness tracker or smart watch never needs to be recharged, not because it has a battery that never dies, but simply because your body provides the power it needs to function. In a breakthrough scientific achievement, a group of Japanese scientists have created a wearable device that uses the electricity…
