RBI Governor says rate hike talk ‘premature’ as crude prices, monsoon remain uncertain NEW DELHI: Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra has pushed back against expectations of an imminent interest rate hike, saying it is “premature” to discuss tightening given the fragile truce between the US and Iran and the uncertainty it creates for…
Delhi weather (File photo) NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather department has forecast very light to light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday,,…
NEW DELHI: Fast bowler Harshit Rana was added to the India squad on Friday, ahead of the third and final ODI against Afghanistan.The match is scheduled to be played in Chennai on Saturday, with India already having sealed the three-match series 2-0 after a dominant 170-run victory in Lucknow. Rana’s inclusion offers the team management…
Guru Randhawa gym firing case NEW DELHI: Two alleged associates of the Lawrence Bishnoi gang have been arrested for allegedly opening fire outside a gym linked to Punjabi singer Guru Randhawa in Delhi’s Paschim Vihar, police said on Wednesday. One of the accused had returned from Russia less than two weeks before the incident. The…
The workshop was held recently in the Sundarbans Kolkata: A community culinary excellence initiative — a two day transformative capacity-building workshop — was implemented at BaghBon ,the Multipurpose Community Resource Centre of a city-based NGO in the Sundarbans to equip communities residing in the forest-fringe villages of the Sundarbans Tiger Reserve with advanced culinary skills,…
“The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes” There is a bluntness to German folk sayings that feels almost uncomfortable in its honesty. One of the most striking is: “Die dümmsten Bauern haben die größten Kartoffeln.” Literally translated, it reads: “The stupidest farmers have the biggest potatoes.”At first glance, it sounds like an insult wrapped in…
Henry Kissinger (Image: Wikipedia) Henry Kissinger spent more than half a century close to the center of world affairs. He helped shape wars and peace deals, opened doors between bitter rivals, and advised one American president after another. So it is interesting that one of his most repeated lines is not really about power. It…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi delivered another breathtaking reminder of his extraordinary talent as the 15-year-old Indian batting sensation smashed a record-breaking 94 off just 29 balls against Sri Lanka A in the Tri-nation final in Dambulla on Sunday.The highlight of his blistering knock was an 11-ball fifty — the fastest in…
India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) Shreyas Iyer added another significant milestone to his ODI career during India’s second ODI against Afghanistan in Lucknow on Wednesday, becoming the joint second-fastest Indian batter to reach 3,000 runs in the format.The Mumbai batter reached the landmark in his 72nd ODI innings, drawing level with former opener Shikhar Dhawan…
‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’ box office collection day 7: Samantha Ruth Prabhu film grows 6%; Crosses Rs 59.53 Cr worldwide Samantha Ruth Prabhu‘s latest release, ‘Maa Inti Bangaaram’, continued its theatrical run with a modest rise in collections on its seventh day. After witnessing a slight slowdown during the middle of the week, the film bounced…
