Ricky Ponting backs Shreyas Iyer as future India T20 captain (Image: ANI) Former Australia World Cup-winning captain and current Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting believes Shreyas Iyer has firmly placed himself among the leading contenders to become India’s next T20 captain in the future. Ponting even suggested that the PBKS skipper could eventually emerge…
Nov. 26, 2006 file photo of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (Centre) (Photo credit: AP) The United States and Israel reportedly explored a regime-change plan in Iran after Israeli strikes allegedly killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several top officials in the early days of the war, according to a report by The New York Times. Days after…
NEW DELHI: Riyan Parag launched a pointed defence of players after Rajasthan Royals’ seven-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in Jaipur, urging commentators and experts to stop personal criticism and focus on the game itself.The RR skipper, who missed the match due to a hamstring issue and remained among the impact substitutes, said players often…
Inflation and interest rates will remain the key drivers for gold and silver in the week ahead. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: For both gold and silver prices, the near-term outlook remains weak, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst – Commodities & Currencies, Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers.Spot gold and silver ended last week…
Punjabi singer Inder Kaur was allegedly murdered in a chilling plot orchestrated by a Canada-based suitor who traveled to India via Nepal. LUDHIANA: Punjabi singer Yashinder Kaur, popularly known as Inder Kaur, was allegedly murdered in a chilling plot police say was orchestrated by a Canada-based ‘suitor’ who travelled to India via Nepal, killed her…
NEW DELHI: India’s new labour code has reignited a familiar workplace question — can employees legally work just four days a week and get three days off? The short answer is yes, but it comes with a catch: total working hours stay the same, just packed into fewer, longer days.What Has Changed?Under the newly implemented…
If you had “agents in everything” on your I/O 2026 bingo card, congratulations. Google‘s keynote in Mountain View on Tuesday was less about new features and more about a quiet rewiring of every product the company owns. Sundar Pichai called it “hyper progress,” which is the kind of phrase CEOs use when they want you…
Russia’s supplies of its S-400 missile defence system to India are on schedule, Reuters reported citing Interfax.The upcoming delivery will add another squadron to India’s air defence network as New Delhi continues strengthening its aerial shield.The S-400 surface-to-air missile system is considered a key element of India’s “Sudarshan Chakra” air defence architecture and is among…
NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister Adhav Arjuna on Wednesday said that chief minister Vijay wanted his cabinet to “function like one family” as cracks appeared in the alliance over the possible induction of rebel AIADMK MLAs into the government.Speaking to reporters, Arjuna said that Vijay wanted parties that had extended support to the government to…
PC: Instagram/@indigotrekker23 Ever imagined incense smoke rising through icy chilled air and Sanskrit chants echoing in sub-zero temperatures? This is Okunevo for you. Far from the madding crowd, deep in the frozen wilderness of Siberia lies a small hamlet that looks completely different from traditional Russia in terms of culture and belief. In Okunevo, a…