Tilak Varma helps MI beat PBKS by 6 wickets. (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Already eliminated Mumbai Indians kept the IPL 2026 points table wide open with a stunning six-wicket win over Punjab Kings in Dharamsala on Thursday. Led by Jasprit Bumrah for the first time in IPL history, MI registered their fourth win of the…
May 2026 bank holidays: May 2026 brings a packed holiday calendar for banks, with several state-specific closures to affect branch operations across India. While banks will not shut nationwide on every listed date, customers may need to track local holidays before planning cheque deposits, document work, cash transactions or in-person banking visits.Apart from weekly offs…
Morgan Stanley maintained its overweight rating on Bajaj Finance with the target price at Rs 1,120 against Rs 1,090 earlier. Analysts said the NBFC major’s adjusted profit before tax for the Jan-March quarter (Q4FY26) was up 26% on the year (YoY) and was ahead of estimates. The company’s credit costs improved sharply with lower bad…
Lucknow: A doctor at a private hospital in Lucknow has been accused of raping a female student after allegedly administering a sedative injection during treatment, police said on Friday.The student had been admitted to the hospital on May 18 after suffering health issues.The doctor, a resident of the Tambaur area in Sitapur district, has been…
India’s demand for natural gas has been climbing steadily as the country seeks to raise the share of gas in its overall energy basket. (AI image) As concerns surrounding the Strait of Hormuz intensify, India is fast-tracking efforts to secure uninterrupted gas imports from the Gulf through a direct subsea pipeline. With energy security emerging…
The Chinese government has handed Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta a deadline to undo its $2.5 billion acquisition of AI startup Manus, citing national security concerns. Citing sources familiar with the matter, a report by The Wall Street Journal claimed that Beijing has given the tech giant just a few weeks to completely “disentangle” itself from the…
Nature’s balance includes dangerous plants like the manchineel, the “Tree of Death.” Found in coastal regions, every part of this tree contains potent toxins, causing severe skin burns, blindness from smoke, and even death if the fruit is ingested. Despite its hazards, the manchineel plays a vital role in stabilizing beaches and providing habitat for…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya on Sunday said that the TMC has been ‘sent into exile’ by the state’s people and sarcastically invited party leader Abhishek Banerjee to campaign in the Falta constituency ahead of the May 21 repoll.Canvassing for BJP candidate Debanshu Panda, Bhattacharya questioned Banerjee’s absence from the campaign trail…
The post-mortem report of Prateek Yadav, son of late Mulayam Singh Yadav, who died in Lucknow on Wednesday, revealed he suffered a massive blood clot in the lungs that led to cardiorespiratory collapse. Tamil Nadu CM Vijay has cancelled astrologer Rickey Radhan Pandit Vettrivel’s OSD appointment a day after opposition parties and allies objected to…
Chennai Super Kings captain Ruturaj Gaikwad said he was “still proud of the boys” despite CSK suffering a five-wicket defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad in Chennai on Monday.The defeat saw SRH chase down 181 in 19 overs through Ishan Kishan’s 70 off 47 balls and Heinrich Klaasen’s 47. The result also confirmed SRH’s qualification for the…