Ajinkya Rahane (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has reaffirmed his unwavering determination to return to the Indian team, saying he still harbours the “desire and hunger” to represent the country again. The 36-year-old last featured in a Test match in 2023 and has been out of India’s white-ball plans for … Read more
Pakistan’s former foreign minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zardari openly acknowledged the country’s troubled past in funding extremist groups, echoing recent admissions made by defence minister Khawaja Asif. In an interview with Sky News, Bhutto said, “I don’t think that it’s a secret that Pakistan has a past as far as extremist groups are concerned.”His comments follow those … Read more
MANGALURU: Days after a mob-lynching incident in Kudupu, Mangaluru witnessed another act of violence as a 30-year-old man, Suhas Shetty, was hacked to death in Bajpe on Thursday. In response, Mangaluru City Police have imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to prevent further unrest.The restrictions will be in … Read more
China has said it is open to trade negotiations with the United States but warned that talks cannot proceed unless Washington shows genuine intent by reversing its unilateral tariff measures.According to news agency Associated Press, the statement, issued Friday by China’s commerce ministry, said that Beijing is currently assessing several approaches made by the Trump … Read more
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmark indices, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, opened in green on Friday, the first trading day of the month. While Nifty50 rose over 100 points to cross 24,400, BSE Sensex was above 80,600. At 9:19 AM, Nifty50 was trading at 24,424.00, up 90 points or 0.37%.BSE … Read more
Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: According to Bajaj Broking Research, Eternal (Zomato) and KEI Industries are the top stock picks for today. Here’s its view on Nifty, Bank Nifty and the top stock picks for May 2, 2025:Index View: NIFTYIndian equity benchmarks during last week maintain a positive yet cautious bias, … Read more
Mumbai Indians’ players after winning the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 cricket match against Rajasthan Royals in Jaipur. (PTI) Mumbai Indians secured a commanding 100-run victory over Rajasthan Royals at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur on Thursday, with captain Hardik Pandya becoming only the third MI skipper to achieve this feat at RR’s home … Read more
Chandra Holt (L) is now at the center of a corporate scandal involving her former Walmart colleague, and reported former romantic partner, Ashley Buchanan(R). Chandra Holt, once considered one of the most promising executives in American retail, is now at the center of a corporate scandal involving her former Walmart colleague, and reported former romantic … Read more
NEW DELHI: Congress Thursday said PM Narendra Modi had last year dubbed Rahul Gandhi‘s demand for a caste census an “urban naxal mindset”, poking fun at BJP functionaries for taking credit for the govt decision to count caste in the much-awaited decennial census. It said the central govt has not clarified the timeline for the … Read more
Mark Rubio and Mike Waltz (File Images) After removing Mike Waltz from the position of National Security Advisor, the Trump administration appointed secretary of state Marco Rubio, but as an “interim.” And Mike Waltz is still in the administration. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump said that in the interim, Rubio will serve as national … Read more