Sanju Samson of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) India’s T20I setup is set for a shake-up as Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya return to the squad ahead of the five-match series against South Africa starting Tuesday at Cuttack. Their inclusion raises immediate questions about the middle order, particularly the role of Sanju Samson, who…
Mitchell Marsh (Photo by Josh Chadwick/Getty Images) Mitchell Marsh is likely ending his first-class cricket career with Western Australia, raising questions about his Test future, according to The Sydney Morning Herald. The 34-year-old informed his WA teammates after Sunday’s Sheffield Shield match against Victoria about his plans to step away from state-level red-ball cricket. While…
Sit in the same spot for 10 minutes before studying. Most students do not complain of a lack of intelligence anymore. They complain of something subtler and more unsettling: the inability to stay with a page, a lecture, or even a line of thought. Attention collapses not dramatically, but incrementally — between notifications, sleep debt…
NEW DELHI: A special discussion may have been held on 150 years of Vande Mataram on Monday, but the Bengal assembly elections – scheduled next year – took centre stage as slogans like “Bihar ki jeet hamari hai, ab Bengal ki baari hai” were raised by NDA MPs in the Parliament as Prime Minister Narendra…
India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) has been recognised as the world’s largest retail real-time payment system by transaction volume, accounting for nearly half of all such transactions globally, the government told Parliament on Monday.Citing an International Monetary Fund (IMF) report titled ‘Growing Retail Digital Payments (The Value of Interoperability)’ dated June 2025, the government said…
Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah (AP Photo/Jon Super) Mohamed Salah’s reputation at Liverpool is taking a major hit after his explosive comments aimed at manager Arne Slot, with Wayne Rooney claiming the forward is “damaging his legacy” at Anfield. The Egyptian star stunned fans on Saturday when he said he felt “thrown under the bus” by the…
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) England’s opening batter Phil Salt has highlighted his successful partnership with Virat Kohli at Royal Challengers Bengaluru during IPL 2025. The Salt-Kohli opening partnership proved instrumental in RCB’s IPL 2025 victory by providing strong starts in the powerplay overs.“It’s always important…
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) India has moved decisively from a situation of limited access to science education to a stage where opportunities are increasingly “democratised”, allowing talent from smaller towns and modest backgrounds to aspire for entrepreneurship, Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh said on Sunday. India has moved decisively from a situation of limited…
NEW DELHI: Union labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Monday defended the four Labour Codes in the Lok Sabha, citing their impact on women workers, particularly in Assam’s tea plantations, amid opposition’s criticism that the reforms dilute labour protections. His remarks came in response to questions on implementation and safeguards under the Codes.Responding to a question…
US stocks hovered close to record levels on Monday as investors stayed cautious ahead of a key Federal Reserve decision, even as select stocks moved sharply on takeover news and index reshuffles.The S&P 500 was largely flat in early trade and sat about 0.3% below its all-time high set in October, while the Nasdaq Composite…
