US stocks were mixed in early trading on Wednesday, a day after key indices touched fresh record highs, as investors turned cautious ahead of crucial US jobs data and amid rising global uncertainty.The S&P 500 was hovering between gains and losses, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average edged up 28 points, or 0.1 per cent….
Daryl Mitchell vs India (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) MUMBAI: New Zealand is not dwelling on the T20 World Cup, which is still a month away, and is instead focused on the immediate challenge of facing the Indian bowlers in the upcoming white-ball series, batter Daryl Mitchell said on Wednesday.With Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in their…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi continued his dream run in the ongoing Under-19 ODI series against South Africa, producing another commanding century in the third match on Sunday. Opening the batting, he stitched a massive 227-run partnership with Aaron George. Vaibhav scored 127 off just 74 deliveries, striking nine fours and ten sixes in a…
Adaptive testing plan for JEE Advanced gains backing from IIT Council The IIT Council has proposed a significant overhaul of the Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) Advanced by recommending the introduction of adaptive testing, a technology-driven assessment model designed to better evaluate candidates’ abilities while reducing stress. The proposal is aimed at making the highly competitive…
NEW DELHI: An encounter broke out between the security forces and terrorists in Kathua, IGP Jammu informed on Wednesday.“SOG Kathua has engaged terrorists in the forest of Kamadh Nullah, Kathua,” he said in a post on X. Security Forces Launch Cordon-And-Search Operations In Kishtwar, Doda and Poonch A terrorist was spotted by local residents around…
Markets regulator Sebi has extended the timeline for implementing an additional incentive structure for mutual fund distributors to March 1, allowing more time for asset management companies to put systems in place, according to a circular issued on Wednesday.The revised framework, aimed at encouraging onboarding of new individual investors from B-30 cities and new women…
Bangladesh bowler Mustafizur Rahman celebrates with team mates (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Bangladesh’s Youth and Sports Adviser Asif Nazrul has openly questioned whether the International Cricket Council is fully grasping the gravity of the situation surrounding the national team’s participation in the 2026 T20 World Cup matches scheduled in India. Speaking to the media…
Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar New Delhi: Joe Root has shared the field with Sachin Tendulkar only once — on his Test debut in Nagpur in December 2012.Sachin, 39 at the time, was in the twilight of his career. He played six more Tests before retiring a year later. In that Nagpur Test, Root, just…
The man identified as the shooter who killed two Brown University students and a MIT professor planned his attacks for years and left behind videos in which he confessed to the murders but offered no motive, according to information released Tuesday by the United States Department of Justice.Claudio Neves Valente, 48, a former Brown student…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar took a dig at the western hypocrisy during India’s military response under Operation Sindoor, declaring India does not need the West’s free advice. “Why don’t you look at your own region for levels of violence?” he remarked.Speaking to members of the Indian community in Luxembourg on Wednesday, Jaishankar…
