MUMBAI: The second-quarter GDP growth, at a six-quarter high of 8.2%, has shifted expectations ahead of the RBI’s Dec 5 monetary policy committee meeting. Ordinarily, such a sharp upside surprise would suggest overheating and trigger caution from the central bank. Economists say the picture is more nuanced, and rate-cut expectations remain in play. The rise…
Ireland host Team India for a two-match T20I series later this month. Cricket Ireland has issued an official statement after days of unrest and violence in Belfast, with the governing body closely monitoring the situation ahead of India’s two-match T20I series in the city later this month.The disturbances erupted following a knife attack earlier this…
Gold prices edged lower on Thursday, with the February contract slipping Rs 580, or 0.43%, to Rs 1,34,314 per 10 grams, as weak global cues weighed on precious metals, analysts said. In overseas markets, Comex gold futures for February delivery declined by $12.6, or 0.29%, to $4,361.3 per ounce, while silver futures for March 2026…
Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Wednesday clarified that while India remains engaged with major global powers, the World Economic Forum (WEF) at Davos is largely a platform for the exchange of ideas rather than a venue for formal group-to-group trade negotiations.Responding to a query on whether India would hold meetings with the US delegation at…
Riyan Parag (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who has played alongside Riyan Parag at Rajasthan Royals in the IPL, has offered a guarded assessment of the youngster’s immediate prospects in the national ODI side. With India struggling to find late-overs firepower during the second ODI against South Africa in Raipur,…
NEW DELHI: Venkatesh Iyer has entered the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a base price of Rs 2 crore after being released by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).Speaking on The Great Indian Cricket Show on DD Sports, KKR head coach Abhishek Nayar explained that it was Iyer’s attitude, more than his numbers, that stood out during the…
The SRM Institute of Science and Technology (SRMIST) has announced the SRMJEEE 2026 Phase 2 seat allotment result on June 30. Candidates who participated in the online counselling process and locked their preferred campuses and engineering branches from June 24 to June 26 can now check their allotment status on the official admission portal.Students who…
CEE Kerala announces KEAM 2026 Phase 1 seat allotment for BTech admissions KEAM 2026 Phase 1 allotment: The Commissioner for Entrance Examinations (CEE), Kerala, has released the KEAM 2026 Phase 1 final seat allotment result for admission to BTech programmes. Candidates who participated in the first round of the Centralised Allotment Process (CAP) can now…
There’s a particular kind of quiet that surrounds teams that are on the threshold of something big. Not the silence of absence but of anticipation. Punjab Kings walk into the new IPL season carrying exactly that.Last year, Punjab lost a gut wrenching final, by just six runs, to Royal Challengers Bengaluru after topping the league…
NEW DELHI: Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Friday launched a scathing attack on AAP national convener Arvind Kejriwal after a special court discharged him and 22 others in the Delhi excise policy case, questioning the “kattar imandaar” (brutally honest) claims made by the former chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.Reacting to the court’s order, Gupta said,…
