Shubman Gill (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images) Shubman Gill’s exclusion from India’s T20 World Cup squad continues to spark debate across cricketing circles. The decision surprised many, particularly given Gill’s recent role as vice-captain in India’s T20I series against South Africa. While some may justify the move on the grounds of team balance and strategy,…
Teenage opener Lhuan-dre Pretorius smashed an unbeaten 98 before Ottniel Baartman held his nerve in the final over as Paarl Royals edged MI Cape Town by one run in a gripping SA20 derby. Baartman’s late strikes and Sikandar Raza’s three-wicket burst proved decisive. Lhuan-dre Pretorius ignited his SA20 Season 4 campaign with a superb unbeaten…
APSC CCE mains result 2025: The Assam Public Service Commission (APSC) has declared the Combined Competitive Examination (CCE) mains result 2025. The result was announced on January 2, 2026, on the official website apsc.nic.in.Candidates who appeared for the APSC CCE mains examination, conducted on October 11, 12, and 13, 2025, can now check their result…
The tunnel would be of great strategic significance due to its proximity to Arunachal Pradesh, which borders China. (AI image for representative purpose) NEW DELHI: In a first, India will get a twin-tube underwater tunnel that will have provision for movement of both vehicle and trains, boosting faster movement of forces and ammunition in case…
Zohran Mamdani is set to begin a new mayoral term after a historic election that gave him the highest vote count for a New York City mayor in 60 years. After winning with a campaign focused on working-class issues, he now faces the challenge of delivering on his promises as living costs remain at record…
Former West Indies cricketer Ian Bishop talks to media in Sharjah during ILT20’s Qualifier 2 Sharjah: The number of runs cricketers score in the T20 cricket continues to climb each year since the turn of the decade. In 2025, 4,62,258 runs were scored across the world in game’s shortest format. On an average, each team…
Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) New Delhi: The current Indian team management’s go-to word has been ‘flexibility’. Now, it remains to be seen whether the selectors continue to experiment or opt for continuity. At the centre of this debate is Rishabh Pant. By standard team-building logic, Pant’s place in the 15-member squad shouldn’t be in…
SSC Stenographer Grade C and D: The Staff Selection Commission (SSC) has released the final answer keys, candidates’ response sheets, and marks for the Stenographer Grade C and Grade D Examination 2025. Candidates who appeared for the Computer-Based Examination can now check and download these documents from the official website, ssc.gov.in.As per the official notice,…
AI-generated image for representation NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: In a move to track the origin and manufacturing of all batteries and help consumers get details of their life and performance, govt has come up with proposed guidelines for Battery Pack Aadhaar Number. Under this, every battery pack will have machine-readable, 21-character alphanumeric code and QR code storing…
An under-construction Mumbai Ahmedabad bullet train station NEW DELHI: A delay of over four years has pushed up the cost of country’s first bullet train project by around 83% to Rs 1.98 lakh crore. The first leg of the project, between Surat and Bilimora, is scheduled to be inaugurated in Aug 2027, while the entire…
