Anaya Bangar and Sarfaraz Khan (Insta) Anaya Bangar, the child of former India batter Sanjay Bangar, shared a moment of joy after close friend Sarfaraz Khan secured an IPL return with Chennai Super Kings at the IPL 2026 mini-auction held in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. Sarfaraz, who last featured in the IPL in 2023, was…
Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday said global trade is increasingly “getting weaponised” through tariffs and other measures, warning that India will have to negotiate carefully in a changing global environment.Her remarks come amid US President Donald Trump’s earlier imposition of a 25% duty on India citing trade deficits, followed by another 25% penalty linked…
India’s imports of Russian oil are expected to cross 1 million barrels per day this December. (AI image) Donald Trump’s sanctions on Russian oil majors don’t seem to have deterred Indian refiners from procuring crude – though non-sanctioned – from Russia. India’s crude oil imports from Russia are showing resilience in December, days after Trump’s…
QS World University Rankings highlight top universities for medicine in 2026 As more students gear up for medical school applications in 2026, a lot of them are starting to think bigger—looking at programs outside their home country. The spots at top universities are getting tougher to snag every year, and with travel and international education…
Both programmes offer sponsor-free residency to attract global talent, investment, and long-term economic participation/Representative image For decades, long-term residency in the Gulf was deliberately elusive. You were welcome to work, invest, and build, but never quite to stay. For a time, that model worked. But as both the UAE and Saudi Arabia began to confront…
Gold and silver prices moved in opposite directions on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) on Wednesday, with silver scaling fresh record highs while gold edged lower after an early uptick.Gold futures traded lower after opening on a positive note. The February delivery contract fell by Rs 359, or 0.27%, to Rs 1,34,050 per 10 grams,…
Silver prices jumped to a fresh lifetime high in futures trade on Wednesday, tracking a strong global rally driven by tight supply conditions and expectations of US interest rate cuts next year.On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), silver futures for March contract surged by Rs 8,356, or 4.2%, to hit a record ofRs 2,06,111 per…
India’s Aadhaar database has not suffered any breach since its inception, the government told Parliament, underscoring that a multi-layered technology framework continues to safeguard the personal data of over 134 crore Aadhaar holders, ANI reported.In a statement placed in the Lok Sabha, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology said the Unique Identification Authority of…
Sri Lanka cricket team (ANI) Sri Lanka Cricket has confirmed the appointment of R. Sridhar as the national team’s fielding coach, with his contract running through the end of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The appointment came into effect on December 11 and will conclude shortly after the T20 World Cup finishes on…
Joe Burns captained Italy to their first-ever T20 World Cup. (Image: X/Fancode) NEW DELHI: Former Australia batter Joe Burns, who played a key role in guiding Italy to their maiden ICC Men’s T20 World Cup qualification, will not feature in the European nation’s squad for the tournament in India and Sri Lanka due to unresolved…
