Smriti Mandhana with WPL trophy Royal Challengers Bengaluru, the 2024 Women’s Premier League (WPL) winners, went into the WPL 2026 mega auction after retaining their core group, which included Smriti Mandhana, Richa Ghosh, Ellyse Perry and Shreyanka Patil.With most of their core secured, RCB kept key names such as Mandhana, Ghosh and Perry as they…
Representative Image (AI) CHANDIGARH: 8B is the one to be. The fancy registration number HR 88B 8888 has received a bid offer of Rs 1.17 crore — the highest ever for any VIP number auction in the country.The authorities have not revealed the name of the highest bidder or the make of the vehicle but…
Gujarat Giants secured two major signings at the Women’s Premier League 2025 auction. They acquired New Zealand’s Sophie Devine for Rs 2 crore and Indian pacer Renuka Singh Thakur for Rs 60 lakh.Sophie Devine, who took a mental health break after New Zealand’s T20 World Cup victory and missed the previous WPL season, drew attention…
Markets regulator Sebi on Thursday rolled out a revised incentive framework for mutual fund distributors, offering additional payouts for bringing in first-time individual investors from B-30 cities and new women investors from any location.Designed to widen outreach and improve awareness, the new structure will take effect from February 1, 2026, Sebi said in a circular,…
Deepti Sharma attracted intense bidding before UP Warriorz used their Right to Match card to retain her for a massive Rs 3.20 crore, making her one of the most expensive players of the day. (Image credit: WPL) NEW DELHI: UP Warriorz made some of the most decisive and headline-worthy moves at the WPL 2026 mega…
AMBALA: A devastating cylinder blast in Ambala’s Friends Colony on Thursday led to a massive fire, claiming lives of a 1.5-year-old boy and his 31-year-old mother, and leaving her 13-year-old daughter critically injured. The deceased were identified as Ekta and her son Priyans, while her daughter Tanushka is critically injured. Officials confirmed that the blaze…
Lawyer held in Nuh for spying for Pakistan GURGAON: A lawyer was arrested in Nuh on Wednesday on charges of spying for Pakistan. Officials said Rizwan was practising law in Gurgaon and Nuh courts.Sources said the accused was in touch with a few people in Pakistan and also exchanged some messages, which are now under…
India Gate ‘pro-Maoist’ protest case NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Thursday told a court that most of the student protesters arrested for allegedly assaulting police personnel during last week’s demonstration at India Gate had intentionally provided incorrect addresses to conceal their identities.The police described the move as a “mockery of the law.”“It is very…
Mumbai Indians (MI) entered the WPL 2026 mega auction as defending champions, with a clear focus on continuity and championship retention. The franchise had retained five-star players who have been instrumental in their past successes, aiming to maintain the core that has brought them titles in recent years.Leading the team is Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur,…
City employment climbs 4.5% while rural jobs decline 4.7% in July–September, highlighting shifts in India’s workforce India’s unincorporated sector, a major engine of jobs and small-scale entrepreneurship, showed modest growth in the second quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, according to the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI) in its latest quarterly report. Between July…
