Rohit Sharma (L), Virat Kohli (C) and Shreyas Iyer (R) – all of whom play single format for India – produced paltry returns in the first ODI vs Australia in Perth. (AFP/AP/IANS) Lack of real match practice for India’s star batters Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shreyas Iyer could hurt India’s ODI plans leading up…
Ivy League universities are losing US students to the South: What’s behind it. (AI Image) A growing number of high-performing students in the US are turning away from elite universities in the Northeast and West Coast in favour of institutions in the Southern states. The shift is being driven by a combination of political climate,…
Lucknow/Singapore: Invest UP has stepped up its global outreach, with a delegation led by additional CEO Shashank Chaudhary completing a high-impact investment mission in Singapore.The team met senior leaders from GIC Infrastructure and the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI), positioning Uttar Pradesh as a stable, high-growth destination for global investors. In its…
TECH THAT: A JPMorgan Chase office in Mumbai NEW DELHI/BENGALURU: Even though President Trump’s $10,000 H-1B bomb — if it survives legal challenges — is bound to drive up operational costs for tech firms, Fortune 500 companies and global multinationals are accelerating their bets on India. If companies cannot get Indians to work in the…
When President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on July 4, 2025, it promised to reshape the landscape of federal student loans. The law will introduce borrowing caps for graduate, medical, and law students, eliminate Grad PLUS loans, which previously allowed graduate students to borrow beyond federal limits, and fundamentally…
Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Thursday granted bail to Samajwadi Party leader Moid Ahmed in last year’s Ayodhya gang rape case. A single bench of Justice Pankaj Bhatia passed the order on the bail plea of the accused.The accused had pleaded that he had been falsely implicated in the case for…
Rashid Khan of Oval Invincibles appeals successfully for the wicket of Liam Dawson. (Getty Images) Afghanistan’s superstar spinner Rashid Khan made a thunderous return to competitive cricket, becoming the first cricketer in history to claim 650 wickets in T20s. The milestone came during his debut match for the Oval Invincibles in The Hundred 2025, as…
Prithviraj Sukumaran, a versatile actor, director, and producer, boasts an estimated net worth of USD 6.5 million. His directorial debut, ‘Lucifer,’ was a massive success, and his production house, Prithviraj Productions, has backed several hit films. He also endorses major brands and owns an impressive collection of luxury cars and real estate. Prithviraj Sukumaran has…
RBSE to conduct board exams twice a year from 2026‑27 The Rajasthan Board of Secondary Education (RBSE) has announced a significant change in its board examination system, beginning from the 2026‑27 academic session. According to Education Minister Madan Dilawar, the board will now conduct board exams twice a year for both Class 10 and Class…
A man posing as a customer stole gold earrings worth Rs 50,000 from jewellery shop LUCKNOW: In a daring daylight theft, a man posing as a customer stole a pair of gold earrings from a jewellery shop in the Thakurganj area on Wednesday.The incident took place at the shop owned by Manoj Verma, located near…