India’s Richa Ghosh (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Richa Ghosh continued her sensational form in the Women’s World Cup, playing a brilliant 94-run innings to help India post a competitive total of 251 against South Africa on Thursday. After another top-order stumble, Ghosh showcased her calm and aggressive batting to steady the innings and lead India back…
The central government’s ban on real-money gaming is creating challenges for venture capital investors, as startups valued at nearly $15 billion and having raised around $2 billion try to figure out their next steps.“We’ve made huge investments and are bound to face major capital losses… at this point though the efforts are towards finding out…
NEW DELHI: With the campaign for Bihar elections gathering pace, PM Modi on Saturday launched two mega central schemes with a total outlay of Rs 35,440 crore to transform 100 low-performing agri-districts and increase production of pulses to reduce imports, urging farmers to focus on both selfreliance and exports.Addressing a gathering of farmers and farm…
Priyanka Chopra is making a grand comeback to Indian cinema with SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’, co-starring Mahesh Babu and Prithviraj Sukumaran. Reportedly charging Rs 30 crore for her role as Mandakini, she becomes India’s highest-paid actress. Following the success of ‘RRR’, Rajamouli’s ambitious collaboration promises a major cinematic spectacle. Priyanka Chopra is gearing up to return…
Legendary cricketer and World Cup-winning coach Bob Simpson dies at 89 Cricket was in chaos in 1977. Billionaire TV mogul Kerry Packer had lured Australia’s best, barring speed demon Jeff Thomson, for a never-before seen pro league cobbled from cricket’s reigning stars. The Australian board was forced to pull out a mothballed Bobby Simpson, then…
Shraddha Kapoor has confirmed that Maddock Films’ upcoming animated feature Chhoti Stree will play a decisive role in shaping the plot of Stree 3. Speaking at the trailer launch of Thamma, the actor called the film her “favourite part of the franchise” and revealed that it has been designed not just as a fun spinoff…
Lucknow: An inter-state gangster wanted in seven active cases and named in 28 serious offences across five states was killed in a police encounter in Shamli district on Monday morning. The accused, Samaydin alias Sama, was a history-sheeter from Kairana–Kandhla region and operated in Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Telangana, Rajasthan, and Haryana.ADG, Meerut Zone, Bhanu Bhaskar,…
MUMBAI: He says nothing and chooses not to vote, but his silence speaks volumes at Tata Trusts. Jimmy Naval Tata, 85, the reclusive younger brother of the late Tata Trusts chairman Ratan Tata and a trustee of the Sir Ratan Tata Trust (SRTT), stayed away from voting on Tuesday on Mehli Mistry’s reappointment as a…
Gold rate today: Gold prices surged for the sixth straight session on Monday, rising Rs 1,000 to hit a record Rs 1,05,670 per 10 grams in the national capital. The rally was driven by expectations of a US Federal Reserve rate cut this month and firm demand in overseas markets, according to the All India…
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain KL Rahul couldn’t hide his admiration — or his nerves — after Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma produced commanding innings to script India’s tense 17-run win over South Africa in the opening ODI in Ranchi on Sunday. Kohli’s majestic 135 off 120 balls, his…
