Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) The BCCI on Thursday announced India’s 15-member squad for the two home Tests against the West Indies, led by Shubman Gill, with senior all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja named vice-captain and Devdutt Padikkal making a return. One of the notable absentees is Shreyas Iyer. Chief selector Ajit Agarkar addressed his unavailability, saying,…
KOLKATA: Calcutta high court (HC) on Friday revoked interim protection against “coercive steps” by Bengal authorities that assembly opposition leader Suvendu Adhikari had since Dec 2022. Justice Jay Sengupta, while passing the order, held that “any interim order by way of protection cannot continue for an unlimited period”. State administration can now lodge fresh FIRs…
October is shaping up to be one of the busiest festive months of 2025, with major celebrations such as Diwali and Chhath Puja lined up across India. As a result, banks will remain closed on several days this month, as per the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) holiday calendar.According to the RBI calendar, several public…
UP Warriorz head coach Abhishek Nayar has shed light on the franchise’s surprising decision to release star all-rounder Deepti Sharma ahead of the upcoming Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2025 season. Deepti, who was recently named Player of the Tournament in India’s triumphant ODI World Cup campaign, found herself among several high-profile names dropped by the…
Lucknow: The Viksit UP-2047 public outreach campaign has reached the United Kingdom (UK), where on Monday several members of the UP diaspora came together to give suggestions on the vision document for a developed UP by 2047.The event, held in London, saw minister of state for stamps and registration (independent charge) Ravindra Jaiswal address the…
Police officers and military personnel stand guard at the gate of a school where explosions reportedly occurred, in Jakarta (AP image) At least 55 people, mostly students, were injured after multiple explosions shook a mosque inside a high school complex during Friday prayers in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, police said. Authorities said a 17-year-old had been…
Veteran actor and former cricketer Yograj Singh, the father of Yuvraj Singh, never minces words. However, in a recent media interaction, he did revisit an old remark, where he said that if the command of a household is given to a woman, it would lead to chaos. He explained the context and meaning of his…
A tiger attacked an elephant squad during a rescue operation in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, injuring a mahout BHOPAL: A tiger attack on an elephant squad during a rescue operation in the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve’s Manpur buffer zone left a mahout injured recently. The incident occurred near the village of Balhond’s Muhabola area, close to the…
India’s gold reserves held by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surpassed 880 metric tonnes in the first half of 2025-26, with the central bank adding 0.2 metric tonnes in the last week of September. The total value of the gold stood at $95 billion as of September 26, 2025, according to the latest RBI…
India clinched a consolation win in the third ODI in Sydney, thanks to a commanding 168-run stand between Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Cricket Australia) NEW DELHI: India head coach Gautam Gambhir has stirred debate with his recent remarks about not celebrating series losses, which many fans have interpreted as a subtle criticism…
