New Delhi: Ajit Agarkar will continue as chairman of the senior selection committee after the BCCI decided to renew his contract for one more year, keeping an eye on the 2027 ODI World Cup. Under Agarkar’s chairmanship, the selected Indian teams between October 2023 and March 2026 reached four ICC tournament finals, winning three of…
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Governor S Abdul Nazeer and Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu have wished a speedy recovery to Deputy CM Pawan Kalyan following his surgery. Kalyan underwent a surgical procedure on Saturday following a serious illness, while discussing with officials on Friday. The actor-politician has been unwell for the past few months. Doctors have…
Bengaluru: The Indian beer industry is facing a “major trouble” amid rising input costs triggered by the war, supply shortages, and restrictions on pricing imposed by state governments, said United Breweries Ltd (UBL) Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Vivek Gupta. Urging for government intervention, he said the lack of regulatory support could stall growth…
Erode (Tamil Nadu): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday held a roadshow here and hailed the “enthusiastic support” for the BJP. The top BJP leader, from his campaign vehicle, sought votes for the BJP candidate Kiruthika in Modakkurichi constituency and appealed to the people to make her win with a massive margin. He expressed…
Raipur: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has attached properties of Rs 4 crore belonging to suspended IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, an accused in a coal levy scam, for allegedly amassing assets beyond his known sources of income, officials said. The EOW had registered a disproportionate assets case against Vishnoi in July 2024, an official release…
Mumbai: Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the nation after the defeat of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Lok Sabha is a strong rebuttal to the opposition. In a post on X, Shinde said the opposition expressing happiness over the denial of rights to women…
Kolkata: Around seven lakh new voters have been added to West Bengal electoral rolls ahead of the assembly elections, with the Election Commission yet to disclose the age or gender break-up of this additional electorate, officials said on Saturday. Around 3.22 lakh of these new voters will vote in the first phase, while the remaining…
Washington: The Indian embassy in the US will host an exhibition at Capitol Hill on Tuesday to highlight Pakistan-sponsored terrorism and also mark the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack that culminated in Operation Sindoor. India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra will inaugurate “The Human Cost of Terrorism” exhibition at a time…
Hyderabad: Nitish Kumar Reddy and Eshan Malinga shared five wickets between them as hosts Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by 10 runs in their IPL match here on Saturday. Defending 195, Hyderabad restricted struggling CSK to 184 for eight. CSK have crashed to fourth defeat in six matches. Abhishek Sharma (59) and Heinrich Klaasen…
Dehradun: The annual Char Dham Yatra is all set to commence in Uttarakhand on Sunday amid a ban on the entry of non-Hindus into three of the four shrines this year. The doors of Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will open on Sunday on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, whereas Kedarnath in Rudraprayag and Badrinath in…
