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Asian markets traded mixed on Monday, with Japan’s benchmark index scaling fresh highs, as investors balanced strong cues from Wall Street against rising oil prices and geopolitical uncertainty.Japan’s Nikkei 225 surged 1.4% to 60,564.18, hitting a new intraday record, while South Korea’s Kospi jumped 2.1%.Taiwan’s Taiex also rallied 2.6%, supported by renewed buying in technology…

KOCHI: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) has suspended PT Paulose, an Asian Games bronze medallist and India’s first Olympic rower, who served as the High Performance Director at the National Centre of Excellence in Alappuzha, and transferred him to its Imphal centre following allegations of sexual harassment made by a female assistant rowing coach.“Paulose,…

Virat Kohli (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: There are only a handful of games that Virat Kohli will play on his home turf in Delhi. That explains the deafening clamour for passes for Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) weekday match against Delhi Capitals in the corridors of the Delhi and District Cricket Association (DDCA).From brash non-conformist…

Gold has maintained its strong momentum in 2026, as investors increasingly favour safety and capital protection over pursuing higher-risk returns. Ongoing global uncertainty, geopolitical tensions, and worries about economic growth have continued to enhance the appeal of the yellow metal. Silver has also performed well, ranking as the second-best asset class this year. However, the…

KL Rahul (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: For the longest time, KL Rahul’s T20 career has resembled a man dragging a heavy suitcase. Stuffed inside were the perennial anxieties of strike-rates, the exhausting demands of batting deep, and the archaic, heavy tag of being the “anchor”. On Saturday, at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rahul simply…

Fiancée Priya Saroj and Rinku Singh (Photos by screengrab and PTI) NEW DELHI: Rinku Singh delivered a memorable all-round performance for Kolkata Knight Riders in their dramatic Super Over win against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in another thriller of IPL 2026 season, but the night also carried deep personal emotion.Reacting to Rinku’s performance, his…

Top stocks to buy (AI image) Stock market recommendations: For the trading week starting April 27, 2026, Tata Steel, and Cyient DLM are the top stock picks from Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk. Stock name CMP (Rs) TP (Rs) Upside (%) Tata Steel 210 240 14% Cyient DLM 373 470 26% Tata SteelIndia’s steel…

Rovman Powell, Rinku Singh Rinku Singh once again became Kolkata Knight Riders’ key man as his all-round effort helped the team beat Lucknow Super Giants in a Super Over thriller in Lucknow on Sunday.After both teams finished on 155 at the end of 40 overs, KKR held their nerve in the Super Over, with Rinku…

Rishabh Pant and Nicholas Pooran (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: The IPL 2026 clash between Lucknow Super Giants and Kolkata Knight Riders turned out to be a gripping thriller. Rinku Singh steered Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable win over Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday in the first Super Over of IPL 2026. LSG managed…

Despite a substantial increase in the coverage of health insurance or finance schemes, which only cover inpatient treatment, between 2017-18 and 2025, out-of-pocket expenditure by patients and their families still accounts for almost all of the spending on hospitalisation. This was revealed in the latest household consumption survey on health conducted by the National Statistical…