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Gukesh Dommaraju, Arjun Erigaisi, Divya Deshmukh, and Harika Dronavalli (from left to right) (Photo by Maria Emelianova/Chess.com) NEW DELHI: Last Sunday was International Women’s Day. Unless you’ve been on a total digital detox, your feed was likely buried under a mountain of Instagram stories and WhatsApp statuses celebrating the day. You probably liked a few,…

Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden has been appointed as the batting coach of Gujarat Titans for the upcoming IPL season, the team announced on Tuesday.A two-time ODI World Cup winner and one of the most dominant opening batters of his time, Hayden brings vast international experience and expertise in modern T20 batting to the Titans….

The Union cabinet on Monday approved the extension of the Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) until December 2028, with a revised total outlay of Rs 8.69 lakh crore, as the government seeks to shift the rural drinking water programme from infrastructure creation to a service delivery–driven model under JJM 2.0.Under the revised framework, the Centre’s financial…

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav holds the T20 World Cup trophy with teammates. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will host its annual awards ceremony (NAMAN) in New Delhi on March 15, where multiple Indian teams that lifted ICC trophies over the past year will be felicitated for their…

Arshdeep Singh (ICC Photo) India fast bowler Arshdeep Singh has been fined 15 per cent of his match fee for breaching Level 1 of the International Cricket Council Code of Conduct during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 final against New Zealand national cricket team in Ahmedabad on Sunday.Arshdeep was found guilty of breaching…

IDFC First Bank on Tuesday said it has settled fraud claims at a Chandigarh branch at Rs 645 crore and has found no further discrepancies. Private sector IDFC First Bank had last month disclosed a Rs 590 crore fraud committed by certain employees and others at a particular branch in Chandigarh in a specific set…

Ishan Kishan (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup 2026 win sparked both celebration and controversy. Wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan was visibly annoyed when reporters asked him about comments made by former cricketer Kirti Azad regarding the team taking the trophy to a Hindu temple in Ahmedabad. Kishan dismissed the question and said, “Kitna accha World…

Rinku Singh and Priya Saroj (Imare credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: The victorious Indian team members are returning home after winning the 2026 T20 World Cup title. India defeated New Zealand by 96 runs in the final at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.Rinku Singh, a member of the title-winning Indian side, arrived at the airport…

Saudi Arabia’s oil company Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil exporter, warned on Tuesday that the ongoing Iran war could have “catastrophic consequences” for global oil markets if shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz continued.“There would be catastrophic consequences for the world’s oil markets and the longer the disruption goes on, the more drastic…

A 35-year-old model, Garima Tiwari, has filed a new complaint in a Kanpur court against her husband, IPL cricketer Amit Mishra, and his family, accusing them of dowry harassment, assault, and abetment to suicide, officials said on Monday.Tiwari filed the complaint in the court of an Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division), alleging that she faced…