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Kl Rahul and Devdutt Padikkal (PTI) Lucknow: The Ranji Trophy semifinals this season carry a refreshing mix of pedigree and possibility. While Bengal take on Jammu & Kashmir in one clash, eight-time champions Karnataka will square off against semifinal debutants Uttarakhand at the Ekana Stadium from Sunday. It is a classic matchup — decorated, seasoned…

Representative image (AI) The economy of Pakistan is in a risky state due to its over-reliance on short-term foreign loans, according to business leaders and economists. Key figures are calling for urgent negotiations with friendly nations to extend loan repayment periods and implement structural reforms, as reported by Express Tribune.Vice chairman of the Pakistan industrial…

New Zealand vs South Africa Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Both sides arrive unbeaten, but through different journeys. New Zealand have chased confidently, overhauling 174 against UAE in 15.2 overs without losing a wicket and later pursuing 182/6 set by Afghanistan with 13 balls to spare. Tim Seifert’s 65 led the charge, supported by…

England’s Tom Banton celebrates his fifty (AP Photo/Bikas Das) Adil Rashid starred with the ball before Tom Banton finished the job with the bat as England defeated Scotland by five wickets in a crucial T20 World Cup Group C clash on Saturday to keep their Super Eights hopes alive.After their shock defeat to West Indies,…

The Union Cabinet has approved the Startup India Fund of Funds 2.0 (Startup India FoF 2.0) with a total corpus of Rs 10,000 crore to mobilise venture capital for the country’s startup ecosystem.The scheme is aimed at accelerating the next phase of India’s startup growth by mobilising long-term domestic capital, strengthening the venture capital ecosystem…

England’s Jos Buttler (AP Photo) Jos Buttler etched his name into the record books on Saturday, becoming the first wicketkeeper-batter in history — and the quickest overall in terms of balls faced — to reach 4,000 runs in T20 Internationals. The England star achieved the landmark in just 2,670 deliveries, surpassing the previous benchmark held…

Pakistan’s captain Salman Agha, right, walks past India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav after the coin toss ahead of the Asia Cup cricket match at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. (AP Photo) The question of handshake hung over the pre-match press conferences on Saturday as India captain Suryakumar Yadav…

NEW DELHI: For decades, India’s fiscal federal system has had one core element that stood out: poorer states would be supported so that growth could be shared.The 16th Finance Commission has not broken that promise on paper. States will still receive 41 percent of the divisible pool of central taxes. But beneath that headline number,…

MS Dhoni and Virat Kohli (Getty Images) The captaincy handover from Rohit Sharma to Shubman Gill in 2025 sparked plenty of debate in Indian cricket. Nearly eight years earlier, a similar shift had taken place when MS Dhoni made way for Virat Kohli as India’s full-time captain across formats in 2017.Dhoni had already stepped down…

India’s Abhishek Sharma (AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A.) Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha has expressed hope that India opener Abhishek Sharma will be fit in time for their ICC T20 World Cup showdown, saying his side wants to face India at full strength. Abhishek endured a tough start to the tournament with a golden duck against…