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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. (Photo/ICC) NEW DELHI: India reached the ICC Under-19 World Cup final after beating Afghanistan by seven wickets on Wednesday in Harare, riding on a century from Aaron George and half-centuries from Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Ayush Mhatre. India will face England in the final on Friday. This will be India’s 10th appearance in an…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi with US President Donald Trump (File photo) The received wisdom in Washington circles has been that Pakistan has ‘played’ Donald Trump better than its Indian counterpart. This has included praising Donald Trump to high heavens at every turn, nominating him for the Nobel Peace Prize with every breath, offering him (snake?)…

With the 10th edition set to be jointly hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the big question remains — will a host finally break the jinx? (Image credit: ICC) Since the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup was launched in 2007 in South Africa, nine editions of the marquee tournament have been completed, producing six different…

NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday stirred a fresh controversy after he took a jibe at BJP MP Ravneet Singh Bittu and called him “traitor friend.”While protesting at the Makar Dwar of the parliament complex over the suspension of Congress MPs, Rahul and Bittu engaged in a verbal altercation. While the Congress leader…

Traditional wrestling akhadas in Old Delhi, once central to the city’s sporting life, are seeing a steady decline as public interest in desi wrestling reduces and local competitions fade.A former Indian wrestler, who was not named, told news agency IANS that there was a time when dangals near Jama Masjid and other parts of Old…

India can save almost $3 billion just by stepping up its crude import game! A recent report by SBI stated that by replacing a portion of Russian supplies with Venezuelan heavy crude and updating its import strategy, India can get several cost advantages. The assessment notes that New Delhi could lock in notable savings by…

Union minister Piyush Goyal defended the India-US trade agreement in Lok Sabha, stating India successfully safeguarded its agriculture and dairy sectors after nearly a year of negotiations. The deal, finalized after intensive discussions, aims to promote Indian initiatives and enhance export competitiveness. US President Trump announced a tariff reduction to 18% for Indian products, a…

Three young sisters, aged 16, 14, and 12, tragically ended their lives by jumping from their ninth-floor Ghaziabad apartment. GHAZIABAD: At 16, 14 and 12, most children are consumed by screens — scrolling endlessly or immersed in online games. But few parents can imagine that this fixation could spiral into something so final, as it…

A swift market reaction, dubbed ‘SaaSpocalypse,’ saw software stocks plummet by $285 billion after Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude Cowork, launched new plugins. The legal workflow automation plugin, in particular, triggered a selloff in legal tech and broader software sectors. Analysts now fear AI platforms are becoming direct competitors to existing software providers. Anthropic’s newly launched…

The sell-off in IT stocks was triggered by an announcement from US-based AI startup Anthropic. (AI image) IT stocks crash! Shares of Indian IT majors Infosys, Wipro, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), and Persistent Systems tanked in opening trade on Wednesday, dragging Sensex down by over 100 points. The decline was due to concerns…