The men’s cricket tournament at the Asian Games 2026 is set to take place from September 24 to October 3, with 10 teams competing for the gold medal. The tournament will feature a mix of established cricketing nations and emerging teams, with the competition set to intensify in the knockout stage...
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Popular television actor Vishal Singh, best known for playing Jigar Chirag Modi in the hit television show Saath Nibhaana Saathiya, recently grabbed attention after emotional videos of him with Union Minister Chirag Paswan surfaced online. The two, who share a close bond, were se...
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New Delhi: India’s semiconductor ecosystem is expanding, with at least 200 chip design companies emerging under the India Semiconductor Mission 2.0 , according to Electronics and Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw. The programme is expected to strengthen semiconduct...
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On prescription checks, 36% of 3,697 Mumbai respondents said chemists never refused to give them medicines without a prescription and another 35% said they did so very rarely...
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Mumbai: The proposed introduction of a 0.4 per cent Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) on eligible UPI payments above Rs 2,000 has triggered concern among traders and small business owners in Mumbai, with several vendors at Dadar market saying they may have to limit digital payments or...
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Mumbai: Indian equity benchmarks ended lower for a sixth consecutive week as sustained foreign institutional investor selling and expectations of higher interest rates weighed on sentiment. The Nifty declined 0.22% during the week, but gained 0.33% Friday to close at 23,346. The ...
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Protests erupted on the IIT-Bombay campus after a student's death by suicide. The student's parents alleged casteism and institutional torture as causes. Students demanded accountability and stronger mental health support from the institute. They also called for an independent in...
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New Delhi: India’s FCNR(B) dollar deposit scheme could deliver a notional profit of ₹5 lakh crore to banks over five years, according to an SBI Research report. The scheme mobilised $127 billion in less than three months. SBI Research estimated that the Reserve Bank of India coul...
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested Kailash Chand Mangla, promoter of Sukriti Foods Pvt. Ltd., in a money-laundering investigation into the alleged supply of adulterated ghee used in Tirupati laddu prasadam, India today reported. The agency has alleged that around ₹230 ...
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Mumbai: Mumbai woke up to cloudy skies, light rain and gusty winds on Saturday as monsoon conditions continued across the city. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate rainfall and thundershowers in Mumbai and its suburbs, while no rain alert has been issu...
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A 12-year old girl’s dream of becoming a doctor travels from a marginalised community in Madhya Pradesh to the international stage—where Indian filmmaker Shobhita Thakur’s The One Who Plays (Khilawadi) finds recognition Indian filmmaker, writer and FTII Pune alumna Shobhita Thaku...
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New Delhi: Ace Indian cricketer Rishabh Pant has extended his support to the Indian contingent ahead of the 2026 Asian Games, urging fans across the country to rally behind the athletes and cheer them on as they compete on the international stage. In a video shared on Instagram, ...
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The Bombay High Court has overturned a professor's compulsory retirement due to his formation of a WhatsApp group for TISS alumni. The ruling deemed the penalty disproportionate to his actions, and he will now be entitled to fifty percent of his back pay. This decision serves to ...
