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Tough beginning for world No. 1 Carlsen; Raunak stuns Firouzja

World No. 1 Magnus Carlsen had a torrid start to the World Rapid and Blitz Championship, losing in one round and escaping with draws in two others to end Day 1 of the rapid event at 2.5/5 in New York.

Nagal Continues To Stay Away From Davis Cup

India's singles No. 1 Sumit Nagal continues to remain absent from national duty as his name was missing from the team's upcoming Davis Cup World Group I play-off tie against Togo, to be held in New Delhi in February.

Back in hockey, Ward hopes to shine in HIL

Sam Ward can easily be spotted on a hockey turf, wading past defenders as a skater would glide on ice, but what really sets the 33-year-old apart is his mask.

Rohit's insipid captaincy lets Australia take control

It was a slow trudge out, with head bowed, for India's captain Rohit Sharma. The imagery just fit. He had just been dismissed for 3, trying to play a tentative pull shot that was a cross between something you play in gully cricket and how a tailender usually responds to a short ball.

A Run Out Spoils India's Fightback Script at MCG

Jaiswal and Kohli looked settled for a long haul when a run out and two quick wickets took India from 153/2 to 159/5

Renuka and Deepti star as India women sweep ODI series vs WI

Renuka Thakur and Deepti Sharma delivered a bowling masterclass to trounce West Indies by five wickets and seal a dominant victory in the third and final ODI of the series at the Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on Friday.

With a bit of luck and lots of faith, you can get back to scoring big runs: Smith

You are one of the best batters on the planet and then, the centuries dry up. That's how fickle form can sometimes be.

Events, weddings to help hoteliers do better in H2

Hoteliers that benefited from a revenue surge in the first half of the fiscal year are looking for an encore in the second, fuelled by robust room rates and wedding season demand.

Services exports save the day for current account in Q2

A rise in services exports helped narrow India's current account deficit (CAD) in the September quarter, although this marked the second consecutive quarterly deficit after hitting a surplus in the final three months of FY24.

Housing financiers chase pot of gold in affordable loans segment

India's mortgage lenders are increasingly looking to finance affordable homes, betting on higher returns and backing from government housing schemes.

Reforms agenda, and its lasting impact

Former PM Manmohan Singh's legacy lies in his ability to balance economic growth with social equity

Rupee Falls to Record Low as Dollar Bids Spike

The rupee fell to an all-time low on Friday, as maturing non-deliverable forwards and currency futures boosted dollar demand, while the sharp fall led to panic dollar buying by importers.

Israel Burns The Last Functioning Hospital In Gaza

Israeli troops stormed one of the last hospitals operating in northern Gaza, on Friday, igniting fires and forcing many staff and patients outside to strip in winter weather, the territory's health ministry said.

2 Leaders Impeached in 3 Weeks as Turmoil Continues in South Korea

The crisis has rattled financial markets and disrupted Seoul's diplomacy efforts with partners like the U.S., all while the country's facing mounting economic challenges

Brazil Says Workers at China's BYD Site 'Trafficking Victims'

Authorities in Brazil said on Friday they are probing Chinese auto giant BYD and one of its contractors for suspected \"trafficking\" of Chinese workers building a factory in the South American country.

Seoul: N Korea soldier captured in war dies

A North Korean soldier who was captured while fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine has died of his wounds, South Korea's spy agency said on Friday.

Driver Who Killed 35 Gets Death Sentence

A court in China has sentenced a man to death for killing 35 people last month by driving into a crowd, in an attack that raised national concern about mass killings.

Plane crashed due to 'external interference'

(AZERBAIJAN AIRLINES) 'THOUGHT THE PLANE WOULD FALL APART'

An emblem for the India story

Manmohan Singh's life and work are entwined with post-Independence India's transformation from a poor country to a global power

Making policy for the last man in the queue

I was finance secretary in Delhi when I was appointed governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) in September 2008. Before moving to Mumbai, I went to call on Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to thank him for the confidence he reposed in me.

Prime minister, great economist, a greater ethicist

Manmohan Singh showed that honesty could be at home in politics, and politics in honesty

CBI on the lookout for ED official accused of bribery

CBI became involved in the case after a man who was under investigation of the ED reported to the federal criminal investigation agency of the bribe demand

8 Killed, 26 Injured After Bus Plunges Into Drain

Eight people were killed and 26 were injured after a private bus they were travelling in plunged into a drain in Bathinda district on Friday afternoon.

Punjab Minister Slams Centre for Failing to Address Farmers' Issues

Punjab finance minister Harpal Singh Cheema lashed out at the BJP-led Union government for failing to initiate a dialogue with the protesting farmer unions.

'Mistakenly gone twice': Nitish rules out alliance talks with RJD

Terming his earlier move to ally with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) a \"mistake\", Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has once again ruled out any possibility of joining hands with the opposition party in the future.

Over 3k killed in 26 'extreme weather events'

Climate change contributed to the loss of at least 3,700 lives and the displacement of millions of people in just 26 out of 219 that met the criteria of \"extreme or impactful\" weather events across the world in 2024, according to an analysis by two climate research organisations.

Average Indian's monthly spend rises, finds survey

THE MONTHLY SPENDING ROSE 9.2% TO ₹4,122 IN RURAL AREAS AND 8.3% TO ₹6,996 IN URBAN REGIONS, SHOWS NSO'S HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION EXPENDITURE SURVEY

60-Year-Old Killed, Body Thrown in Burning Pyre in Jharkhand: Cops

A 60-year-old man was killed and his body was thrown into a woman's burning pyre in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said on Friday, adding that one of the two accused has been arrested.

Two injured in gunfight between security forces, militants in Manipur

At least two people, including a police commando, suffered bullet injuries on Friday in a gunfight with armed militants in Imphal East district as tension escalated in the ethnic strife-torn Manipur, police said.

SC Raps Punjab Govt Over Dallewal's Health Status

The Supreme Court on Friday reprimanded the Punjab government for failing to shift farmer leader Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who has been on a fast-unto-death for over a month, to a hospital despite repeated medical advice.