NEW DELHI: India’s economy is estimated to grow at 7.6% in 2025-26, led by manufacturing and services as the country’s statistics office released revised data series with a new base year of 2022-23.The message from the revised numbers is that the economy has remained resilient against the backdrop of trade and geopolitical tensions, and India…
Udaipur welcomed a star-studded wedding as Vijay Deverakonda and Rashmika Mandanna tied the knot on February 26, 2026. Ahead of the reception, the makers of their film Ranabaali unveiled the first song, Endhayya Saami, celebrating the union. The music video traces their journey together and ends with a heartfelt wish for a happy married life….
Pakistan’s Shadab Khan (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) Former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi believes Shadab Khan is the frontrunner to take over the national side if Mike Hesson continues as head coach. With Pakistan’s campaign at the T20 World Cup 2026 hanging in the balance, discussions have already intensified over who could replace current skipper Salman Ali…
US President Donald Trump US President Donald Trump’s administration is seeking to delay legal proceedings related to tariff refunds, a week after the Supreme Court struck down his sweeping global duties, according to a court filing on Friday.The Supreme Court’s ruling marked a major setback for Trump’s signature economic policy and opened the door to…
Gwyneth Paltrow, Jenna Ortega, and Delroy Lindo are set to light up the stage as presenters at the 2026 Actor Awards, adding star power to one of Hollywood’s most anticipated nights honouring screen acting excellence.The 32nd annual event, formerly known as the SAG Awards and presented by SAG-AFTRA, celebrates standout performances in film and television…
Pakistan will face a herculean task when they take on Sri Lanka in a crucial Super 8s clash at the Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday. Pakistan’ fate, however, has an added twist — the weather. England did them a huge favour on Friday by beating New Zealand, denying the Kiwis a clear path to the…
MUMBAI: Gold loans are booming. Lending against the yellow metal is expanding at triple-digit rates of 128% year-on-year, propelling personal loans, which in turn underpin the 14.4% overall growth in bank credit as of Jan 31.Data from RBI on the sectoral deployment of bank credit shows personal loans outpacing all other segments. At 34.5%, they…
Zack Snyder, the director behind ‘Man of Steel,’ ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice,’ and his own cut of ‘Justice League,’ recently sat down for a pretty honest conversation about the fate of his so-called SnyderVerse. Studios are anyway scrambling to figure out what’s next, as it indeed is a weird time for superhero movies,…
Jos Buttler of England (Photo by Robert Cianflone/Getty Images) The T20 World Cup 2026 has been a campaign to forget so far for England’s senior batter Jos Buttler. The experienced right-hander has accumulated only 62 runs across seven innings, including five consecutive single-digit scores. He began the tournament with 26 against Nepal and 21 versus…
NEW DELHI: Chief economic adviser V Anantha Nageswaran Friday raised the growth forecast for the next financial year to 7-7.4% as against 6.8-7.2% projected in last month’s Economic Survey, banking on improved policy certainty due to trade agreements and an improvement in capital flows, along with high-frequency data pointing to sustained momentum in consumption and…
