India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: Seldom does Gautam Gambhir shed his game face. Friday morning, the eve of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, was no different. At the outset, this Test, which is not even a part of the World Test Championship cycle, is largely a relationship-building exercise by ‘big brothers’…
Varun Dhawan’s family entertainer ‘Hai Jawani Toh Ishq Hona Hai’ has made a solid start at the Indian box office, emerging as the clear winner among this week’s new releases.According to early estimates on sacnilk, the film earned an estimated Rs 7.50 crore net on its opening day across 9,081 shows. With this, the film’s…
R Praggnanandhaa is Norway Chess 2026 champion (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, what have you done?Just this Thursday, Norway’s national football team came up with an avant-garde Viking-themed photoshoot with their squad destined for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. With superstars like Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard donning the…
The animated series ‘Devil May Cry’ has officially been greenlit for a third and final season, bringing the show’s wider story to a planned conclusion. Showrunner Adi Shankar confirmed the renewal and revealed that the three-season structure was always the intention, describing the project as a “movie trilogy disguised as a television series” from the…
MUMBAI: Caught between a slowing economy and the risk of a fresh price spiral triggered by the conflict in West Asia, the RBI on Friday left the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, cut its growth forecast for FY27 and raised its inflation projections, while signalling that the inflation threat could broaden economy-wide beyond fuel and…
Ram Charan’s sports drama ‘Peddi’ saw a fall at the box office on its second day in theatres. After opening with strong numbers on Day 1, the film saw collections slow down on Friday.According to Sacnilk estimates, ‘Peddi collected Rs 26.90 crore net on Day 2. The figure marks a 47.3 percent drop compared to…
Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India should not wait too long before handing teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi an international debut, insisting the Rajasthan Royals opener has already done enough to force his way into the national conversation.Speaking on The ICC Review, Hussain was full of praise for the…
BENGALURU: Australian data centre operator AirTrunk has committed $30 billion to develop 5 gigawatts (GW) of data centre capacity in India by 2030, marking one of the largest investments in the country’s digital infrastructure sector and positioning India as a key hub for global AI and cloud infrastructure spending.The investment is expected to significantly bolster…
Michael Gledhill has been charged with murder of ‘Jumanji’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actor James Handy.Michael Gledhill, was charged after police say officers found the 81-year-old Handy stabbed in the chest and unconscious outside his home in Los Angeles on Wednesday. Handy was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead. Judge to decide if…
India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) India’s Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) India’s Suryakumar Yadav and Shubman Gill (PTI Photo) Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has strongly backed Shreyas Iyer as the ideal candidate to take over India’s T20I captaincy if…
