BCCI has appointed South Africa’s Morne Morkel as bowling coach of the Indian team, board secretary Jay Shah told TOI. Shah, who visited TOI’s Mumbai office for an interaction, also made it clear India was not in favour of hosting pink-ball Tests because “they end in a couple of days”.Morkel’s contract begins on September 1,…
The Centre on Wednesday appointed Rahul Navin, acting chief of Enforcement Directorate, as the central agency’s full-time director for a fixed tenure of two years.A 1993-batch IRS officer, he had been holding additional charge of ED director since Sept last year when its then chief S K Mishra demitted office.His elevation had looked imminent since…
DHAKA: A father who lost his schoolboy son in police firing on Aug 5 moved Bangladesh’s International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against ex-PM Sheikh Hasina and 8 others Wednesday, accusing them of crimes against humanity and genocide between July 15 and the day Class 9 student Alif Ahmed Siam was fatally wounded.Supreme Court lawyer Gazi MH…
On India’s 78th Independence Day, Google has launched a new doodle to honour the occasion, designed by illustrator Vrinda Zaveri. The doodle, themed around architecture, features traditional doors and windows adorned in the tricolour of the Indian flag.Google’s Doodle website explained, “On Independence Day, many attend flag-raising ceremonies, parades, musical performances, and community rallies to…
NEW DELHI: Isro will use its newly-developed small satellite launch vehicle SSLV-D3 to launch Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) a day after India’s Independence Day. The liftoff is scheduled on “August 16 in a launch window of one hour starting at 09:17 Hrs (IST)”, Isro posted on X.This will be SSLV’s third and final development flight…
NEW DELHI: There’s been a clamour for PR Sreejesh to reconsider his decision to retire post the Paris Olympics. But his reaction sums up the call he has taken: “I once got very good advice. You should always leave when people ask ‘why’ and not when they say ‘why not’,” said India’s hockey legend as…
MUMBAI: RBI has proposed risk-based pricing for bank deposit insurance. The reasoning is that stressed banks could face rapid deposit withdrawals through digital channels, as quick dissemination of information through social media could accelerate bank runs.“The implementation of risk-based premium for deposit insurance merits consideration. By tying insurance premiums to the level of risk posed…
NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Public and private sector mining companies are staring at Rs 1.5 lakh crore arrears after the Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed states to collect royalty and tax on mineral-bearing land retrospectively from April 1, 2005.Govt sources said the judgement’s impact on the sector and its investment prospects as well as policy issues will…
NEW DELHI: India’s trade deficit widened to $23.5 billion in July as exports dipped marginally to $34 billion, while imports rose 7.5% to $57.5 billion due to a sharp rise in oil shipments. The 1.4% decline in exports during July was the first since March, the sharpest since last Nov, and was driven by a…
NEW DELHI: Election Commission, which on Wednesday reached an agreement with the home secretary regarding extent of forces to be deployed for assembly polls in J&K, may announce the schedule any day after revised electoral rolls for the UT are published Aug 20, reports Bharti Jain.“J&K administration is geared to have an elected govt sworn…
