PRAYAGRAJ: Authorities intensified security and crowd management efforts to prevent overcrowding at the ghats, as an estimated 4 to 5 crore devotees are expected to participate in Basant Panchami sacred bathing ritual this Sunday – the third Amrit Snan of the 45-day Maha Kumbh. More than 7 crore pilgrims had thronged Prayagraj for Mauni Amavasya…
Ravichandran Ashwin (Video grab) NEW DELHI: Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had the audience in splits with his witty response when asked about his life post-retirement. Speaking at the BCCI Naman Awards 2025 in Mumbai on Saturday, where he was felicitated for his stellar career, Ashwin revealed how his family has reacted to him being…
Royal Rumble 2025 kicked off with the Women’s Royal Rumble Match, delivering a spectacular showdown from start to finish. Iyo Sky entered at Number 1, while the former WWE Women’s World Champion Liv Morgan entered at Number 2. Both superstars set the tone for an exhilarating match.The first elimination of the night came at the…
Durban’s Super Giants ended their Season 3 campaign on a high note with an exciting 11-run DLS victory over Joburg Super Kings at the Wanderers on Saturday. The result confirmed JSK’s fourth-place finish in the group stage standings, setting up a crucial Eliminator clash against third-placed Sunrisers Eastern Cape at Centurion on Wednesday (February 5).Heinrich…
FM Nirmala Sitharaman, early on in her Budget speech, declared that changes to income tax, the most-awaited item of the Budget, will come in Part B. When there, however, she said they will come at the end, eliciting wild guffaws from eager MPs. But finally, when she announced that salaries up to Rs 12 lakh…
Taking forward the call for deregulation in the Economic Survey, FM Nirmala Sitharaman is seeking to significantly cut red tape and promote ease of doing business to achieve India’s aim of becoming a developed country in the coming years.Govt will now bring up Jan Vishwas Bill 2.0 to decriminalise over 100 more provisions under various…
An unimpressed opposition said the BJP govt’s Budget had “no new ideas”, with Congress saying finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman was walking a “worn-out path” and not willing to break free as Congress govts had done in 1991 and 2004.Congress said the Budget had nothing to address the “illnesses” of stagnant real wages and a complicated…
File photo: US President Donald Trump (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has announced sweeping tariffs on three of the United States’ largest trading partners, Canada, Mexico, and China, citing an “extraordinary threat” from illegal immigration and drug trafficking. As per AFP, the White House confirmed that imports from Canada and Mexico will face…
Shimron Hetmyer and Tom Curran celebrate after the match. (ILT20 Photo) Gulf Giants returned to winning ways with a commanding seven-wicket victory over the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in the ILT20 at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium on Saturday. The win propelled the Giants to third place in the standings, strengthening their playoff chances, while ensuring…
NEW DELHI: The commerce, MSME and finance ministries will work together to identify various sectors that will require maximum capital support for technology upgradation, marketing, brand building, and accessing newer markets, to boost exports, commerce minister Piyush Goyal said Saturday. Govt has announced setting up an Export Promotion Mission with an outlay of Rs 2,250…
