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Shubman Gill (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill said “Test cricket won today” after Sri Lanka fought hard to force a draw in the second Test in Colombo on Thursday. India had controlled much of the match and were in a strong position to push for victory.However, Sonal Dinusha produced another outstanding innings,...

Raksha Bandhan is one of India’s most loved festivals, celebrating the special bond between siblings. The festival brings back childhood memories, playful arguments, inside jokes, emotional moments and the promise that no matter how much brothers and sisters fight, they will always remain connected. Raksha Bandhan 2026 will be celebrated on Friday, August 28, on...

India expresses readiness to initiate negotiations on Bilateral Investment Treaty with Canada; aim Rs 4.65 lakh crore trade by 2030 India has offered to begin talks with Canada on a Bilateral Investment Treaty at the earliest, as both countries look to deepen economic ties and increase bilateral trade to CAD 70 billion, or INR 4.65...

Sudden movement in closing period triggers outcry online. MUMBAI: In the first monthly expiry of derivatives contracts on BSE after the introduction of Closing Auction Session, popularly known as CAS, sensex and Bankex, BSE’s banking index, witnessed wild swings, triggering social media outcry. The sharp movement in indices and some of their constituents also gave...

PM Modi’s bilateral with Russia President Putin will follow EAM Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow this week NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the upcoming SCO summit in Bishkek, said govt while announcing Modi’s two-nation central Asia tour to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan that...

NDRF has deployed 20 teams — 11 in UP and nine in Bihar. NEW DELHI: National Disaster Response Force Thursday said there is no adverse impact of Nepal’s glacial lake outburst floods on Indian side even as Centre and states are monitoring the situation in bordering districts of UP and Bihar to mitigate any risk...

The road transport ministry has decided to onboard Engineers India Ltd for the inspection work NEW DELHI: As concerns rise over deficiencies in quality of work and premature failures in expressways and NH projects, the road transport ministry will engage a third-party inspection agency (TPIA) for inspection and examination of around 5,000 km of expressways...

Though Kiren Rijiju made no comment about an immediate session. NEW DELHI: Keeping the opposition on edge by dropping indications about the possibility of Parliament being reconvened, parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had made a commitment to women for speedy implementation of the women’s reservation law and govt...

E20, which contains 20% ethanol, was introduced nationwide last year. NEW DELHI: Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd chairman and MD Sanjay Khanna said Thursday the company was looking into the feasibility of giving consumers the option of E10 petrol alongside existing E20, only to walk back the comment, which was at odds with the Centre’s position.“We...

Raelynn McMurchy (left) with her husband, Tucker, and daughter, Ella, launched an online petition over high power bills When Raelynn McMurchy opened her electricity bill this month, the amount was more than twice her family’s monthly rent. The bill totalled $1,373, including a $598 security deposit that her power company required after she fell behind...