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India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, and Ishan Kishan. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav has revealed that one of the biggest selection calls of the tournament — choosing Ishan Kishan over Jitesh Sharma — was largely driven by instinct rather than pure numbers. The skipper admitted the decision was tough...

Mark Zandi is chief economist of Moody’s Analytics. Moody’s Analytics chief economist Mark Zandi has now raised alarms over the growing impact of artificial intelligence on the labour market after Jack Dorsey’s Block announced 4,000 job cuts. However, Block did not directly blame AI, Zandi said the company’s messaging strongly automation was a driving factor....

Election Commission NEW DELHI: After the Election Commission (EC) ordered major transfers of top bureaucrats in West Bengal, the ruling Trinamool Congress protested by walking out of the Rajya Sabha on Monday. This happened while voting was under way for 37 Rajya Sabha seats across 10 states.The EC, in a letter dated March 15, announced...

Diplomacy over deployment. (Ians file photo of Jaishankar) NEW DELHI: India is stepping up diplomatic engagement with Iran to restore shipping through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, positioning dialogue with Tehran as an alternative to the military approach advocated by US president Donald Trump.New Delhi has hailed its direct talks with Iranian authorities as the...

India captain Suryakumar Yadav with his teammates. (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav believes the country’s talent pool in the shortest format has grown so vast that multiple international-quality teams could be formed at the same time — a reflection of the depth created by domestic cricket and the Indian...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Teen batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has set his sights on one of the most iconic records in T20 history ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season — the legendary 175-run knock by Chris Gayle.After a sensational 2025 that saw him emerge as one of Indian cricket’s brightest young...

China on Monday pushed back against the United States over a new set of trade investigations launched last week, saying that it has “lodged representations” with Washington and calling on the US to “correct its erroneous ways.” The response comes as trade negotiators from the two countries gather in Paris for talks. The latest US...

Gold on the domestic front on the daily chart is witnessing a short-term corrective phase after a strong uptrend. (AI image) Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are supported by the underlying geopolitical negative sentiment but the gains are capped, says Manav Modi, Senior Analyst, Commodity Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd.Gold declined last...

Nvidia’s dominance built on a single chip for all AI tasks is facing a challenge. As inference, the running of AI models, becomes more crucial and cost-sensitive, customers are exploring cheaper, purpose-built alternatives from rivals like Google and Meta. Jensen Huang’s expected unveiling of a new inference-focused chip signals a potential shift away from Nvidia’s...

Sejjil missile launched by Iran towards Israel (Video/X@MOSSADil) The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) on Sunday carried out a new round of missile strikes against Israeli targets. For the first time, Tehran launched Sejjil-2 missiles since the outbreak of the US-Israeli war that started on February 28.IRGC carried out the latest wave of retaliatory strikes...