India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Rajat Patidar‘s return to India’s T20I side will have to wait, arguing that the current batting line-up leaves little room for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain despite his impressive performances.Patidar was not included in India’s 16-member squad for the ongoing five-match T20I series against...
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Apple not so ‘fruitful’ for Himachal? Climate pressures hill state’s Rs 5,000 cr economy
Himachal Pradesh’s 5,000 crore apple economy is facing a sharp climate squeeze this year, with unseasonal rains, hailstorms and erratic weather set to cut production by nearly 40%.Back in 2025, the state’s apple output stood at 6.99 lakh metric tonnes. However, in 2026, production is projected to decline by 2.63 lakh metric tonnes, or nearly...
‘It absolutely stinks’: Football world erupts over Trump’s role in FIFA’s Balogun U-turn
Referee Raphael Claus shows a red card to United States’ Folarin Balogun (R). (AP Photo) FIFA’s unprecedented decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban has ignited a fierce debate at the FIFA World Cup 2026, drawing criticism from rival teams and coaches even as the United States welcomed the move ahead of its Round...
‘Khawaja Asif is mentally unstable’: India slams Pak minister’s remark on PM Modi
Khawaja Asif being mentally unstable is a “known fact”, sources told ANI NEW DELHI: India Sunday mounted a strong rebuttal to Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif after he questioned the international honour conferred on Prime Minister Narendra Modi by Seychelles, with government sources dismissing his remarks as uninformed and describing him as “mentally unstable”.The sharp...
Rupee slips 10 paise as stronger dollar and geopolitical jitters outweigh positive cues
Rupee began the week on a weaker note, slipping 10 paise to 95.28 against the US dollar in early trade. The decline came as a stronger US dollar overseas and uncertainty over global developments kept market sentiment under pressure.Rupee opened at 95.25 against the US dollar in the interbank foreign exchange market on Monday before...
Bill Gates ‘tricked’ US into desk jobs? ‘It wasn’t the vision’ says Perplexity CEO
Perplexity AI CEO Aravind Srinivas has claimed that Microsoft engineered the modern American office worker purely as a business strategy. Explaining company founder Bill Gates’ vision in a recent episode of the Joe Rogan Experience podcast, Srinivas argued that the standard 9-to-5 desk job lifestyle isn’t a natural evolution of work, but rather a brilliant...
Ram Temple Trust to hold key meeting amid donation row today: What’s on agenda
NEW DELHI: Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust is set to hold a crucial meeting on Monday in Ayodhya amid the ongoing probe into the alleged embezzlement of donations.According to temple administration assistant Gopal Rao, the meeting will take place at 3 pm inside the Ram Temple premises. The Trust has asked all regular and...
Wedding party, pick up by husband and then ‘fall’ from building – Delhi newlywed’s final hours
A newlywed woman, Akriti, died hours after a workplace wedding celebration, allegedly falling from a south Delhi building. NEW DELHI: A 28-year-old newlywed woman who celebrated her marriage with colleagues at her workplace on Saturday evening died just hours later after allegedly falling from an NDMC residential building in south Delhi’s Lodhi Colony area.Police have...
Jamie Dimon gives a ‘reality check’ to Canada’s PM Mark Carney on his unity call to Europe
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s biggest bank JPMorgan and Chase has pushed back against Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who recenlty called for middle powers to form stronger coalitions to counter global superpowers. According to a report by Moneywide, speaking at the Council on Foreign Relations’ CEO Speaker Series, Dimon quipped, “When Mark Carney said...
‘Everyone should celebrate’: USA coach hails Balogun red-card reprieve; Trump thanks FIFA
United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino embraces United States’ Folarin Balogun. (AP Photo) United States head coach Mauricio Pochettino has thrown his full support behind FIFA’s extraordinary decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban, insisting the ruling upheld the principles of “ethics and integrity” as the co-hosts prepare for a blockbuster FIFA World Cup...
