Shivang Kumar was roped in by the Sunrisers Hyderabad after his exploits in the MPL. (ANI) New Delhi: For most young cricketers, the safest route is often the most obvious one. If you’re a talented top-order batter, you keep batting. If you’re a handy left-arm spinner, you keep bowling. Shivang Kumar chose otherwise.The Bundelkhand Bulls…
Steve Carell nearly turned down the role of Michael Scott in ‘The Office,’ a move that many in Hollywood strongly discouraged. His portrayal, however, became a touchstone of television comedy. Steve Carell, the fan-favorite Michael Scott from ‘The Office,’ recently revealed that he almost didn’t take the role. While many in the industry advised Steve…
More than a quarter of the country’s nearly 6,000 bond issuers carried AAA ratings at the end of the first quarter, while another 32% were rated AA+, according to the Securities Association of China. In comparison, fewer than 1% of outstanding US corporate bonds carry AAA ratings, Bloomberg data showed. In a move that could…
BENGALURU: The story of Nagarro cofounder Manas Human spans an unlikely arc — from the tea town of Dibrugarh in Assam and the classrooms of Delhi to the trading floor of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, where he helped build one of the world’s largest digital engineering companies. Born in Dibrugarh, Human spent part of his…
Punjab Kings’ captain Shreyas Iyer (AP Photo) Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer endured a rare off day with the bat as his side slipped to its first defeat of IPL 2026, with Rajasthan Royals pulling off a successful chase of 223 in a high-scoring contest on Tuesday. Coming into the match in strong form, Iyer…
Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty pared most of their sharp intra-day gains but still ended nearly half a per cent higher on Friday, supported by strong buying in IT, PSU bank and metal stocks amid persistent concerns over fuel-driven inflation.In a volatile trading session, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 325.72 points, or 0.44 per…
MUMBAI: Credit-deposit ratio of banks hit an all-time high of 83% as of March 15, 2026, after deposits fell and credit continued to expand during the reporting fortnight.Aggregate deposits declined by Rs 1.8 lakh crore duCredit growth outpaced deposit mobilisation through the current financial year, with incremental credit at Rs 25.3 lakh crore exceeding incremental…
Angkrish Raghuvanshi had few words with the umpires. (AP Photo) MUMBAI: The prestigious Marylebone Cricket Club, which is the custodian of the laws of the game, on Thursday defended the umpires’ controversial decision to give Kolkata Knight Riders’ batter Angkrish Raghuvanshi out obstructing the field during an IPL 2026 match recently. Issuing a ‘Law clarification’…
Sanjay Khan’s wife Zareen Khan passed away in November last year. While she was married to a Muslim and born as a Parsi, she was cremated as per Hindu rituals. While people raised questions, in a recent interview, Zareen’s daughter, jewellery designer Farah Khan Ali has broken silence on it. She revealed the reason why…
Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifts the IPL trophy (Getty Images) The Kerala High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the use of the name “Indian Premier League” by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The petitioner, Ashique Karoth, who described himself as a social worker, had argued…