R Praggnanandhaa (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: The Norway Chess 2026 title race is heading for a dramatic finale, with three players still in contention and just one round left to play. India’s Praggnanandhaa Rameshbabu remains firmly in the hunt and will enter the final day knowing the championship is within…
The Indian economy grew at a better-than-expected 7.8% in the fourth quarter of last financial year 2025-26. The GDP growth for the whole year stood at 7.7% marginally higher than the previous government estimates of 7.6%. India’s economic growth has beaten estimates, especially as experts had expected some impact of the US-Iran conflict to reflect…
Suryakumar Yadav and Shreyas Iyer (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has confirmed that the men’s selection committee will meet on Saturday to finalise India’s squads for the upcoming white-ball tour of Ireland and England.According to a BCCI release, the selection meeting will be held at the board’s…
Hailing India’s 7.7% GDP growth in FY26, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the expansion reflected the “inherent strength” of the economy, the “success of reforms” and the “hard work of 140 crore Indians”.“India’s growth momentum remains strong! GDP growth rate of 7.7% in FY 2025-26 and 7.8% in Q4 of FY 2025-26 reflect…
Poland’s Maja Chwalinska (AP Photo) Paris: While Paris buzzes around her, Maja Chwalinska keeps things simple: tea, a show, perhaps a little tennis, and an early night. It is the routine that has carried Roland Garros’ surprise finalist from world No. 114 to No. 21 in the Live Rankings, and she sees no reason to…
Have you ever felt that something is not normal, or that you are surrounded by powerful energies? Many of you may have experienced this feeling of being protected by divine energies. These divine powers can be called guardian angels, gods, goddesses, deities, or even ancestral spirits. Some people are blessed enough to receive protection from…
India can return to a growth trajectory of over 7% in FY28 through macroeconomic stability and supply-side measures, provided external conditions improve, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The comments came after the Reserve Bank of India lowered its GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6.6% from 6.9% projected in April, citing elevated…
People are silhouetted against a video screen during the launch of the FIFA World Cup trophy tour in Vancouver (Darryl Dyck/The Canadian Press via AP) FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets that were mistakenly issued for free to around 60 fans because of a technical error on its ticketing website. The affected tickets were sold…
India-US trade deal: Sharing an important update on discussions for the much-anticipated India-US trade deal, Commerce minister Piyush Goyal on Friday said that the first tranche could be finalised as early as next month.India and the US are making rapid progress towards resolving the remaining issues in their proposed interim trade arrangement, with both countries…
Manu Bhaker with her personal coach Jaspal Rana (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s well-known shooting coach Jaspal Rana fell ill while returning from the ISSF World Cup in Munich and later underwent a medical procedure in Delhi. Rana, who coaches several Indian pistol shooters, including double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker, is currently the high-performance coach…