India finished the 2026 AFC Women’s Asian Cup without a win, bowing out in the group stage. (Image: AIFF) New Delhi: India’s campaign at the 2026 AFC Women’s Asia Cup in Australia ended in disappointment, with heavy defeats – such as 0-11 vs Japan – exposing the gulf with Asia’s elite. Yet, beneath the scorelines…

Shares of India’s oil marketing companies — Indian Oil, HPCL and BPCL — surged up to 3.5% today after an increase in premium petrol prices. There was no change in “normal” petrol prices. An attendant holds a petrol nozzle at a petrol pump in Siliguri. (Reuters) The prices of premium petrol — BPCL’s Speed, HPCL’s…

Lucknow Super Giants head coach Justin Langer expects Rishabh Pant to have an excellent outing in the Indian Premier League 2026. Speaking ahead of the season, Langer said Pant has been in good touch in the nets and is expected to fire on all cylinders. The Lucknow captain, the most expensive signing in the history…

Smriti Mandhana, international cricketer and vice-captain of the Indian women’s team, who’s usually seen in sports gear and casual looks, recently turned heads with a stunning glam transformation. Sharing her pictures on Instagram on March 17, she looked unrecognisable in a shimmering blue metallic dress, giving fans a serious dose of style inspiration. Let’s take…

India is no stranger to communal strife. Ever since the British decided to follow the policy of divide and rule on the basis of religion, the country has been a witness to communal violence, even leading to its partition 75 years ago. Pakistan became a separate country on the basis of religion and, naturally, became…

1 min readMar 19, 2026 11:34 AM IST The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday clarified that it has not identified “any material concerns” regarding the conduct or governance of HDFC Bank. The statement came after the bank’s Non-Executive Chairman Atanu Chakraborty resigned, citing certain developments and practices within the organization that he said were…

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ENGLAND Even though four teams have been knocked out this week, it is all but certain that the Premier League will get an extra place. England (23.847) already have a coefficient score pretty much the same as last season’s second-placed country (Spain, 23.892). Nothing should be completely taken for granted, as England seemed destined to…

The tragedy of 21st century man is invariably attributed to gods. Gods armed and angry, choreographing the nihilistic passions of the believer for whom the Book alone provides the alternative to this world without justice. The velocity of hate that shattered the post-Cold War idyll of the West on that September morning nine years ago…

Nico de Boinville has been cleared of making racist comments towards fellow jockey Declan Queally at the Cheltenham Festival. De Boinville, 36, had “categorically” denied the accusation he used such language. Irish amateur jockey Queally had alleged he was racially abused before the Novices’ Hurdle, when it was held up because of a false start…