Month: May 2026

LIV cash crunch hits Asian Tour as Korea Open prize money cut

May 20, 2026 admin

Golf’s Asian Tour on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) said it had axed a planned increase in prize money for this week’s Korea Open, just weeks after announcing a $500,000 cash boost from LIV Golf. The LIV injection would have pushed the total prize fund from around $1 million (KRW 1.4billion) to a record $1.5 million…

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Hockey coach Baldev Singh to be honoured with Padma Shri

May 20, 2026 admin

Hockey coach Baldev Singh. Baldev Singh, who turned the quaint town of Shahabad Markanda on NH44 into a conveyor belt for elite hockey talent, will be conferred the country’s prestigious civilian honour — Padma Shri— by President Droupadi Murmu on May 25, officials said on Wednesday (May 20, 2026). The 75-year-old Singh arrived in Shahabad…

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Hockey coach Baldev Singh to be honoured with Padma Shri

May 20, 2026 admin

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Gujarat Titans faces Chennai Super Kings, hopes to strengthen top-two chances

May 20, 2026 admin

Chennai Super Kings’ Kartik Sharma during a training session ahead of an Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 T20 cricket match between Gujarat Titans and Chennai Super Kings, in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, on May 20, 2026 | Photo Credit: PTI Gujarat Titans’ fabulous five-match winning run may have come to an end with its 29-run loss against…

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Sooryavanshi saga has only begun, and it promises the world

May 20, 2026 admin

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. | Photo Credit: Reuters One of the enduring images for those who watched Sachin Tendulkar bat in Australia in 1991-92 could well be the expression on the big-moustached face of Merve Hughes. The big fast bowler had been straight-driven gloriously for a boundary by the curly-haired, baby-faced teenager at the Sydney…

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IPL 2026: Dhoni has a sore thumb, he is not with the team: Hussey

May 20, 2026 admin

CSK batting coach Mike Hussey. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Chennai Super Kings isn’t laying down arms yet. Batting coach Michael Hussey’s reply when asked to give an update on M.S. Dhoni’s participation in the game and beyond indicated as much. “I can confirm Dhoni is not here with the team, but if…

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Sooryavanshi makes bowlers think what is going on here: Langer

May 20, 2026 admin

Lucknow Super Giants’ head coach Justin Langer. File | Photo Credit: ANI Justin Langer has been around the 22 yards for a while. Three decades and a half, in fact. He has played with, against, and watched some of the greatest batters of our time. He is still awed by Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s batting. The former…

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Zuckerberg says he feels ‘weight’ of Meta layoffs

May 20, 2026 admin

A file image of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg. | Photo Credit: AP Meta began laying off roughly 8,000 employees on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) — about 10% of its global workforce — as co-founder and Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg pushes to redirect resources toward an ambitious artificial intelligence agenda. According to Bloomberg, notifications went out…

World

Bihar cabinet approves ₹10.40 cr VGF to operate direct flight between Gaya Ji-Bangkok

May 20, 2026 admin

A file image of Gaya Ji airport. Photo: AAI official website. With a view to strengthening international air connectivity and boosting religious tourism, the Bihar cabinet on Wednesday (May 20, 2026) approved ₹10.40 crore as Viability Gap Funding (VGF) to operate direct flights between Gaya Ji and Bangkok. The decision was taken at a cabinet…

Nation

jUMPP bags IRDAI approval to distribute insurance products

May 20, 2026 admin

jUMPP plans to introduce insurance offerings across categories such as health, life, motor, business, and home insurance through partnerships with leading insurers. File photo: https://jumpp.finance. jUMPP, an AI-powered conversational fintech app said it has received regulatory approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to distribute insurance products through its platform. This…

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