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Rishabh Pant plays a shot during the day four of the first cricket Test match between Sri Lanka and India in Galle, Sri Lanka on August 18, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP Dashing wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant became the first Indian player and fourth in the world to complete the rare milestone of 100 sixes in…
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Deepika, who scored India’s second goal, is hemmed in by the Chinese during their Women’s World Cup Pool D opener at the Wagener Stadion, Amstelveen, on Sunday, August 16, 2026. | Photo Credit: HockeyIndia It was a game of two halves with India dominating the opening 30 minutes, before China turned the tables to assert…
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India’s current account deficit widened to $6.2 billion in June from a surplus of $1.2 billion in the year-ago month, according to preliminary data released by the Reserve Bank of India on Friday (August 14, 2026). The current account deficit was primarily driven by a widening merchandise trade deficit, which rose to $30.2 billion in…
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A persistent premium over comparable government debt, alongside strong and steady demand from insurance companies , has convinced market participants that a larger supply of Indian sovereign green bonds can be absorbed in the second half of the fiscal year. New Delhi sold 50 billion rupees ($524 million) of 30-year sovereign green bonds, at a…
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Image used for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Reuters India’s coal demand is likely to touch 1.6 billion tonnes per annum by 2030, a top government official said on Friday (August 14, 2026), underlining the need for transparent and market-driven pricing for the commodity. Speaking at the Global Commodities Conclave Mumbai, Union Coal Secretary…
This Independence Day, India would launch a fresh quest for relevance in Test cricket. Having lost at home to New Zealand and South Africa in the past, Shubman Gill’s men no longer sport an invincible air in their backyard. Now having flown past Palk Strait, the two-Test series commencing against Sri Lanka at Galle on…
A man walks past a logo of DLF in Mumbai. Mumbai continues to command the highest residential prices in India, with transactions in Worli and other prime locations crossing ₹2 lakh per sq. ft. | Photo Credit: Reuters In a significant luxury residential real estate deal Entrepreneur Manav Sardana, who was associated with Imperial Auto…
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India imported 8.7 MMT of Russian oil in June 2026, which was just 1% lower than in May, and 25% higher than in June of last year. File (Representational image) | Photo Credit: Reuters At a time when the U.S. looks all set to enact legislation to impose a tariff of up to 100% on India…
Laxman, centre, interacts with Saikia, right, during the latter’s visit to the CoE. | Photo Credit: Sudhakara Jain With Indian cricket in the throes of an injury crisis, the latest being Jasprit Bumrah and B. Sai Sudharsan’s absence from the upcoming tour to Sri Lanka, V.V.S. Laxman, head of BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE), defended…
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Basant Kumar Meghwal (left) and Shahnavaz Khan (right) during the World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene. Photo: X/@afiindia. Basant Kumar Meghwal became the first Indian to win a high jump medal at the World Athletics U20 Championships, while Shahnavaz Khan added a bronze in the long jump as India secured two medals on a memorable…
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