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Is Cricket more global than Football? (Designed by Mukesh Sharma/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: There is an exhausting rhythm to summer in the sub-continent. The heat hits you like a wall the moment you step outside, and, more often than not, survival dictates a quick shelter to the nearest roadside stall for a glass of ice-cold “nimbu…

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank of India has rebuffed calls to raise the asset threshold for upper-layer NBFCs to Rs 2.5 lakh crore, sticking to Rs 1 lakh crore threshold—a decision that keeps Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, firmly within its supervisory bracket and subject to listing requirements.Industry stakeholders had argued that the…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and his younger brother Ashirvad Sooryavanshi NEW DELHI: Cricket seems to run in the Sooryavanshi family. Days after making headlines with a century in a practice match, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s younger brother Ashirvad has once again impressed with the bat, smashing a brilliant 168 off just 119 balls in another dominant display.The 10-year-old, who…

Brazil’s Vinicius Junior (7) celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the World Cup Group C soccer match between Scotland and Brazil in Miami Gardens, Fla., Wednesday, June 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Brazil secured top spot in Group C with an assured 3-0 victory over Scotland at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami, completing…

PM Modi invited to join Khamenei’s funeral ceremony that is to be held between July 4 and July 9 NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi has been invited by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to attend the funeral of former supreme leader Ali Khamenei, official sources confirmed.While Modi himself is unlikely to travel, it’s learnt that govt…

NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday advised states to start registering e-Zero FIRs in cyber crime cases so that victims who have lost their money are spared the harassment of running from pillar to post. Noting that only nine states have this system in place, Modi directed PMO officials to take this up with…

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: India legend Kapil Dev has praised teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a “special talent,” while cautioning that the real test of the 15-year-old’s career still lies years ahead.Sooryavanshi, who has become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, is on the verge of a…

Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Caracas and triggering tsunami alerts across parts of the Caribbean.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, struck at 18:04 local time near Montalbán, west of the coastal community…

UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the…

With ‘Protein Mess’, IIT-M seeks to add brawn to brains NEW DELHI: Fish curry, chicken yakhni pulao, paneer tikka and tossed soya chunks are now part of IIT-Madras’s effort to improve sporting performance. The institute has introduced a dedicated “Protein Mess”, backed by academic flexibility, fitness training and psychological conditioning for student-athletes.Described by IIT-M as…