Major shake-up in Pakistan cricket after Lord’s rout: Seven players, coaches Sarfaraz, Gul released

Pakistan head coach Sarfaraz Ahmed and captain Babar Azam (AFP Photo) Pakistan have responded to their crushing 194-run defeat to England at Lord’s with a sweeping mid-tour overhaul, releasing seven players and making changes to the red-ball coaching staff ahead of the third Test at Edgbaston.The Pakistan Cricket Board announced the changes on Monday after […]

Eye on bypoll, Suvendu announces Rs 300cr projects for Nandigram

CM Suvendu Adhikari at Nandigram on Monday Kaushik Pradhan & Suman Mandal | tnnKolkata/Nandigram: With an eye on the upcoming assembly bypoll in Nandigram, CM Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced projects worth Rs 300 crore for the constituency he recently vacated and launched a sharp political attack on his predecessor, Mamata Banerjee.Adhikari, who retained the […]

Parliamentary panel holds meeting on T.N.’s water resources

Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources Rajiv Pratap Rudy conducting a meeting at Gempark hotel in Udhagamandalam on Monday. | Photo Credit: M. SATHYAMOORTHY The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources held a meeting to discuss Tamil Nadu’s water resources in Udhagamandalam on Monday (August 31).  A press release from the district administration […]

Indian Railways’ busiest rail routes are getting bigger: 41% of India’s rail traffic runs on just 16% of its network; railways plans four tracks across 11,000 kms of its network

Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has shared a plan to expand tracks on seven high density routes, introducing four lanes or four tracks. Indian Railways, commonly called the national transporter, is now working to increase its passenger and freight carrying capacity on its highest density routes that often see demand outpace supply.Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw has […]

‘Country Babur came from’: Owaisi takes dig at PM Modi’s Uzbek honour

Owaisi pointed to Uzbekistan’s historical connection with Babur NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi took a dig at the BJP after Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred Uzbekistan’s highest state honour.PM Modi was presented with the Order of “Oliy Darajali Dustlik” by Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev during his two-day state visit to the Central Asian […]

Ankit Balyan murder case: Two suspects killed in encounter with Shamli Police

Image for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters Two suspects allegedly involved in the murder of Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan were killed in an encounter with Shamli Police and the SWAT team, officials said on Monday (August 31, 2026). The two men, identified as 24-year-old Sumit and 22-year-old Mohit, carried a reward […]

‘We’ll see more Japanese portfolio flows’

Nippon Life India Asset Management Company MD & CEO Sandeep Sikka Nippon Life India Asset Management Company MD & CEO Sandeep Sikka, who was re-elected AMFI president, was part of a 200-member business delegation that accompanied commerce & industry minister Piyush Goyal to Japan last week. In an interview, Sikka argues that there will be […]

FPIs turn buyers for second month, invest ₹30,919 crore in August

Foreign portfolio investors (FPIs) infused ₹30,919 crore in Indian equities in August, extending their buying streak to a second straight month, amid improvingc, resilient economic activity, stable rupee and easing geopolitical concerns. The inflow follows ₹20,200 crore invested in July, marking a sharp turnaround after four consecutive months of heavy selling. FPIs had withdrawn ₹49,340 […]

Should the CJP be a political party?

Cockroach Janata Party founder Abhijeet Dipke, CJP chief spokesperson Saurav Das and national spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka during a media interaction in New Delhi on August 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI A glimpse at India’s recent history suggests that while some protest movements became successful political parties, others did not. The success of the recent youth […]