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Praggnanandhaa crushes Sarana in Tata Steel Masters chess tournament

If Gukesh wins, he will move to nine points and will stay ahead of Praggnanandhaa while Abdusattorov slipped to third spot on 7.5 points.

BCCI Awards: Bumrah is best men's cricketer, Mandhana bags women's honour

Bumrah was also the Player of the Series against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, bagging 32 wickets across five Tests.

UP Warriorz captain Alyssa Healy set to miss Women's Premier League season

Healy has captained UP Warriorz in each of the first two editions of the WPL with the third one set to be held across four venues in Vadodara, Lucknow, Bengaluru and Mumbai.

ISL: Punjab FC notch first win after 7 games, beat Bengaluru FC 3-2

Punjab FC defeated Bengaluru FC 3-2 to snap their seven-game-long winless run in the Indian Super League (ISL) at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium here on Saturday.

Pak army chief visits Balochistan after 18 security personnel killed

The army chief along with Balochistan Chief Minister Sarfraz Bugti and Governor Sheikh Jaffar Khan Mandokhail offered prayers at the funeral of the slain soldiers and also visited the injured soldiers

Ensure 'zero errors' for Amrit Snan on Basant Panchami: UP CM to officials

During a review meeting in Prayagraj on Saturday, he said the traditional 'shobha yatra' of 'akharas' should be conducted with grandeur and all necessary preparations completed on time

Bangladesh gets 16,000 tonnes of rice from India despite tensions

Bangladesh is set to receive 300,000 tonnes of rice from India under an agreement, with 40 per cent of it being unloaded at Mongla Port and the rest at Chittagong Port

Union Budget supports farmers, middle class, says H D Kumaraswamy

Further, he added that this is a budget that strengthens farmers, increases their income, empowers the rural economy, and prepares Indian agriculture for future challenges

Budget disappointing as no provision of MSP guarantee, say farmer leaders

Punjab farmer leaders on Saturday said the Union Budget was "disappointing" for the farming community as it did not give a legal guarantee on minimum support price for crops.

Day after resigning from AAP, 8 outgoing MLAs join BJP ahead of Delhi polls

All the eight MLAs resigned from the primary membership of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday, citing reasons like alleged corruption and the Arvind Kejriwal-led party's deviation from its ideology

Tobacco causes 40% of preventable cancer cases in India, say experts

Dr Harish Shetty proposed renaming February 4 as 'World Cancer-Free Day' (instead of World Cancer Day) to shift the narrative from treatment to proactive prevention

BCCI Awards: Tendulkar conferred with lifetime award, Bumrah best cricketer

Mandhana, who was the ICC Women's ODI Cricketer of the Year, made 747 runs in the 2024 calendar year with four centuries. She had previously won the award in 2017-18, 2020-21, and 2021-22

Non-tax revenue from telecom pegged 33% lower at Rs 82,443 cr for FY26

The revised estimates for FY25 place revenue from telecom (under the head 'other communications services') marginally higher at Rs 1.23 trillion against the originally-expected Rs 1.20 trillion

Budget 2025 focuses on ease of doing biz, promotes manufacturing: ICAI

Among other measures, the Budget has announced a scheme to make India a global hub for toys by focusing on cluster development

Delhi assembly polls: 7,552 eligible electors opt for home voting facility

A total of 7,552 electors have opted for the home voting facility, available to elderly voters and Persons with Disabilities (PwDs), for the upcoming Delhi Assembly election.

Statehood restoration to accelerate J-K development, says Farooq Abdullah

A National Conference spokesman said the delegations informed Abdullah about the significant improvements on the ground since the formation of the elected government in October last year

Budget 2025: FMCGs hope tax relief, rural infra funds to boost consumption

PepsiCo India & South Asia Chief Executive Officer Jagrut Kotecha said Union Budget 2025 is focused on an income-led economic revival that will provide relief to the middle-income group

Import duty cut to make mobile production ecosystem more competitive: ICEA

India Cellular and Electronics Association Chairman Pankaj Mohindroo said that the removal of 2.5 per cent duty on mobile parts was a "nuisance" tariff which was not doing any value addition

Budget 2025: NCRTC gets Rs 2,900 cr for regional rapid rail project

The 82-km Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor originates at Sarai Kale Khan in New Delhi and terminates at Modipuram in Meerut

Good steps forward: Nasscom hails Budget's focus on improving ease of biz

Nasscom President Rajesh Nambiar said the government's focus on innovation and improving ease of doing businesses reinforces its commitment of making India a global leader