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We didn't tamper with ball, end rumour-mongering: Australian bowlers

Australia bowlers Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon and Josh Hazlewood said they were not aware of ball being tampered during the infamous third Test against South Africa in Cape Town in 2018.

India women's team to tour Australia for Test, white-ball series in Sep

The India women's cricket team is set to tour Australia for the first time in 15 years for a one-off Test and a white-ball series in September.

India's white-ball series needed to lift Sri Lanka out of mess: BCCI

India's limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka is necessary to ensure that Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) makes up for the loss of revenue caused by last year's cancelled tour of the Island nation

Govt to keep impetus on road segments for tendering in near term: Ind-Ra

The Central government is expected to keep impetus on roads, irrigation and water works segments for tendering in near term, said India Ratings and Research.

Indian cement makers' price hikes to support margins: Fitch Ratings

The recent price increases by India's cement companies will counter the higher energy costs: Fitch

Surge in vaccination to fortify revenues growth of glass makers: Crisil

Sharp increase in Covid-19 vaccination led pharma demand as well as expected healthy growth in end-user sectors is expected to drive revenue growth of glass makers, says ratings agency Crisil

Centre working on a fortnightly schedule to streamline vax: PM Modi

In the first-ever such interactions with District Magistrates (DMs) of 46 high Covid-19 burden districts, PM Modi said Centre is working on a fortnightly schedule for vaccine supply

Biden admin approves $735 mn sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel

US President Joe Biden's administration has approved a $735 million sale of precision-guided weapons to Israel, according to media reports

India men and women's cricket teams may travel together to England

In what could possibly be the first instance of its kind, the India men and women's cricket teams are likely to travel together to England on a charter flight on June 2 for their respective series

Scammers impersonating Elon Musk steal more than $2 mn in cryptocurrency

Over the last six months, consumers have lost over $2 million in cryptocurrency to scammers impersonating Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, according to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)

Wadhwani Foundation announces $1 mn grant to 10 charities for Covid-relief

Wadhwani Foundation (WF) has announced a support of $1 million in grants to 10 charities and NGOs in a bid to help alleviate the devastating impact of the Covid-19 outbreak in India

Fuel prices at record high; Petrol breaches Rs 99/litre in Mumbai

Under the new found preference for revising fuel prices every alternate day, the Oil and marketing companies (OMCs) raised the pump prices of petrol and diesel yet again on Tuesday

India consumer internal SSD market shipments surges record high in Q1

The consumer internal SSD market shipments recorded 34% growth (quarter on quarter) in the first quarter of 2021 while on an annual basis, the overall market registered remarkable 172% growth in Q1

2,323 cases of Indian Covid variant recorded in UK: Health secy Hancock

A total of 2,323 cases of the coronavirus variant first detected in India have been recorded in the UK, Health Secretary Matt Hancock said

4,329 die of Covid in 24 hours, marking India's worst day in fatality count

Maharashtra continues at the top with the highest deaths so far, the western state has been surpassed by Karnataka for largest number of cases being reported last week

US, EU to start talks on steel tariffs imposed during Trump administration

The US and the European Union (EU) will begin talks on the steel tariffs imposed during the administration of former President Donald Trump, according to a joint statement

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 163.3 mn; deaths surge to more than 3.38 mn

The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 163.3 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.38 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid-19: Remdesivir production scaled up to 11.9 million vials per month

All seven domestic licensed manufacturers of Remdesivir have scaled up production from 3.8 million vials per month to nearly 11.9 million vials per month, following government directives

Govt releases Rs 5,968 crore to 15 states under Jal Jeevan Mission

The Government has released Rs 5,968 crore to 15 states for the implementation of the Jal Jeevan Mission in the financial year 2021-22

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel proposes 20% oxygen for steel industries

CM writes to Piyush Goyal demanding that steel industries be allowed to use 20 per cent of the oxygen produced in Chhattisgarh