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Naseem Shah penalised $72000 by PCB for controversial social media post

The PCB announced that its disciplinary committee had found Naseem guilty of breaching clauses of his central contract and violating social media guidelines

IPL 2026: Iyer's desire to win for PBKS burns even stronger, says Ponting

Having joined the franchise last year as their skipper, the Iyer-led PBKS topped the points table in the group stage and went on to qualify for the final, where they lost to RCB

IPL 2026: GT's batting coach Hayden lauds Gill's clarity in leadership

The former Australia opener expressed confidence in the team's batting unit heading into the new season

Sourav Ganguly backs BCCI on sharing Test matches across multiple venues

India's 2026-27 home season is a packed one, featuring series against West Indies, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe and Australia across formats

IPL 2026: RR's Sooryavanshi says coaches pushed him to trust instincts

The 15-year-old prodigy blazed away to a 15-ball fifty to power RR to an emphatic eight-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings in their IPL opener

India's average monthly data usage per user hits 31 GB in 2025: Nokia

The 13th edition of Nokia's annual Mobile Broadband Index (MBiT) said pan-India monthly 5G data traffic surged 70 per cent year-on-year to reach 12.9 exabytes (EB) in 2025

Indian business delegation visits China, explores ties after 5 year hiatus

This is first Indian trade delegation to visit China after the two countries normalised bilateral relations last year, after over five years of hiatus following the 2020 military standoff in Ladakh

Sub-junior women's hockey Nationals to host 29 teams across divisions

The tournament will run till April 12 and the participating teams will compete across Division 'A', Division 'B', and Division 'C', in a promotion and relegation format introduced last year

World becoming more multi-polar, global order democratising: Jaishankar

The remarks were made in his brief speech to the convocation ceremony of Nalanda University at Rajgir in Bihar, which was attended, among others, by President Droupadi Murmu

Govt cancels 11 critical, strategic mineral blocks auction on poor response

The blocks contain strategic minerals including lithium, cobalt, rare earth elements, niobium, tantalum, and vanadium

27-year-old Indian-origin man shot dead in Canada's Surrey, probe on

The victim has been identified as 27-year-old Jasman Sekhon

IPL 2026: Cameron Green must manage dual roles for KKR, says McDonald

Kolkata Knight Riders' skipper Ajinkya Rahane's remark on a currently injured Green not bowling in the IPL match against Mumbai Indians had created a mild controversy on his fitness status

NBFCs lead March CP issuances; corporate borrowing may ease in FY27: Ind-Ra

March typically marks the peak funding requirement period for NBFCs, and their demand has remained strong despite the rise in yields, the report noted

BJP trying to add illegal voters in Bengal electoral rolls, says Mamata

Banerjee also reiterated her plea before the gathering to ignore who the TMC candidates in the state's assembly segments were and consider her as the candidate in all 294 seats

Nation was sold half-baked scheme: Rahul Gandhi on Smart Cities Mission

Gandhi said this scheme serves as a prime example of the Modi government's 'true modus operandi' - grand announcements, even grander publicity, and zero accountability

Recent global conflicts reaffirm need for strong Navy: Vice Admiral Sobti

Amid the ongoing crisis in West Asia, Vice Admiral Sobti said the recent global developments reaffirm the need for a strong navy

Maharashtra ignored over 10k audit queries, ₹891 crore lapses possible: CAG

The CAG has raised queries over the accounts, some dating back over a decade, but the departments have left them unanswered

Sonia Gandhi discharged from hospital after recovery from infection

She was admitted on the night of March 24 at around 10.20 pm with a fever and spent seven days in the hospital

Iran war could shave off 1% point from India's FY27 GDP growth forecast: EY

EY in its February report had projected India's GDP could to be between 6.8 and 7.2 per cent in the 2026-27 fiscal

New I-T law, higher securities transaction tax to kick in from April 1

The Income-tax Act, 2025, will replace the Income-tax Act, 1961, with effect from April 1, 2026