The central government on Saturday announced 100% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in insurance companies under the automatic route, allowing full foreign ownership in the sector. The move is expected to increase foreign participation in India’s insurance industry. Foreign investment in Indian insurance companies and intermediaries will now be allowed up to 100% of the paid-up…
NEW DELHI: New Zealand leg-spinner Ish Sodhi etched his name into the record books during the third T20I against Bangladesh national cricket team in Dhaka on Saturday. Sodhi became New Zealand’s highest wicket-taker in T20I cricket after claiming his 165th wicket in the shortest format, surpassing former pacer Tim Southee. Watch Munaf Patel questions appointment…
Kashvee Gautam (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India’s squad announcement for the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup brought a few surprises, but one of the biggest talking points was the absence of all-rounders Kashvee Gautam and Amanjot Kaur. The BCCI clarified on Saturday that both players were unavailable for selection because of injuries, forcing the selectors…
Mark Allen during his match against Yize Wu on day fourteen of the World Snooker Championship 2026 at the Crucible Theatre, Sheffield, England, Friday May 1, 2026. (Mike Egerton/PA via AP) The evening session at the World Snooker Championship was moving into rhythm at the Crucible Theatre when everything abruptly stopped, with a power issue…
According to Entertainment Weekly, one of Hollywood’s most in-demand actors following the success of ‘The Housemaid’, Sydney Sweeney was spotted on set during production, and speculation about her involvement circulated throughout 2025. She played herself in a three-minute scene set inside the Dior offices, where Emily Charlton is dressing her when Andy, Miranda, and Nigel…
BSE Odisha 10th result 2026: Odisha boards’s class 10th results have been declared with an overall 95.33% pass percentage. The Board of Secondary Education, Odisha (BSE Odisha) has also released the district-wise performance details of the Annual High School Certificate Examination 2025, offering a detailed look at how different regions performed in this year’s Class…
Women can have six-pack abs and remain healthy, but it depends on how they achieve it. Scroll through fitness reels and one question keeps popping up, can women really have six-pack abs and still be healthy? Recently, Dr Karan Rajan addressed this on Instagram, and the clip struck a nerve. It challenged a common belief…
The week opens on a bright, busy note, like a clear morning after a sticky night. Early in the week you feel cheerful, switched on, and ready to show people what you can do. A family function, a catch up with relatives, or even a community event can pull you out of your routine and…
Puducherry’s 2026 Assembly elections have turned into a closely watched contest, with a record voter turnout of 89.83 per cent, several razor-thin contests, and the entry of new political players adding unpredictability. Counting is set for May 4 for all 30 seats. The main contest is between the ruling AINRC-BJP-led NDA and the Congress-DMK alliance,…
What are the most valuable assets for a country — gold, silver, currency? In Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy, the answer looks far less conventional. Here, vast climate-controlled warehouses store one of the region’s most unusual forms of wealth: hundreds of thousands of wheels of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, slowly ageing and quietly getting more valuable over timeTo…
