HYDERABAD, Mar 23: Ishan Kishans blitzkrieg trumped the heroic efforts from Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel as Sunrisers Hyderabad buried Rajasthan Royals under a deluge of runs to start its IPL 2025 campaign in style with a 44-run win here on Sunday. After Travis Head teed off with a 31-ball-67 adding 94 for the opening stand with Abhishek Sharma, Kishan (106 not out off 47 balls) smashed a 45-ball-100 in his first appearance for the new franchise as Sunrisers Hyderabad [] The post Ton-up Kishan f

By Prof.(Dr) D.K.Giri Recently, External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar urged the non-government strategic community to pull themselves up by their bootstraps to contribute to Indias external relations through Track-II diplomacy or even overtake the Track-I. Jaishankar regretted that the Track-II has sadly fallen behind. A welcome statement indeed coming from the Foreign Minister himself. Some of us have long argued that the foreign policy making in India has been an elite exercise as the non-g

NEW DELHI, Jan 15: Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Wednesday described RSS chief Mohan Bhagwats remarks that Indias true independence was established on the day of the Ram temples consecration as anti-national and demanded an apology over the statement. Rameshs remarks came after Bhagwat said the date of the Ram temples consecration in Ayodhya should be celebrated as Pratishtha Dwadashi as the true independence of Bharat, which had faced parachakra (enemy attack) for several centuries, w

NEW DELHI, Jan 12:Alternate investment funds (AIFs) have sought from the government specific funds for investments in new-age, sunrise and deep-tech startups with a view to promote innovation in the country, an official said. They have also urged the government to announce a fresh round of funds under the Fund of Funds for Startups (FFS) scheme. These demands were raised during a meeting between AIFs and the officials of the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) [] The

KOLKATA, Jan 2: State Bank of India (SBI) has announced the launch of a TAB-based end-to-end digital on-boarding process for Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) to streamline the opening of NRE (Non-Resident External) and NRO (Non-Resident Ordinary) accounts. This initiative was inaugurated by SBI Chairman Challa Sreenivasulu Setty and has been made available across SBI branches in India and select foreign offices, employing digital tools to enhance the efficiency and convenience of account opening. The

*Thrilling QF, SF matches held on Day 3 Excelsior Sports Correspondent JAMMU, Nov 29: The 36th Yonex-Sunrise Sub Junior National Badminton Championships 2024 saw an exciting Day 3 of competition at the M.A. Stadium, with intense quarterfinal and semifinal matches in the U-13 category. Boys Singles U-13 Quarterfinals: Top seed Satvik Agrawal (RAJ) advanced to the semifinals after a commanding 21-13, 21-19 victory over Krishav Puppala (TS). In another thrilling match, Linesh Vaibav S. (TN) outplay