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Ravindra Jadeja (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) With the IPL 2026 retention deadline set for Saturday, attention is squarely on Ravindra Jadeja. The India all-rounder, long associated with Chennai Super Kings, is expected to make a high-profile move to the Rajasthan Royals. This transfer will close a significant chapter in Jadeja’s career, as he has…

NDA’s three-fourth majority in the third most populous state, its best performance since 2010, comes as a major endorsement of the ‘double-engine plank’ of the alliance and has validated the coalition’s belief that an opposition campaign centred on targeting PM Narendra Modi carries a stiff cost.The coalition contested the polls as a united family, blurring…

CHENNAI/MUMBAI: The GST rate cut is driving MSMEs to seek additional funding from banks for expansion. After the GST rejig, banks have seen a spike in enquiries for advances from the MSMEs. It comes amid lenders having moved closer to their annual targets for the MSME segment in the first half of the current fiscal….

MUMBAI: Days after govt announced the ‘export promotion mission’ and easier loan flow, RBI has eased repayment rules for exporters by giving them more time to bring in the proceeds and allowing banks to offer temporary relief on trade-related loans. The changes, issued through a Gazette notification on Nov 13 amending Fema rules and a…

Marjorie Taylor Greene (PTI) The TOI correspondent from Washington: Tapping into the MAGA base’s disaffection with the job market, rebellious Republican lawmaker Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG), who is already on a warpath with President Trump on various issues, announced on Thursday she will introduce legislation to aggressively phase out the H-1B visa program, which she…

LaMelo Ball of Charlotte Hornets (Image via NBA) LaMelo Ball’s anticipated return has become one of the main storylines as the Charlotte Hornets prepare to face the Milwaukee Bucks on November 14, 2025. After missing significant time, the Hornets are hoping that Ball’s presence will spark a much-needed shift in their early-season momentum. With the…

Jasprit Bumrah left South Africa’s batting line-up in tatters as he tore through with a stunning fifer on Friday. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Jasprit Bumrah made use of his press conference after the day’s play in Kolkata to draw a clear line around the ongoing debate about his workload, shortly after leading India’s attack with a…

NEW DELHI: Bihar’s assembly election results have delivered a sweeping win for the NDA government. The victory itself was no surprise, with exit polls already predicting a clear return to power for the National Democratic Alliance.What truly stood out, however, was not the win but the massive scale of the political shakeup that gave NDA…

PM Modi celebrates NDA win NEW DELHI: Celebrations erupted at the Delhi BJP headquarters on Friday as the BJP-led NDA swept the Bihar Assembly elections. Prime Minister Narendra Modi made a high-energy entry amid loud chants and applause from party workers.Wearing a scarf and waving a gamcha (a type of cloth piece), the prime minister…

In Bihar’s political theatre, irony has always been the opening act, and Nitish Kumar, the master of reinvention, once again turned contradiction into victory.With the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) sweeping the assembly elections by surging past the half-way mark, one wonders what could have been the X-factor that made the people of one of the…