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U-19 World Cup: India enter semis after beating Pak

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- A clinical India trounced a listless Pakistan by 58 runs to enter yet another semi-final of the under-19 World Cup in Bulawayo on Sunday. On a pitch that aided the slower bowlers ... Read More


India's Devika Sihag wins Thailand Masters crown

NEW DELHI, Feb. 2 -- Upcoming Devika Sihag became the first Indian shuttler to win a title in 2026 when she won the Thailand Masters in Bangkok on Sunday. The 20-year-old was leading 21-8, 6-3 when a ... Read More


STT charges go up on f&o; 'ill-timed' move say analysts

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in her Budget 2026 speech, increased the securities transaction tax (STT) on futures and options (F&O) transactions, raising the levy on... Read More


Alcaraz CLAIMS AUSTRALIAN OPEN, REWRITES history

Melbourne, Feb. 2 -- Carlos Alcaraz swept past Novak Djokovic to win his first Australian Open on Sunday and become the youngest man to complete a career Grand Slam, denying the Serbian great an unpre... Read More


4 arrested over firing at Rohit Shetty's house

Mumbai, Feb. 2 -- Four people were arrested on Sunday in connection with the firing outside director Rohit Shetty's house in Mumbai's Juhu area earlier in the day, police said. According to the police... Read More


2 kids among 6 killed in Patna accident

Patna, Feb. 2 -- Six people, including two children, were killed and two others were injured in a head-on collision between an auto-rickshaw and a truck in Bihar's Patna district on Sunday, police sai... Read More


Shop's name triggers tensions, 2 FIRs lodged

Dehradun, Feb. 2 -- Communal tension erupted in the Kotdwar area of Pauri district in Uttarakhand after right-wing activists from Dehradun allegedly threatened a local shopkeeper, demanding that he ch... Read More


Modi renames Pb airport, flags off new terminal

Ludhiana, Feb. 2 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday renamed the Adampur airport in Ludhiana after Guru Ravidas on the revered saint's birth anniversary and also virtually inaugurated the termin... Read More


Logistics: Inland waterways, coastal cargo get a boost

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced new dedicated freight corridors connecting Dankuni in the east to Surat in the west and 20 new national waterways (NW... Read More


7 high-speed rail corridors on cards

New Delhi, Feb. 2 -- Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday proposed seven high-speed rail corridors and allocated Rs.2,77,830 crore to the railways ministry for capital expenditure in 20... Read More