Sachin Tendulkar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Sachin Tendulkar is celebrated as one of the greatest batters in cricket history, but his bowling remains an often-overlooked part of his game. Though never a frontline bowler, Tendulkar’s versatility made him a valuable part-time option. He could bowl medium pace, off-spin, and leg-spin, often stepping in to break…
India’s cement demand set to expand at a 7–8% compound annual growth NEW DELHI: India’s cement demand is set to expand at a 7–8% compound annual growth rate over the medium term, powered by housing, infrastructure, and commercial projects, with prices expected to rebound after a sharp fall in FY25, UBS said in a report.UBS…
NEW DELHI: Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, targeting the government’s announced economic reforms and highlighting issues such as massive unemployment, falling wages, declining savings, and rising liabilities.“Your recent lofty speeches about ‘reforming’ the Economy are meaningless,” Kharge said through a post on X. “Pick up some REAL data and…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met the National Democratic Alliance’s vice-presidential pick CP Radhakrishnan on Monday and conveyed his best wishes.He also shared pictures of the meet and said in a post on X, “Met Thiru CP Radhakrishnan Ji. Conveyed my best wishes on his being the NDA’s Vice Presidential nominee. His long years…
CP Radhakrishnan and PM Narendra Modi NEW DELHI: Maharashtra governor C P Radhakrishnan (68) is all set to be India’s next vice-president. The BJP parliamentary board on Sunday approved the name of the two-term former Lok Sabha MP from Coimbatore for the constitutional post, which is twinned with that of chairman of Rajya Sabha.Rival INDIA…
As AI continues to reshape recruitment, the limitations of algorithmic assessments are becoming increasingly apparent. Efficiency and speed, once hailed as the primary advantages of virtual interviews, now clash with the pressing need for authenticity and competence evaluation. Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, acknowledged this growing concern, stating on the Lex Fridman podcast in June:…
Former India captain Mohammed Azharuddin slammed Jasprit Bumrah for picking and choosing matches in the name of workload management. Bumrah has been India’s leading bowler in all formats for quite some time but only played three matches during the England tour. The 31-year-old was returning from a long injury lay-off, and the IPL as his…
Aspersions have been cast on one of the greatest all-format bowlers for not playing the full series in England, disregarding his unique action, history of injuries & incredible contribution to Indian cricket…Mohammed Siraj‘s 1113th delivery of the recently-concluded India-England series is still the toast of the nation. Bowled at a speed of 143 kph, it…
Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju (PTI image) NEW DELHI: The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Wednesday held a key strategy meeting to discuss the upcoming Vice-Presidential election following the sudden resignation of Jagdeep Dhankhar. The meeting, chaired by defence minister Rajnath Singh was attended by all alliance floor leaders.Following the discussions, the alliance…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy CM Eknath Shinde on Wednesday announced Shiv Sena’s “unconditional support” to NDA’s candidate for vice-president, potentially setting the line for other alliance partners to follow and increase the chances of BJP getting one of its own appointed to the constitutional position after the Sept 9 election.On a visit to Delhi, Shinde…