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[ad_1] Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (PTI Photo) As Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepare to host Chennai Super Kings in a crucial IPL 2025 clash on Saturday, former India cricketer Aakash Chopra believes that a top-two finish is essential for RCB if they are to break their long-standing title drought.With 14 points from 10 games, RCB sit third on the table, and a win over CSK would take them to the top with 16 points. Chopra noted that while the win would all but ensure a playoff berth, it’s Qualifier 1 that Patidar’s men must aim for.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!"RCB have never won in Chennai since 2008, but they did that job. At home, it's even-stevens," Chopra said on his YouTube channel. "They can very well qualify tonight, but the ‘Q’ won’t be next to […]

[ad_1] Amazon's biggest Chinese rival in the US Temu is abandoning the model which it almost built around its business in the country. Temu is changing its business model centered around cheap Chinese imports, aiming to sell only goods from local merchants to American consumers for the foreseeable future. This basically means that Temu is for now abandoning the very business model that helped it become a huge success in the US.PDD Holdings Inc’s online retail website that became a household name in the US after its entry just a few years ago with cut-price items from dresses to kitchen towels. China's Temu now intends to shift to what it calls a “local fulfillment” model. In an emailed statement to Bloomberg, the company said that it is actively recruiting US merchants and will sell only their locally based merchandise. The […]

[ad_1] Renowned Pakistani Sufi singer Abida Parveen’s Instagram profile is no longer accessible to users in India.This move is part of the ongoing restrictions imposed on several prominent Pakistani celebrities following the recent terror attacks in Pahalgam, India.Screenshots of the account being banned have been widely shared on X (formerly Twitter) by fans and listeners of Abida. The message reads: “Account not available in India. This is because we complied with a legal request to restrict this content.”Abida Parveen is known for her soulful renditions of Sufi poetry. 'Tu Jhoom', 'Main Naraye Mastana', 'Pardadari', 'Chaap Tilak' and 'Aaqa' are some of her most celebrated tracks.The restriction follows a series of similar actions affecting artists such as Hania Aamir, Mahira Khan, Ali Zafar and Fawad Khan. While there has been no official explanation directly linking these bans to specific events, the […]

[ad_1] Top-ranking officials in US President Donald Trump's administration were quick to criticize Germany's domestic intelligence agency BfV on Friday for designating the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as a "right-wing extremist" entity.The agency said the party's positions on ethnicity were incompatible with democracy, noting that the AfD "aims to exclude certain population groups from equal participation in society."It also highlighted the party's use of hateful rhetoric and incitement to undermine democratic institutions.The BfV had previously designated several local AfD branches as right-wing extremist groups, but it now said it decided to give the entire party the label due to its attempts to "undermine the free, democratic" order in the country.The designation gives authorities greater powers to monitor the party's activities.The AfD slammed the decision as "politically motivated."It also drew sharp criticism from across the Atlantic, with Trump administration […]

[ad_1] The US government on Thursday asked a federal judge to transfer Indian national Badar Khan Suri’s deportation case from Virginia to Texas, where he is currently being held on charges of "spreading Hamas propaganda."At the hearing, US District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles expressed doubt about the government's petition, which would require her to dismiss the Virginia case, the Associated Press reported.She emphasised that dismissal would invalidate her March directive to keep Badar Khan Suri within the US during his First Amendment proceedings.Justice Department attorney David Byerley indicated he would consult with US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement regarding the judge's concerns. He expressed confidence that ICE would respect her deportation stay order whilst the case transfers to Texas federal court."OK," the judge responded. "I'm not going to rely on that. But thank you," she added.In a court filing ahead of […]

[ad_1] Popular singer Mika Singh has been a prominent voice in Bollywood, known for hit songs such as ‘Aaj Ki Raat’, ‘Subah Hone Na De’, ‘Dhinka Chika’, 'Ganpat', 'Jumme Ki Raat', and ‘Pushpa Pushpa’. His powerful and distinctive voice has earned him a large fanbase, but he has also been no stranger to controversy due to his outspoken nature.Recently the 'Aaj Ki Party' singer opened up about one of the most talked-about moments in his career — the time he was banned for performing in Pakistan after the 2016 Uri attack. Speaking on Shubhankar Mishra’s podcast, he got candid about how the industry treated him and why he feels there are double standards when it comes to cross-border work.Honey Singh Atif Aslam ke sath koi gaana kar raha haiMika expressed how being famous sometimes makes you an easy target for […]

[ad_1] This is a representational image NEW DELHI: Atleast 6 people killed and over 15 injured in a major stampede that took place at the Lairai Devi temple in Goa. Chief minister Pramod Sawant takes stock of the situation. According to reports, the injured were shifted to nearby hospitals.North Goa SP Akshat Kaushal said, "6 dead and more than 15 injured in a stampede that occurred at the Lairai Devi temple in Shirgao."State health minister Vishwajit Rane confirmed that the deceased, including two men and two women who were brought dead to the hospital. Meanwhile, an emergency response has been initiated after the incident took place. “We dispatched five ambulances through 108 services to the site. Three were stationed at Asilo, and three more kept on standby until the situation stabilised,” said Rane. He added that all necessary medical arrangements […]

[ad_1] BHOPAL: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by six men in Madhya Pradesh's Shahdol town for two days, following which she was taken to a hotel by a deputy jailer, where police rescued her Thursday. All six suspected rapists were arrested. The deputy jailer, Vikas Singh, posted at Budhar sub-jail in Shahdol, faces charges of abducting a minor. The crime came a day after a class 7 girl was repeatedly gang-raped by two men for three days while being held captive in a house in Mandla.The survivor went missing on April 28 night, but it wasn't until two days later that her family approached Sohagpur PS in Shahdol, 535km from Bhopal. Cops began looking for her and found her in a hotel in town the next day. By Thursday evening, Sohagpur Police had arrested four suspects. Later that night, […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: With UPI and other digital rails keeping money in motion round-the-clock - and India's markets becoming more entwined with global ones - an RBI panel has proposed extending money market hours to 7pm from 5pm. The shift would give banks greater flexibility in managing short-term liquidity and accessing interbank and central bank funds.The recommendations come from a working group set up to review trading and settlement hours across RBI-regulated markets. The panel argued that trading hours shape how efficiently markets function, affecting liquidity, volatility, and price discovery. Since the last major review in 2019, India's financial markets expanded in size and complexity, with more participants, a broader range of products, and increased non-resident activity-especially in govt securities and derivatives following regulatory and index changes.Tighter links between onshore and offshore markets, advances in trading infrastructure, and round-the-clock payment systems […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: After LNG, govt is exploring the possibility of increasing fertiliser imports from the US as it seeks to address US President Donald Trump's concerns over the trade balance being in India's favour.The move will also help India reduce its dependence on countries, such as China and Russia, which are among the top sources of shipments. In fact, like oil, fertiliser imports from Russia shot up, following sanctions on Moscow in the wake of the Ukraine war. As a result, India's trade deficit with Russia grew manifold.India relies heavily on imported fertilisers, valued at $8.3 billion during the last financial year, with the US having a minuscule share, with the value of shipments pegged at $300,000. Last year, India had a trade surplus of over $41 billion with the US, while its goods imports were valued at $86.5 […]