Harmanpreet’s 171 changed Australia as a team and shaped how we wanted to play: Alyssa Healy

Batting enforcer: Alyssa Healy is Australia’s game-changer at the top of the order, thanks to her ability to both score quickly and bat deep. Photo credit: Getty Images Fuss-free glovework: Healy says her wicketkeeping style is ‘old school’. She likes to keep it simple behind the stumps. Photo credit: Getty Images Living up to the […]

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‘Shotime’ Ohtani — the unicorn on a blockbuster run

Athletic marvel: The 6’4” Ohtani is in a class of his own, whether it’s pitching right-handed or batting southpaw. Photo credit: Getty Images Out of the park: Ohtani slugged 80 home runs over the course of the last two MLB seasons — most of them humongous blasts off the bat with high exit velocity. Photo […]

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One million tulips are on display at the tulip festival in Srinagar

The blooming tulips at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Tulip Garden in Srinagar | Photo Credit: ANI The Rembrandt tulip is believed to have got its name from the striking flame-like flashes of colour over a base shade. One of the prettiest and most painterly among tulips, they are a tribute to legendary Dutch artist Rembrandt […]

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HAL registers highest-ever revenue of ₹26,500 crore for FY 2022-23

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd. (HAL) has registered the highest-ever revenue from operations of around ₹26,500 crore (provisional and unaudited) for the financial year 2022-23 as against ₹24,620 crore for the previous financial year. The company has recorded a revenue growth of 8% during the year as compared to the previous year, stated the defence PSU. “Despite […]

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Having an impact player is a luxury, says Dhoni

File photo of Chennai Super Kings’ captain M.S. Dhoni. | Photo Credit: PTI Having an impact player is a luxury as it makes decision-making easier, Chennai Super Kings skipper M.S. Dhoni said on March 31. Under the newly-introduce ‘Impact Player’ rule, a batter or bowler can be replaced in the middle of the game as […]

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FTP proposes e-commerce export hubs

The government’s new Foreign Trade Policy extends all export benefits to e-commerce overseas shipments, which it targets to grow to $200-300 billion annually by 2030, and plans to create hubs for such exports with designated zones for warehousing.  For starters, the value limit for exports undertaken through courier services is being doubled to ₹10 lakh […]

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Listed non-govt. firms saw lower fixed capital formation in FY22, says RBI

Corporations were cautious about their capacity expansion and capital investment plans due to uncertainties in demand conditions in the aftermath of the pandemic, elevated input costs, increased accumulation of inventories and receivables, as well as global developments including supply bottlenecks, and this resulted in lower fixed capital formation during 2021-22, according to data released by […]

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Sindhu cruises to semis, Srikanth bows out of Madrid Spain Masters

File photo of India’s P.V. Sindhu. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY R.V. Double Olympic medallist P.V. Sindhu cruised to the semifinals even as compatriot Kidambi Srikanth crashed out of the Madrid Spain Masters in Madrid on March 31. Sindhu got the better of world no. 19 Mia Blichfeldt of Denmark 21-14 21-17 to reach her first […]

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Fiscal deficit touches 82.8% of full-year target in Feb.

The Union Government’s fiscal deficit touched 82.8% of the full-year target at the end of February, according to data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) on Friday. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit or gap between the expenditure and revenue collection during April-February period stood at ₹14.53 lakh crore. The fiscal deficit in […]

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DIPAM meets revised targets for 2022-23

The government on Friday received as much as ₹1,632 crore in dividends from five public-sector companies, including the Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd., and SAIL, and another ₹3,200 crore from Hindustan Zinc Limited, taking its total disinvestment and dividend receipts tally for 2022-23 to over ₹94,280 crore. “With dividend receipts adding up to ₹58,988.34 […]

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