Fitness test hurdle leaves Rishabh Pant uncertain for Wellington Test
Rishabh Pant is recovering from a side strain at the BCCI Centre of Excellence in Bengaluru and has not yet cleared the fitness test needed to join India A for their third unofficial Test against New Zealand A in Lincoln from 7 to 10 November. If he passes a second assessment, the wicketkeeper-batter will fly directly to Wellington to join
Who is Kimi Antonelli? 20-year-old makes F1 history as youngest-ever world champion
Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli, 20, became Formula 1's youngest-ever world champion by finishing third at the 2026 Mexico City Grand Prix, securing the title with four races remaining. He broke Sebastian Vettel's 2010 record, set at age 23, and ended Italy's 73-year wait for a champion since Alberto Ascari in 1953. Max Verstappen won the race, finishing 0.799 seconds ahead
Indian Navy rescues all 20 crew members of pirated vessel Azini in 48-hour operation
The Indian Navy rescued all 20 crew members of the fishing vessel Azini from heavily armed pirates in a 48-hour operation completed on November 2 in the Arabian Sea, over 3,000 km from Mumbai. The Navy located and intercepted the vessel with timely support from the Indian Air Force, as confirmed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. The operation demonstrated the
Tied with Rohit Sharma at 5 T20I tons: Glenn Maxwell bids farewell to international cricket
Australian all-rounder Glenn Maxwell, 38, has retired from international cricket after a 14-year career in which he won the 2015 and 2023 ODI World Cups and the 2021 T20 World Cup. He finishes with 3,990 ODI runs in 149 matches and 2,897 T20I runs in 130, and shares the world record for most T20I centuries (5) with Rohit Sharma. His
Will new aviation rules make air tickets cheaper? What passengers can expect from the new rules
From January 1, Indian and foreign airlines operating scheduled flights to, from or across India must disclose the full ticket cost, including basic fare, taxes, cancellation charges and refund conditions, under Rule 192 of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Niyam, 2026. The rules also require airlines to submit tariffs to the DGCA for monitoring. However, they do not cap fares or guarantee
Kozhikode KSRTC terminal: KTDFC plans re-tender after Rs 87 Crore loss in 5 years
The Kerala Transport Development Finance Corporation is considering re-auctioning the Kozhikode KSRTC terminal after contractor Alif Builders admitted in the High Court that only three of its floors were handed over. The government has lost Rs 87 crore over five years on the terminal, built in 2015 for Rs 74.79 crore and leased to Alif Builders in 2021 at Rs
OTP Farming: How India’s mobile numbers became currency for global cybercriminals
Mumbai Cyber Police arrested three men for running an OTP-farming network that supplied Indian WhatsApp numbers to fraudsters in Cambodia, seizing 669 SIM cards and 100 handsets. The gang allegedly activated SIMs using stolen KYC documents and sold verification codes via Telegram for about USD 13 each in Tether cryptocurrency. Such networks matter because Indian numbers make overseas scams appear
'Magnificent Seven' debt jumps 45% to $578 billion: SBI Research flags AI boom risks
SBI Research reports that the combined debt of the Magnificent Seven US tech companies—Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, Microsoft, Nvidia and Tesla—rose about 45% to $578 billion by mid-2026, up from $399 billion in 2025, driven by heavy AI infrastructure spending on data centres and chips. The report warns that rising Treasury yields could cut their market value by $1.67–2 trillion,
India's first bullet train under manufacture in Bengaluru's BEML facility
India's first indigenously manufactured bullet train is being built at BEML in Bengaluru for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor. The eight-coach train, about 202 metres long with a capacity of 557 passengers, is designed for a maximum test speed of 280 kmph and an operational speed of 249 kmph. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw inspected the progress, calling it a major
Cyclone Murasu: Heavy rain expected in Kerala; yellow alert issued for 6 districts
Cyclone Murasu, formed over the Bay of Bengal about 630 km east-southeast of Chennai, is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm and make landfall between Nellore and Narsapur in Andhra Pradesh early Tuesday with wind speeds up to 120 km/h. Though it will not directly hit Kerala, the India Meteorological Department has issued yellow rain alerts for six