Sourav Ganguly (PTI Photo) Former India captain Sourav Ganguly had little patience for Sunday’s Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan in Dubai, admitting that the one-sided nature of the contest made him switch channels to football’s Manchester derby.“I am actually not surprised by what I saw. I actually stopped watching after the first 15…
Taxpayers continue to struggle with the ITR submission process due to technical difficulties on the Income Tax department’s official portal. (AI image) ITR filing FY 2024-25 due day has been extended to today, that is September 16, 2025, but taxpayers are complaining of still facing issues with the income tax e-filing portal.Following the Finance Ministry’s…
MUMBAI: The state transport authority has approved a minimum bike taxi fare of Rs 15 for the first 1.5 km, and Rs 10.27 for each subsequent km. Bike taxis may start by month end or early Oct by aggregators Ola, Uber and Rapido, whose applications were approved among four received. Transport minister Pratap Sarnaik said…
NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) money laundering probe into illegal betting platforms, including the controversial 1xBet app, has pulled in a long list of cricketers and film celebrities. Here’s a look at who has been questioned or summoned so far: Robin Uthappa (39): Summoned to appear before ED on September 22. Yuvraj Singh (43):…
Pune experienced a sudden, heavy downpour on Tuesday afternoon, lasting just over an hour PUNE: A sudden spell of heavy rain lashed Pune city on Tuesday afternoon, lasting for just over an hour from 12.20 pm to 1.30 pm. Several parts of the city experienced intense downpour during this period, even as rainfall over the…
Standard Chartered’s venture arm is preparing to launch a $250 million cryptocurrency investment fund in 2026, signaling growing institutional appetite for digital assets. Standard Chartered’s SC Ventures plans to raise the capital to open the investment fund focused on digital assets in the financial services sector, Bloomberg reported Monday, citing operating partner Gautam Jain. Set…
Reunion, a play being staged by the First Drop Theatre on September 20, is about disabilities, friendship, and identities, says Bejoy Balagopal. The play, Bejoy says, seeks to open up conversations around disability-related themes such as assumptions, judgements, tokenism, policy vs practice, intersectionality with gender, invisible disabilities, and more. “We wanted to talk about these…
Most people have a single whorl on their head, but some have two, commonly referred to as double whorls. Genetically speaking, the number of whorls on a person’s scalp is determined by their DNA. If one’s parents or grandparents had two whorls, it’s likely they could inherit the same. According to a study by the…
Captain Suryakumar Yadav in conversation with reporters after the match (Picture credit – Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) Former Pakistan batter Yousuf Youhana, who later changed name to Mohammad Yousuf, used disrespectful language and joked about India captain Suryakumar Yadav‘s name as part of a panel discussion. The 51-year-old also stated the Indian cricket board was using its…
