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New Delhi: India’s badminton contingent will be led by former world champion and two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and rising men’s singles star Ayush Shetty at the Australian Open Super 500 tournament, which gets underway on Tuesday. Sindhu enters the competition as the third seed and will be aiming to end a lengthy title drought. The 30-year-old has not won a BWF World Tour title since her triumph at the Syed Modi International in 2024. Her best performance this season came at the Malaysia Open, where she reached the semifinals. The Indian star begins her campaign against Peru’s Ines Lucia…

New Delhi: India wicketkeeper-batter KL Rahul revealed that transitioning from the fast-paced Indian Premier League to Test cricket was not entirely straightforward, admitting he occasionally felt the urge to play aggressive shots during his century against Afghanistan. However, he insisted that carrying some influence from T20 cricket is not necessarily a disadvantage. Rahul’s composed innings of 100 off 165 balls laid the foundation for India’s dominance on Day 3 of the one-off Test. The century was his 12th in Test cricket and showcased a blend of patience, discipline and elegant stroke play. Reflecting on the shift from IPL cricket to…

New Delhi: Left-arm spinner Manav Suthar produced a memorable performance on his Test debut, claiming six wickets to help India bowl out Afghanistan for 152 and enforce the follow-on on the third day of the one-off Test on Monday. The 23-year-old Rajasthan cricketer returned impressive figures of 6 for 33 from 22 overs, becoming only the 10th Indian bowler to take a five-wicket haul on Test debut. He is also the seventh Indian spinner to achieve the feat, marking a remarkable start to his international career. Suthar’s figures rank among the finest by an Indian on Test debut, second only…

New Delhi: Union Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has expressed confidence that India and the United States will successfully conclude a bilateral trade agreement, downplaying concerns over the proposed Section 301 tariffs announced by the US administration. Speaking at the Financial Express India’s Best Banks Awards in Mumbai, Goyal said there was no need for undue concern regarding the Section 301 investigation initiated by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The investigation recently led to a proposal for a 12.5 per cent tariff on imports from India and several other countries over concerns related to goods allegedly produced through…

New Delhi: Mumbai’s water supply system came under severe strain on Monday after the Mumbai Water Tanker Association (MWTA) launched an indefinite strike, halting services provided by more than 2,000 water tankers across the city. The move has raised concerns of an acute water shortage for residential complexes, businesses and critical public facilities that rely heavily on tanker water. The association, which supplies nearly 550 million litres of water daily—around eight per cent of Mumbai’s overall water requirement—announced the suspension from midnight on June 8. The strike comes at a particularly challenging time, with the city already facing a 10…

New Delhi: The Trinamool Congress (TMC) is facing mounting political uncertainty as concerns grow that the internal revolt which recently shook the party in the West Bengal Assembly could spread to its parliamentary ranks. Party chief Mamata Banerjee arrived in New Delhi on Sunday amid speculation that a section of TMC MPs may be preparing to challenge the leadership in a manner similar to the rebellion led by dissident legislators in the state Assembly. The crisis deepened after a majority of the party’s MLAs reportedly backed expelled legislator Ritabrata Banerjee as the Leader of Opposition in the Assembly, a move…

New Delhi: India on Monday issued a fresh travel advisory for its citizens in Iran, urging them to avoid all travel to the country and advising those currently there to leave at the earliest through available means of transport. The advisory comes amid a sharp escalation in hostilities between Iran and Israel, raising concerns over regional security. In a statement, the Indian Embassy in Tehran reiterated its earlier warning, citing the deteriorating situation in the region. “In view of the latest developments in the region, all Indian nationals are advised to avoid travel to Iran. Those presently in Iran should…