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‘Majority of our finances come from ICC’: Tamim Iqbal cautions Bangladesh amid T20 World Cup row

‘Majority of our finances come from ICC’: Tamim Iqbal cautions Bangladesh amid T20 World Cup row

Bangladesh are at loggerheads with the ICC over playing their T20 World Cup 2026 matches in India. They want their games to be moved to Sri Lanka after the BCCI sent out a directive to KKR to release Mustafizur Rahman from their IPL 2026 squad. New Delhi: Bangladesh's veteran cricketer Tamim Iqbal feels that the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) must take into account the interest and future of the country's cricket before making any decision regarding the ongoing controversy related to the venues in the T20 World Cup 2026. For the unversed, Bangladesh have refused to travel to India, citing…
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Iran protest LIVE: Agitation intensifies despite internet blackout, Turkey cancels Tehran flights

Iran protest LIVE: Agitation intensifies despite internet blackout, Turkey cancels Tehran flights

Iran protest live updates: Iranian state media broke its silence Friday over the protests, alleging โ€œterrorist agentsโ€ of the US and Israel set fires and sparked violence. It also said there were โ€œcasualties,โ€ without elaborating. The protests have intensified steadily since beginning December 28. Tehran: The protests in Iran mark the 12th consecutive day of unrest triggered by economic anger, particularly the collapse of Iranโ€™s currency, and have spread to more than 100 cities and towns across all 31 provinces. These agitators have been chanting โ€œDeath to the dictatorโ€ and โ€œDonโ€™t be afraid, we are all together,โ€ while some videos…
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Market Opening Bell: Sensex falls 158.87 points, Nifty opens at 26,100, defence stocks in focus

Market Opening Bell: Sensex falls 158.87 points, Nifty opens at 26,100, defence stocks in focus

Sensex, Nifty Today On January 9, 2026: In early trade, 887 stocks in the Nifty pack were trading in the green, while 1,563 were trading in the red. Eighty-seven stocks remained unchanged. Mumbai: Indian equity benchmark indices, the Sensex and Nifty, opened in the red on Friday, January 9, 2026, amid mixed global cues and persistent selling by Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs). While the 30-share BSE Sensex shedย  158.87 points to start the session at 84,022.09, the Nifty fell by 36.45 points to open at 25,840.40. In the last trading session, the Sensex closed at 84,180.96 and the Nifty 50…
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Did BCCI offer Mustafizur Rahman a comeback in IPL 2026? BCB president reacts to rumours

Did BCCI offer Mustafizur Rahman a comeback in IPL 2026? BCB president reacts to rumours

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam has responded to reports in the Bangladesh media claiming that the BCCI has offered Mustafizur Rahman a comeback in IPL 2026. Notably, BCB has refused to travel to India in response to BCCI removing the fast bowler from IPL. New Delhi: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) Aminul Islam has responded to the reports claiming that the BCCI offered a comeback to Mustafizur Rahman in IPL 2026 amid the ongoing row that has stretched into the T20 World Cup 2026. The BCCI had earlier asked the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) to release the fast bowler…
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‘Modi didn’t call Donald Trump’: Top aide reveals why India-US trade deal collapsed amid tariff war

‘Modi didn’t call Donald Trump’: Top aide reveals why India-US trade deal collapsed amid tariff war

India-US trade deal fell through because Prime Minister Narendra Modi did not make a final confirmation call to US President Donald Trump, a senior Trump aide has now claimed, adding fresh tension to an already fraught tariff standoff between the two countries. Washington: A top aide to US President Donald Trump has sparked controversy by claiming that a much-anticipated trade agreement between India and the United States collapsed because Prime Minister Narendra Modi failed to make a decisive phone call to seal the deal. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's revelation intensifies an already strained economic relationship, marked by steep US…
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IEX share price: Stock in focus as APTEL hears arguments in market coupling case – Check details

IEX share price: Stock in focus as APTEL hears arguments in market coupling case – Check details

IEX share price: Stock in focus as APTEL hears arguments in market coupling case - Check details Mumbai: Shares of Energy Exchange Ltd (IEX) are in focus amid a hearing by the Electricity Appellate Tribunal (APTEL) on the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission's (CERC) market coupling directions. Amid this, the stock remained highly volatile today. The stock opened at Rs 150 against the previous close of Rs 150.10 on the BSE. It dipped further to touch an intraday low of Rs 141.4, representing a fall of 5.8 per cent. However, the stock recovered as the CERC lawyer sought more time to…
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BJP UP chief ‘mocks’ SP over โ€˜PDA panchangโ€™

BJP UP chief ‘mocks’ SP over โ€˜PDA panchangโ€™

Taking a dig at the Samajwadi Party, over its recently released 'PDA panchang', the chief of the Uttar Pradesh BJP, Pankaj Chaudhary, said that the opposition party itself appeared unsure about what PDA stood for, while his party believed in inclusive politics by taking all sections of society along. Chaudharyโ€™s remarks came against the backdrop of the Samajwadi Party releasing its 'Samajwadi PDA panchang' for 2026. ย  The calendar, launched by party chief Akhilesh Yadav, highlights key national, historical and cultural dates, along with birth and death anniversaries of the party's ideologues, founders and social icons belonging to PDA -…
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Why Gen Z has stopped posting on Instagram but still lives online: Posting Zero era explained

Why Gen Z has stopped posting on Instagram but still lives online: Posting Zero era explained

There was a time when opening Instagram felt like walking into a digital photo album. Everyone was posting their vacations, mirror selfies, aesthetic coffees and โ€œmain characterโ€ moments like it was a full-time job. Now? The vibes have shifted. You tap through profiles and it is givingโ€ฆ abandoned museum. Old posts, no updates, zero explanation. The feed is quiet, but Gen Z definitely is not offline. They have just stopped performing for the grid.Image credit : AI generated via Freepik | Everyone was posting their vacations, mirror selfies, aesthetic coffees and โ€œmain characterโ€ moments like it was a full-time job.…
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BHEL share price: PSU stock gains over 4% post securing order from BCGCL, check details

BHEL share price: PSU stock gains over 4% post securing order from BCGCL, check details

BHEL share price: Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) is a joint venture company of Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) and Coal India Ltd (CIL). Mumbai: A day after tumbling over 10 per cent, shares of state-owned company Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) gained nearly 4 per cent on Friday as the company secured an order from Bharat Coal Gasification and Chemicals Limited (BCGCL) for coal gasification and raw syngas cleaning facilities for the coal-to-ammonium nitrate project at Jharsuguda, Odisha. The stock opened gap up with a gain of 2.5 per cent at Rs 279.10 against the previous…
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Former Ranji Trophy cricketer from Mizoram dies after collapsing during match

Former Ranji Trophy cricketer from Mizoram dies after collapsing during match

Former Ranji Trophy cricketer from Mizoram, K Lalremruata, passed away on Wednesday after collapsing during a local cricket match. His death has sent shockwaves in the Mizoram cricket community and all the scheduled matches in the state have been cancelled as a mark of respect. New Delhi: Former Ranji Trophy cricketer from Mizoram, K Lalremruata, passed away after collapsing during a local cricket match on Wednesday (January 7). His death has sent the shockwaves through the Mizoram cricket community, even as all the scheduled matches have been cancelled by the state cricket association as a mark of respect for him.…
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