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https://ift.tt/Uyo6fXa Shubman Gill reached the milestone of 1,000 Test runs as skipper, becoming the 11th player to do so for India during the One-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium on Saturday. Gill achieved the landmark in just his 15th innings (Test), making him the second-fastest Indian captain to reach the mark, behind Sunil Gavaskar, who did it in 14 innings. The right-handed batter also achieved it in the shortest span of 351 days, the least number of days by an Indian captain to reach 1,000 runs in the longest format. In terms of most centuries as captain in Tests for the Asian Giants, Virat Kohli leads with 20 hundreds in 113 innings, followed by Sunil Gavaskar with 11 in 74 innings, Mohammad Azharuddin with 9 in 78 innings, Sachin Tendulkar with 7 in 43 innings, and Shubman Gill now with 6 in 15 innings. 9th Test fifty runs as #TeamIndia 's Test captain! Fastest (in terms of days) & second fastest (in t...

https://ift.tt/EMAmRNb As Shreyas Iyer takes the next leap forward in his cricketing career, his elevation as India's captain in the T20I format has pleased many, especially those who have worked closely with him. Ricky Ponting , who has worked with Iyer at two franchises - Delhi Capitals and Punjab Kings - couldn't be happier seeing the batter being recognised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Seeing Shreyas being picked and promoted as the captain of India's T20I team, Ricky Ponting revealed the conversation he had with Indian selectors about the middle-order batter. Ponting, who has been a huge admirer of Shreyas for years, revealed that he has been endorsing the batter to the BCCI selection committee for a long time. To the selectors, Ponting's message was clear, that they won't be disappointed if they pick him. "I've been the one endorsing him for the role and telling the Indian selectors that if they give him a chance, I don...

https://ift.tt/W8CAXIw The funeral of National Award-winning Malayalam actor Salim Kumar was held with full State honours at his residence in North Paravur, Ernakulam district, Kerala, on Sunday.  Amid the sombre atmosphere, Salim Kumar's eldest son, Chandu, was seen visibly upset as large crowds and media personnel surrounded the residence. Videos circulating on social media show Chandu reportedly raising his voice at photographers and videographers, urging them to step back and allow the family enough space to pay their final respects in peace. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sooraj Kalliyoor (@ac_media_tvm) The emotional moment unfolded as relatives and close friends gathered around the actor's mortal remains. With the area becoming increasingly crowded due to the presence of media and onlookers, Chandu appeared frustrated and repeatedly asked those carrying cameras to move away from the immediate vici...

https://ift.tt/VLdSXWi Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday chaired a meeting with the members of the Economic Advisory Council (EAC) to the prime minister and discussed a plethora of ideas and measures to bolster India's economic growth amid global turmoil. The prime minister and the EAC-PM members discussed various ideas and measures to further boost India's economic growth in times of global turmoil, they said. The members also gave their assessment of the impact of the West Asia conflict on India and the world. West Asia Conflict's Potential Impact Ever since the war in West Asia began, economies around the world have felt adverse impacts in various aspects; be it energy prices spiralling out of control, restriction to air spaces, or security threats.  Additionally, conflict and military escalation threatens to push 2.5 million people in India into poverty and the country is projected to experience some loss in its human development progress, according to ...

https://ift.tt/C24QfvY Hexagon Nutrition is set to launch an initial public offering (IPO) to raise almost Rs 140 crore from the primary market. The company develops, manufactures, and markets a diversified portfolio of health and wellness products. Ahead of its listing, the grey market premium (GMP) indicated an estimated listing gain of around 22%. The Mumbai-based Hexagon Nutrition is a differentiated and research-oriented pure-play nutrition company offering clinical products, micronutrient premixes, and therapeutic products since 1993 Investors who want to bid for shares in the IPO must check the following details before making an investment call. Hexagon Nutrition IPO GMP Today The latest GMP for the Hexagon Nutrition IPO was Rs 10 on June 4. This means that the unlisted shares of the company were trading at Rs 55 in the private market, a gain of 22.22% over the upper end of the IPO price band, Note: GMP does not represent official data and is based on speculation....

https://ift.tt/nPdVwkb RBI Monetary Policy Highlights: The Reserve Bank of India's Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously to keep the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.25% and maintained the 'neutral' stance on June 5, opting to look past the rupee weakness and assess the fallout from rising global energy costs on inflation and growth. The rate-setting panel was widely expected to keep the repo rate unchanged at the current level in its second bi-monthly monetary policy review for the new fiscal 2026-27 (FY27). RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the six-member MPC had undertaken a detailed assessment of evolving macroeconomic and financial conditions before voting unanimously to leave the benchmark rates unchanged. Guv Malhotra said the MPC acknowledged higher energy prices and global supply constraints were having "adverse spillovers" on economic activity, but that domestic demand remained "resilient". The RBI panel hiked the FY27 CPI inflati...