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Image used for representation purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto Fresh U.S. tariffs on imported goods came into effect on Tuesday (February 24, 2026), as President Donald Trump moved to rebuild his trade agenda after the Supreme Court ruled against a swath of his global duties.The new tariffs, initially set at 10%, are justified as a means “to deal with the large and serious United States balance-of-payments deficits,” according to a White House release on Friday (February 20).Mr. Trump has since vowed to raise this level to 15%, with exclusions expected to remain for goods covered by sector-specific investigations…

File photo of South Africa vs Australia Test match at Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa. | Photo Credit: Reuters Australia will play three test matches preceded by three one-day cricket internationals in South Africa in September and October.The tests will be the first between the countries since South Africa won the World Test Championship over Australia at Lord’s last June. It was the Proteas’ first major cricket trophy in 37 years.Cricket Australia said on Tuesday (February 24, 2026) that the one-day matches will be played on September 24 in Durban, September 27 in Johannesburg and a day-night match at Potchefstroom…

From Sensex, the State Bank of India, Axis Bank, PowerGrid, Asian Paints, Kotak Mahindra Bank, and Tata Steel were among the gainers. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty slumped nearly 1% in early trade on Tuesday (February 24, 2026), dragged down by a sharp selloff in IT stocks amid rising fears of AI-led disruption.Besides, rising crude oil prices and renewed concerns over global trade after U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest tariff remarks also weighed on investors’ sentiment, traders said.The 30-share BSE Sensex tanked 813.13 points, or 0.97%, to 82,481.53 in early deals.The 50-share NSE Nifty…

Indian Women and Australian women cricket captains pose with the trophy before the start of first ODI in Brisbane India won the toss and opted to bat against Australia in the first Women’s ODI in Brisbane on Tuesday (February 24, 2026).India had won the preceding T20 series 2-1.Teams:Australia: Alyssa Healy (captain), Phoebe Litchfield, Georgia Voll, Beth Mooney (wk), Annabel Sutherland, Ashleigh Gardner, Tahlia McGrath, Sophie Molienux, Alana King, Megan Schutt, Darcie Brown.India: Harmanpreet Kaur (captain), Smriti Mandhana, Pratika Rawal, Shafali Verma, Jemimah Rodrigues, Richa Ghosh (wk), Deepti Sharma, Kashvee Gautam, Sree Charani, Kranti Gaud, Renuka Singh. Published – February 24,…

As the AI Impact Summit drew to a close on Friday, it was clear that the government sought, if at least for a week, to make India the centre for all things AI in the world. The crowds showed up, with half-a-million attendees thronging the expo and crowding out all the session rooms. World leaders and Ministers from dozens of countries waded through the heavily-regulated traffic to attend. AI heavyweights such as Sam Altman and Dario Amodei deliver keynotes.By all means, the users are there: in a report on Friday, OpenAI published a telling insight into how Indians use AI:…

Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal at the training ahead of the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 Final against Jammu & Kashmir. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR : Karnataka may not have had as sensational a victory as Jammu & Kashmir in its Ranji Trophy semifinal, but captain Devdutt Padikkal said that overcoming Uttarakhand – by virtue of the first-innings lead – will hold his side in good stead ahead of Tuesday’s final.The eight-time champion totalled as many as 1059 runs to drown Uttarakhand, with the captain himself notching up his highest First Class score of 232.“Scoring over 1000 runs is definitely a…

He is a no-fuss individual with a ready smile, willing and able to perform any task he is asked to undertake; expectations were that he would take his appointed place for the Super Eight fixture against South Africa but the jinx of the vice-captaincy seemed to take him down as well Source link

Shimron Hetmyer in action against Zimbabwe. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Shimron Hetmyer was searing. Rovman Powell was remorseless. And when the all-rounders muscled in, West Indies turned the Super Eight Group 1 clash into a carnival of Caribbean carnage, clubbing Zimbabwe into submission at the Wankhede Stadium on a manic Monday night.Powered by a 122-run partnership off just 52 balls between Hetmyer (85, 34b, 7×4, 7×6) and Powell (59, 35b, 4×4, 4×6), West Indies racked up a gargantuan 254 for six — the second-highest total in Men’s T20 World Cup history. Zimbabwe, burdened by the asking rate and the…

Sahibzada Farhan is the highest run-scorer this tournament.  | Photo Credit: AFP Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan on Monday backed the side’s misfiring batting unit to step up against England in their T20 World Cup Super Eight match here.“We have collapsed in our batting. We are doing well with our bowling, the spinners particularly. But we will have to think about batting because if you look at T20 cricket, your top three or four should be able to score more runs. We have not been able to do that.“Sometimes the top-order gives you a good partnership, sometimes it’s the middle-order. T20…

Karnataka captain Devdutt Padikkal with his J & K counterpart Paras Dogra ahead of the Ranji Trophy final. | Photo Credit: K. MURALI KUMAR : Karnataka may not have had as sensational a victory as Jammu & Kashmir in its Ranji Trophy semifinal, but captain Devdutt Padikkal said that overcoming Uttarakhand – by virtue of the first-innings lead – will hold his side in good stead ahead of Tuesday’s final.The eight-time champion totalled as many as 1059 runs to drown Uttarakhand, with the captain himself notching up his highest First Class score of 232.“Scoring over 1000 runs is definitely a big…