WTC Final: As a youngster, I used to get angry left, right and centre, says Jasprit Bumrah

Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah said that he used to get very angry when he started playing cricket as a youngster, but it didn’t help him as a cricketer. Bumrah says controlled aggression has helped him succeed in international cricket. HIGHLIGHTS Bumrah takes a trip down the memory lane on his evolution as a cricketer…

WTC Final: Overcast conditions in Southampton’s weather forecast but rain unlikely to hamper play on Day 5

While the forecast predicts showers at around 12 noon local time and cloudy weather for the rest of the day, chances of rainfall hampering play are supposed to be minimal.  HIGHLIGHTS The UK Met Office’s forecast predicts minimal rain in Southampton on Day 5 While there could be cloudy weather, chances of…

Today’s stock tips by Sudarshan Sukhani, Mitessh Thakkar

Indian indices are likely to open near record highs on Tuesday tracking gains in Asian peers. The SGX Nifty was also trading over 100 points higher near 15,850 indicating a positive opening for the Indian markets. Stocks including Indian Bank, Info Edge will be in focus. CNBC-TV18’s in-house panel of experts have…

Jet Airways: NCLT set to pronounce final verdict on Kalrock-Jalan consortium plan today

A two-member bench of the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) is set to pronounce its final ruling on the Kalrock Capital and Murari Lal Jalan consortium resolution plan for Jet Airways this morning. The Mumbai bench of NCLT has listed the matter for final orders at 10.30 am today. The two-judge bench presided by…

China’s renewed crypto crackdown wipes nearly $300 billion off the market as bitcoin slides

China’s renewed crackdown on the cryptocurrency industry has wiped off nearly $300 billion in value from the total digital currency market since Friday, when a major bitcoin mining hub ordered miners to shut down operations. Bitcoin was down around 6.6% at $32,735.71 at around 10:47 p.m. ET, coming off its…

MP: 14 cops suspended over security lapse involving BJP leader Jyotiraditya Scindia

HIGHLIGHTS Scindia was travelling from New Delhi to Gwalior on Sunday The police escort mistook someone else’s car for the one ferrying the BJP leader Nine cops from Morena and five from Gwalior have been suspended over the security lapse A security lapse involving BJP MP Jyotiraditya Scindia has led to the…

Echoes of neurodegenerative disease in fatal Covid-19; poor sleep habits may add risk: Latest Covid studies

The following is a roundup of some of the latest scientific studies on the novel coronavirus and efforts to find treatments and vaccines for Covid-19, the illness caused by the virus. COVID-19 BRAINS SHOW INFLAMMATION The brain inflammation and impaired “brain circuitry” seen in people who die of Covid-19…

Rise in Delta variant cases worry UK residents, experts hopeful of AstraZeneca vaccine

Real-world data from Public Health England comes as a reassurance against the Delta variant as the number of Covid-19 cases rises in the UK, leading experts to fear the third wave. Had all gone according to plan, on June 21, England would have fully come out of the shackles of lockdown, but that was not to be. Pat…

No need for nuclear arsenal once Kashmir issue is resolved: Pakistan PM Imran Khan

Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal is “simply a deterrent” to protect the country and there will no longer be any need for it once the Kashmir issue is resolved, Prime Minister Imran Khan has said as he asserted that if the Americans have the resolve and the will, the issue can be sorted out. Pakistan has 165 nuclear…

Don’t believe 3rd or 4th front can challenge BJP in 2024 polls: Prashant Kishor

HIGHLIGHTS Rashtra Manch was founded by Yashwant Sinha in 2018 Sharad Pawar will also host the NCP’s national executive meet on Tuesday I rule out association with any third front gathering: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor Poll strategist Prashant Kishor told India Today that he will not be part of the informal…