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Having endured the low of a drugs ban and experienced the high of a long-awaited ICC title during a roller-coaster year, South Africa and Gujarat Titans pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada says he has grown to become nonchalant about criticism. File | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Having endured the low of a drugs ban and experienced the high of a long-awaited ICC title during a roller-coaster year, South Africa and Gujarat Titans pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada says he has grown to become nonchalant about criticism.Rabada missed a majority of last year’s IPL to serve a one-month ban for cocaine abuse.…

Inflation in food articles was 1.98% in April, compared to 1.90% in March. In non-food articles, inflation rose to 12.18% during April, 11.5% in the previous month, data released by the commerce and industry ministry showed. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Wholesale price inflation shot up to 8.30% in April, from 3.88% in March, led by a sharp spike in prices of fuel, power and crude petroleum.Wholesale price index (WPI)-based inflation in fuel and power jumped to 24.71% in April, from 1.05% in March. In crude petroleum, inflation was 88.06% in April compared to 51.5% in the previous month.The…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the IPL 2026 match against Kolkata Knight Riders in Raipur on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: Emmanual Yogini Indian batting superstar Virat Kohli says he is not immune to the anxiety that comes with performance pressure, admitting that consecutive ducks in the last couple of IPL matches had left him a bit nervous.The 37-year-old roared back to form on Wednesday (May 13, 2026) night with an unbeaten 105 off 60 balls as his team Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by six wickets to climb to the top of…

Virat Kohli during an IPL match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on May 14, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A wristy flick past mid-on off his second ball, and all the doubts about Virat Kohli’s lack of runs vanished into thin air.The Royal Challengers Bengaluru veteran, who was dismissed for nought in the last two encounters, stamped his class at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh Stadium in Raipur on Wednesday (May 13, 2026). His calculated unbeaten 105 helped the side overhaul the Kolkata Knight Riders’ 192 for four…

The panel discussion, “Impact of West Asia Crisis on Economic Disruptions & Sustainability: Implications for India”, focused on disruptions in trade, energy markets, and supply chains. The session featured, from left — S. Pandiaraj, professor of International Law and Trade, Saveetha School of Law; Col. Rajeev Agarwal, Senior Research Consultant, Chintan Research Foundation; and Sudha Meiyappan, member, Economic Affairs Committee, SICCI and the session was moderated by Kunal Shankar, Deputy Business Editor, The Hindu. | Photo Credit: J. Johan Sathyadas As the West Asia crisis impacts fertiliser supply globally, India should shift its long-term focus to gradually move away from the older model of fertiliser-dependent agricultural practices…

Mumbai Indians’s Rohit Sharma and Punjab Kings captain Shreyas Iyer on the eve of IPL T20 Match at HPCA Stadium in Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Punjab Kings will be desperate for a turnaround against Mumbai Indian when the two teams meet at the HPCA Stadium here on Thursday.After leading the standings for nearly four weeks, PBKS slumped to fourth place on the back of four straight defeats. Another slip-up will leave it in a scrap for the final Playoffs spot.Fifties from Shreyas Iyer and Priyansh Arya against Delhi Capitals were reminiscent of…

Punjab Kings’ pacer Marco Jansen’s bowling has lacked bite this season. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Punjab Kings, a team that looked like an unstoppable force about three weeks ago, is now struggling to get a ‘W’ next to its name.In a matter of a few matches, PBKS, which made a rousing start to IPL 2026, has seen its cracks exposed. The Shreyas Iyer-led side masked its weaknesses by consistently outbatting opponents in the first half of the 19th edition, but since the time the rivals uncovered them, the Punjab outfit has been on a downward spiral.The 2025 runner-up has plenty of holes to plug in the bowling and fielding departments. The bowlers have leaked…

Union Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw addresses the Cabinet press conference and briefs the media on Coal Gasification Scheme worth ₹37,500 crore at the National Media Centre (NMC), in New Delhi on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI Providing a fillip to the country’s pursuit of coal gasification, the Union Cabinet Wednesday approved a ₹37,500 crore package to boost the sustainable alternate mining method.The package seeking to promote surface coal gasification entails conversion of coal into syngas (that is, synthetic gas) which be further used to produce downstream products like urea – about one-fifth of whose requirement is met through imports,…

Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s captain Rajat Patidar flips the coin as Kolkata Knight Riders’ captain Ajinkya Rahane takes the call during the toss before an IPL match on May 13, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Royal Challengers Bengaluru captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to field against Kolkata Knight Riders in their Indian Premier League match in Raipur on Wednesday (May 13, 2026).The toss was delayed because of a wet outfield following rain, but despite the interruption, no overs were lost under the revised match conditions.The toss finally took place at 8.30 p.m. local time, with the match scheduled…

Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Indian Premier League cricket match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Gujarat Titans. File | Photo Credit: AP Mike Brearley once told me about his father who had played first class cricket for both Yorkshire and Middlesex. Late in life, damaged by Alzheimer’s, he had no understanding of the state of the game or the players he watched on television. “But,” said Brearley, “he could still be moved by a well-played stroke.” I often think of this.To be moved by a well-played stroke is a blessing, even when it may be among the last…