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Representative image. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Essential commodities prices may have gone up by 1.1% in April 2026, according to a research note by Bank of Baroda. Among the three kitchen staples—Tomato, Onion, and Potato (TOP)—the Consumer Price Index is expected to rise. Tomato, for instance, became 35.8% pricier in April 2026 compared to the same month last fiscal year.“We expect CPI in April 26 to be at 4%. The arrival statistics of TOP (Tomato, Onion and Potato) have shown a 12.8% decline in April 26 over April 25. IMD has issued warnings of heatwave in May 26 over…

Sunrisers Hyderabad assistant coach James Franklin said bowling groups should have deep understanding of batters’ aggressive scoring methods in the IPL, leveraging his argument around Pat Cummins preying on Punjab Kings’ opener Priyansh Arya’s penchant for the pull shot.SRH skipper Cummins bluffed Arya with a bouncer outside the off-stump, knowing the latter’s preference to play the pull instead of an upper cut.Arya fell for the trap, pulling Cummins into the hands of Eshan Malinga at deep square leg.”Obviously Pat Cummins and (head coach) Dan (Vettori) are very detailed and I think you have to be detailed nowadays because of how…

Lance Klusener, Assistant coach of LSG during press conference at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Lucknow Super Giants assistant coach Lance Klusener said his side still had “a lot of pride to play for” in the remainder of the IPL 2026 season.“It’s tough, but I think we’ve all got a responsibility to our brand, we’ve got a responsibility to the people in our changing room, to our owners as well. Even though the playoff chances might be slim, we’ve still got a lot of pride to play for,” Klusener said.The…

‘The complexities involved in the issue of inequality in India warn us that policies formulated on the presupposition of lower disparity could be misleading’ | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto There have been some significant policy changes in the recent past — this includes the implementation of the new Labour Codes and the Viksit Bharat-Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) Bill, 2025 replacing the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) — which have raised serious concerns regarding the welfare of informal workers and those belonging to rural India. These changes are accompanied by the official understanding that inequality…

Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani wants premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav to rediscover his best form with the franchise’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread following the loss to Chennai Super Kings.Defending a below par 155, DC were able to apply some pressure in the powerplay but Samson smashed Kuldeep for three sixes in his three overs that went for 34 runs. Kuldeep was brought in to get the breakthrough, instead he ended up releasing the pressure on the opposition. Eventually, CSK coasted to the target in 17.3 overs.Kuldeep’s…

CSK’s Akeal Hosein in action during the IPL match against DC on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters For a spinner who bowls majority of his overs in the powerplay, Chennai Super Kings’ West Indian import Akeal Hosein relies as much on mental fortitude as his skills to excel in the most unforgiving phase of the game.With just two fielders in the deep in the first six overs, the margin for error is miniscule and the pressure is sky high.However, Hosein thrives in that tense environment. The left-arm spinner returned with frugal figures of 3-0-15-1 in the powerplay to…

CSK’s Sanju Samson during the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Former Australian captain Aaron Finch praised Sanju Samson’s match-winning performance for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after their dominant eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday night in the IPL 2026.Samson was named Player of the Match for his brilliant 87* off 52 balls, which included seven fours and six sixes, guiding CSK to a comfortable chase of the 156-run target in just 17.3 overs.His composed knock led the Super Kings to a…

LSG’s best chance of success will likely come through its own impressive pace battery – including Mohammad Shami, Mohsin Khan, and Prince Yadav Source link

Laura Wolvaardt 4, India 1.That could very well have been the scoreline in the recent five-match T201 series in South Africa. The only match India won was the one in which Wolvaardt failed to reach 20.That was in the fourth T20I at Johannesburg, in which she was out for 18. That was the game in which Deepti Sharma regained her touch as one of the premier all-rounders in the women’s game, claiming five wickets after making an unbeaten 36 off 26 balls. The visitors won by 14 runs, but the South Africans had already clinched the series.The rubber had been…

Sunrisers Hyderabad’s captain Ishan Kishan during the match against PBKS on May 6, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Heinrich Klaasen (69) and Ishan Kishan (55) made Punjab Kings pay dearly for their sloppy fielding, powering Sunrisers Hyderabad to a challenging 235 for four in their IPL match in Hyderabad on Wednesday (May 6, 2026).Dropped on nine, Klaasen capitalised to smash three fours and four sixes in his 43-ball knock.Kishan, who survived two reprieves — a dropped catch and a missed stumping — struck a brisk 32-ball 55, including two fours and four sixes.For Punjab Kings, Yuzvendra Chahal was the most…