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    Former Karnataka pacer SL Akshay dies of heart attack during match in Bengaluru

    Agencies
    25 May 2026 7:23 AM IST

    Akshay, who played six first-class matches, three List A games and nine T20s for Karnataka between 2011 and 2013, later took up coaching with the state’s under-19 team

    Former Karnataka pacer SL Akshay dies of heart attack during match in Bengaluru
    Cricket
    Modi Trump
    India

    ‘India can count on me’: Trump praises PM Modi at US Independence event in Delhi

    25 May 2026 7:13 AM IST
    Petrol, diesel, excise duty
    Business

    Petrol, diesel prices raised by over Rs 2.5 each; fourth hike in less than two weeks

    25 May 2026 7:00 AM IST
    Gulf conflict brews trouble for Assam tea; exports likely to drop 20 pc
    Farm matters

    Record tea export gains at risk as West Asia crisis chokes shipping routes

    25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    What the State, and the Court, get wrong about impressionable minds

    Why India keeps removing cartoons from textbooks, and getting it all wrong

    25 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Delhi start-up CarryMen helps shoppers

    New startup lets Delhi shoppers hire aide to carry bags: 'Will take away husbands' jobs'

    24 May 2026 9:15 PM IST
    Jaishankar and Rubio

    Jaishankar, Rubio hold frank talks on thorny issues: 'Ties haven't lost momentum'

    24 May 2026 8:12 PM IST
    Cockroach rally Madurai

    ‘We want jobs, not insults’: Madurai youth stage ‘Cockroach Rally’

    24 May 2026 7:33 PM IST
    From Thiruvilaiyadal to Karuppu, how God evolved on Tamil screen

    From Thiruvilaiyadal to Karuppu, how 'God' evolved on Tamil screen

    24 May 2026 7:02 PM IST
    Mutual fund SIPs linked to salaries - good idea for investments?

    How SEBI’s pay-linked SIP proposal aims to revolutionise your savings

    24 May 2026 7:00 PM IST
    Can Chinese AI pet collar truly help you hear your pet?

    Woof woof! Can Chinese AI pet collar truly help you 'hear' your pet?

    24 May 2026 6:49 PM IST
    BJP wins Falta repoll in West Bengal

    TMC meltdown continues in Bengal as BJP wrests Falta: 'Trinamool will fight NOTA'

    24 May 2026 6:30 PM IST
    Why India’s crucial UNSC bid lost out to Meloni-Modis toffee diplomacy

    Between Toffee and Coffee, a missed chance for India’s UNSC bid?

    24 May 2026 5:24 PM IST
    Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay’s TASMAC shop closure decision sparks protests, political debate and economic concerns across the state.

    Tasmac workers protest 'flawed' mapping in TN liquor ban as reform collides with labour

    24 May 2026 5:09 PM IST
    If structural reforms do not happen, theres no point to this mandate’: Surjit Bhalla Interview

    India’s real economic crisis is structural, not oil shock: Surjit Bhalla

    S Srinivasan, Vijay Srinivas
    24 May 2026 3:56 PM IST

    In exclusive interview, renowned economist warns that collapsing FDI and stalled reforms hurt rupee more than Mid-East turmoil, urges Modi to shun...

    Marco Rubio

    “Every country has stupid people”: Rubio defends US amid racism concerns involving Indians

    24 May 2026 2:55 PM IST
    Dravidian University in Kuppam faces challenges despite Dravidian studies vision

    Dravidian University in Andhra faces a major crisis on founder’s centenary

    24 May 2026 1:57 PM IST
    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    24 May 2026 1:53 PM IST
    AIIMS Delhi medical board to meet Twisha Sharma’s family before second autopsy

    AIIMS Delhi medical board to meet Twisha Sharma’s family before second autopsy

    24 May 2026 1:26 PM IST
    At least 24 killed in blast near train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province

    At least 24 killed in blast near train in Pakistan’s Balochistan province

    24 May 2026 1:05 PM IST
    DMK, VCK and TVK leaders political controversy in Tamil Nadu

    Why TVK cabinet expansion sparked fresh DMK-VCK political clash

    24 May 2026 12:00 PM IST
    CJP reacts to Kiren Rijiju post, asks why Indian youth are being labelled Pakistani

    CJP reacts to Kiren Rijiju post, asks why Indian youth are being labelled Pakistani

    24 May 2026 11:15 AM IST
    PM Modi opponents have vanished

    Where have Modi’s rivals gone? The slow erosion of India’s Opposition

    24 May 2026 10:02 AM IST
    White House shooter

    White House shooter, arrested earlier in 2025, believed he was Jesus Christ

    24 May 2026 9:24 AM IST
    BJP takes commanding lead in Falta repoll as Panda surges ahead after fifth round

    BJP takes commanding lead in Falta repoll as Panda surges ahead after fifth round

    24 May 2026 8:30 AM IST
    donald trump strait of hormuz

    Trump claims US-Iran deal nearing completion, cites Strait of Hormuz reopening

    24 May 2026 7:48 AM IST
    Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL hundred keeps PBKS in playoffs race, beat LSG by 7 wickets

    Shreyas Iyer’s maiden IPL hundred keeps PBKS in playoffs race, beat LSG by 7 wickets

    24 May 2026 7:03 AM IST
    Supreme Court

    SC takes suo motu cognisance of Twisha Sharma case; to hear matter on May 25

    24 May 2026 6:53 AM IST
    White House

    Gunfire near White House: Suspect killed after opening fire, bystander injured

    24 May 2026 6:46 AM IST
    Great Nicobar islands

    Great Nicobar project: Strategic dream or ecological gamble?

    24 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
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