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Chennai Super Kings (CSK) captain Ruturaj Gaikwad opened up on how legendary five-time IPL-winning and World Cup-winning Indian skipper MS Dhoni approached him for captaincy ahead of the previous season and assured him that he will be getting to make his own calls. CSK will be kickstarting their upcoming IPL season against arch-rivals and five-time champions Mumbai Indians (MI) at Chennai on March 23. Last year, under Gaikwad's captaincy, CSK failed to defend their title, finishing at fifth spot with seven wins and seven losses, with 14 points. They missed out on the playoffs spot on basis of net-run-rate. Speaking exclusively on JioHotstar on CSK's leadership transition, the experts and the skipper himself said: Gaikwad said, «Just a week before the tournament last year, MS Dhoni came up to me and said, 'I am not leading this year--you are.' I was taken aback, asking, 'From the first game? Are you sure?' With just a few days to prepare, it was overwhelming. But he assured me, 'This is your team. You make your own decisions. I would not interfere--except when field placements are a 50-50 call. Even then, it is not a compulsion to follow my advice. That trust meant a lot to me.»

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has a piece of advice that he believes could benefit nearly everyone: Get an AI tutor. Nvidia co-founder recently revealed he always has an AI personal tutor with him and has also advised others to opt for it to be able to use AI tools more effectively. “I have a personal [artificial intelligence] tutor with me all of the time. And I think that feeling should be universal,” Huang said in an interview on journalist Cleo Abram’s YouTube show, Huge Conversations, in an episode that aired last month. «That AI tutor can just teach you things, anything you like, help you program, help you write, help you analyze, help you think, help you reason,» he said.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is likely to visit London later this month to deliver a lecture at the University of Oxford, a well-placed official said on Wednesday. Banerjee is likely to leave for London on March 21, he said. She was invited to deliver the lecture by the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University Jonathan Michie, during the Bengal Global Business Summit in November 2023. «The CM has accepted the invitation of the University of Oxford, where she is scheduled to deliver a lecture. Her flight to London is scheduled on March 21 via Dubai,» the official said, adding that the lecture is scheduled on March 27.

President Claudia Sheinbaum said that Mexico could shift trade alliances «if necessary,» referring to the possible continuation of the tariffs. Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with fresh duties on Chinese goods, standing to seriously alter supply chains and long-standing trade partnerships.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Non-fiction content, which had reached saturation on linear television, is bringing returns for streaming platforms with titles like Bigg Boss, Shark Tank India and The Great Indian Kapil Show topping viewership charts in India. Experts said the interactive nature of some of the latest non-fiction shows is paying off for streaming services.

tax loss harvesting. This strategy can help reduce tax liability, which may be higher this year due to the government's hike in both short-term and long-term capital gains taxes. In the July 2024 budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman revised the STCG and LTCG rates, increasing the short-term capital gains tax from 15% to 20%. Shares held for less than 12 months will be subject to STCG.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. MUMBAI : A $15 billion withdrawal by foreign portfolio investors (FPIs)—2025's largest outflow among emerging economies—has sent Indian markets into a tizzy. Dalal Street is on the edge, with the Nifty 50 down by 7% since January.

DRDO) has successfully conducted high-altitude trials of an indigenous life support system for pilots onboard Tejas light combat aircraft. The defence ministry said cutting-edge life support systems have been designed to generate and regulate breathable oxygen for pilots during flight, eliminating dependence on traditional cylinder-based oxygen. The trials were conducted on Tuesday. With appropriate modifications, the system can also be adapted for use in MiG-29K and other aircraft, the ministry said.

Donald Trump has set April 2 as the date for implementing reciprocal tariffs on a range of imports from several major trading partners. The tariffs, he said, are a response to what he considers unfair trade practices by countries like Canada, Mexico, China, the European Union, and India. This move is part of Trump’s broader agenda to reshape U.S. trade policies and create a more balanced global trading environment.

The benchmark 10-year yield was at 6.7401% as of 10:00 a.m. IST, compared with its previous close of 6.7447%. Earlier in the day, it had hit 6.7530%, its highest since January 20.

European Commission's proposal to ease emission targets would enable struggling automakers to keep profits flowing from fossil fuel models but could potentially stall Europe's shift to electric vehicles and climate progress. European car companies, already beset by Chinese competition, had been warning that they would struggle to meet the ambitious 2025 carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction target, which exposed the sector to hefty fines. The European Union's executive arm proposed on Monday to give automakers three years to meet the target, a change that must now be approved by EU states and the bloc's parliament.

Tata Group, is facing a brutal stock market rout in 2025, with its 24 listed companies collectively shedding a staggering Rs 8.2 lakh crore in market capitalization as relentless selling by FIIs continue to pull bluechip stocks down. The selloff, which has erased 24% of the group’s total value in the past six months, has been led by heavyweights TCS and Tata Motors, reflecting broad-based pressure across IT, autos, retail, and consumer sectors. From a towering Rs 34.77 lakh crore in early September last year, the most storied corporate empire’s valuation has now shrunk to Rs 26.5 lakh crore, shows data from ACE Equity.

Elon Musk's effort to slash U.S. government spending and the size of the federal workforce. However, the view it offers of the cost-cutting enterprise is often muddied by major errors. President Donald Trump and Musk's Department of Government Efficiency say that in just six weeks they have already saved American taxpayers tens of billions of dollars through rapid-fire moves to cancel contracts, fire workers and root out fraud and waste in the government. The only support for the assertions comes from data posted by DOGE to a newly created website that went live last month. But in the last two weeks alone, DOGE has deleted hundreds of claimed savings, including some of the largest items it had previously boasted about.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. • AMI Organics: Buy at current market price and dips to ₹2,250, stop ₹2,230, target ₹2,500-2,550 This chemical stock has been undergoing a lot of pain and was subject to some intense sell-off. The last few days have been spent in consolidation, and now, with volatility expanding to the upside, one can look at some potential rise in store.

The landmark legislation setting some of the world's most stringent limits on social media was approved by Australia's parliament in November, forcing such firms to bar log-ins by minors, or pay fines of up to A$49.5 million ($31 million). YouTube stands to be exempted from the ban set to take effect by the end of the year as it is considered a key educational tool and is the only service allowed for children as part of a family account with parental supervision rights.

market sentiment divided on the future of India's real estate sector, analysts are offering contrasting views. While market strategist Christopher Wood remains bullish, asserting that the real estate cycle is far from over, market expert Neeraj Dewan takes a more measured stance, pointing out signs of consolidation amid a slowdown in investments. In an interaction with ETNow, Dewan highlighted that real estate and stock markets tend to move in tandem, and the recent correction in equities has also affected real estate investments.

The US Department of Justice is currently pursuing two anti-monopoly cases against Google — one over search and another over advertising technology. «We routinely meet with regulators, including with the DOJ to discuss this case. As we've publicly said, we're concerned the current proposals would harm the American economy and national security,» a Google spokesperson said.

trade tensions, Swaminathan Aiyar, Consulting Editor at ET Now Swaminathan Aiyar has downplayed concerns over the direct impact of U.S. tariff plans on India. In an interaction with ET Now, Aiyar asserted that India is «hardly on the radar screen» when it comes to Washington’s trade actions, which are largely aimed at economic heavyweights like Russia, China, and Mexico. While Union Minister Piyush Goyal’s upcoming visit to the U.S. has sparked speculation over potential trade negotiations, Aiyar believes that the scope of such discussions remains limited.

Here's a look at the decision and its implications. How much of Ukraine's aid comes from the US?

Destiny 2’s Heresy Act 2 is set to launch soon. Bungie has shared key details about the release date, new weapons and seasonal activities.