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MS Dhoni's retirement on the cards? Suresh Raina's epic reply goes viral MS Dhoni and his teammates distributed signed balls to the crowd using tennis racquets. Dhoni passed a tennis racquet to Raina, requesting him to serve the signed balls into the crowd. It's worth mentioning that Raina, also a commentator for IPL 2024, was present at the venue to fulfil this role.

Balearic Islands, including popular destinations like Mallorca and Ibiza, are taking decisive action to address issues of excessive drinking and rowdiness in holiday hotspots. According to reports from the Sun, the local government has voted to impose a complete ban on alcohol sales from 9.30pm to 8am, aiming to tackle problems associated with tourism. Effective immediately, this prohibition seeks to mitigate the impact of excessive tourism, with specific measures targeting areas like Llucmajor, Palma, Calvia (Magalluf), and Sant Antoni in Ibiza. Alongside the alcohol ban, party boats are prohibited from operating within one nautical mile of these towns or picking up passengers from them. These new regulations supplement previous measures implemented in 2020, which restricted activities such as happy hours, pub crawls, and two-for-one drink promotions. Jaime Martínez, the mayor of Palma, expressed hope that these laws would address inappropriate behavior.

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Sunday strengthened their bid for an IPL playoff berth with a convincing win over Rajasthan Royals (RR). Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad's unbeaten 42 and a stellar performance by bowler Simarjeet Singh, who claimed three wickets, contributed significantly to CSK's success. By restricting Rajasthan to 141-5, CSK easily chased down the target with five wickets and 10 balls to spare. This victory propelled CSK to 14 points, securing third place with seven wins in 13 matches. Consequently, Sunrisers Hyderabad slipped to fourth place, also with 14 points. CSK has a net run rate of 0.528 vs 0.406 of SRH.

Buy or sell stocks for today: The performance of the Nifty 50 index is a key indicator of the Indian stock market's health. Despite the index ending higher on Friday's session, the market experienced its worst week in nearly two months. This was due to nervous election-related unloading, which continued at a slower pace.

apartment block collapsed after being struck by fragments of a Soviet-era missile, launched by Ukraine and shot down by Russia, Russian officials said.

Apple has started FY25 with a bang in India — exports of iPhones made in the country nearly doubled in April to $1.1 billion (Rs 9,000 crore) from $580 million a year ago, according to official data reviewed by ET. April is typically a low-export month as there aren’t too many festive sales in any part of the world during the month, experts said. Based on this, they expect the US giant to achieve the Rs 1 lakh crore export mark in FY25 as India emerges as the firm’s second manufacturing base for iPhones outside China. iPhones are only made in India and China and experts estimate that 14-15% production has shifted to India and is likely to reach 26% by 2026. Apple exports a bulk of its total India production. In FY24, Apple’s total production in India touched $14 billion (Rs 1.2 lakh crore). The company’s exports crossed $10 billion (Rs 85,000 crore). Both these figures were the highest achieved by any company in India till date for a single financial year.

factor market reforms like land and labour to propel India's growth to a double-digit trajectory, ADB Chief Economist Albert Park has said. «There are still concerns that the basic factor markets like land and labour in the formal sector of unemployment in India are still small. So, you really want to formalise those,» he told PTI in an interview. The factor market reforms include land, labour, energy, and access to credit, among others, which are critical factors for production. Labour reforms have been approved by Parliament in 2020, but it has not been implemented. In 2019 and 2020, 29 central labour laws were amalgamated, rationalised and simplified into four labour codes — the Code on Wages, 2019; the Industrial Relations Code, 2020; the Code on Social Security, 2020; and the Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code, 2020.

Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Derek O'Brien on Sunday tore into claims made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at poll rallies in West Bengal, saying two videos that have come out on the Sandeshkhali issue have exposed the "conspiracy to malign" the state. On a day when Modi addressed four rallies in support of the BJP's Lok Sabha poll candidates in West Bengal, O'Brien shared a fact-check report on X and called the prime minister the «Lyin King». «We often fact check Narendra Modi… 'The Lyin King' just ended his third and fourth speeches. So much of deceit, falsehood and hate, that even our fact check meter broke down,» the TMC leader said in a post on the microblogging platform. «Two Sandeshkhali videos exposed BJP's conspiracy to malign Bengal and humiliate women. Concocted by Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikhari. Bribed and forced women to sign a blank paper and file false rape complaints. BJP shelters molesters: Brij Bhushan Singh, Prajwal Revanna. Unnao, Kathua, Hathras,» the document shared by O'Brien read.

rooftop solar panels, and develop an entrepreneurial ecosystem of vendors for implementing the PM Surya Ghar: Muft Bijli Yojana is a move in the right direction. This initiative holds the potential to significantly increase the adoption of rooftop solar systems among the scheme's target households. However, to fully realise its benefits, GoI needs to address structural issues related to electricity market design and tariff, power purchase contracts, and infrastructure requirements. The promise of 300 units of free electricity for setting up rooftop solar panels is attractive.

₹98,000 crore in the first three-quarters of FY2024 and are likely to exceed ₹1.3 trillion by FY24-end. "The Centre expects dividend income from the RBI during FY25 to remain consistent, at the same level or slightly more as compared to the last year," the first person mentioned above said, requesting anonymity. "The dividend from PSBs are expected to be over ₹15,000 crore during FY25," the person added.

South Korea is readying plans for a support package for chip investments and research worth more than 10 trillion won ($7.30 billion), the finance minister said on Sunday, after setting its sights on winning a «war» in the semiconductor industry. Finance Minister Choi Sang-mok said the government would soon announce details of the package, which targets chip materials, equipment makers, and fabless companies throughout the semiconductor supply chain.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Sunday targeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying while the BJP has been «counting the notes» it got from «tempo wale billionaires», his party will conduct a caste census to ensure equality. The former Congress president was reacting to Modi's remarks on the Congress receiving cash loaded in tempos from Adani and Ambani. In a post on X, Gandhi said, «They have been 'counting notes' they got from 'tempo wale billionaires' for the last 10 years. We will X-ray the country through 'caste census' and ensure equitable share for every section». He also shared a party advertisement which takes on the government over the caste census issue.

Macrotech Developers is not in a «rat race» to become the top builder in terms of sale bookings and will rather focus on achieving consistent and predictable growth with high-profit margins, its MD and CEO Abhishek Lodha said. Macrotech Developers, which markets its properties under Lodha brand, registered a 20 per cent growth in its sale bookings (pre-sales) to a record Rs 14,520 crore last fiscal from Rs 12,060 crore in the 2022-23 financial year. It has given guidance of achieving 21 per cent annual growth in sale bookings this fiscal to Rs 17,500 crore. When asked about the reason for setting a conservative sale bookings guidance considering that few players posted more than Rs 20,000 crore pre-sales in FY24 itself, Lodha told PTI, «We are not in any rat race and neither our shareholders are bothered about any such rat race.»

rally, Paytm shares remain in the sell-on-rise category as selling is expected at higher levels, says Rupak De, Senior Technical Analyst at LKP Securities. “Therefore, sellers might return at those higher levels. On the other hand, a short-term trader might consider buying this stock with a stop loss at Rs 334 for an upside target of Rs 368/390,” he says.

PM Modi stresses empowerment, infrastructure growth in pre-election interview "Having filled the gaping holes left by 60 years of Congress rule in our first term and putting India on a fast track of growth in our second term, our third term will be an era of accelerated development at a scale never seen before," Prime Minister Modi said. PM Modi interview: ‘People tired of..,’ PM claims saffron sweep in South India In the third term, the biggest theme of the BJP government would be about imparting momentum across sectors towards the realisation of making India a developed country by 20247, PM Modi said. "A lot needs to be done and will be done.

Apple iTune exists due to improper checks in a component called 'CoreMedia', which could be exploited by hackers by sending a specially crafted request. The vulnerability affects users of Apple iTunes on Windows prior to version 12.13.2. Explaining the issue via a report, CERT stated, “This vulnerability exists in Apple Product due to improper checks in CoreMedia component.

Gautam Adani-led group's flagship firm that has interests spanning from new energy to airports and data centres, plans to spend ₹80,000 crore across businesses in the current financial year, a senior company executive said. A bulk of the capital expenditure planned for 2024-25 (April 2024 to March 2025) fiscal will be on new energy businesses and airports, said Saurabh Shah, deputy chief financial officer, at an analyst call, transcript of which was released by the company.

Joe Biden threatened to pause some weapons shipments to Israel if it invaded the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah, the devastating effects of one weapon were of particular concern to him. «Civilians have been killed in Gaza as a consequence of those bombs,» Biden said in remarks to CNN this past week. He was referring to U.S.-made 2,000-pound aerial weapons, the largest in the Pentagon's Mark 80 series of bombs.

D2C) space are following a new thesis for placing their bets: to back young brands that focus on Gen Z (those born between 1997-2012) and have nothing to do with incumbent brands popular among older consumers. At Titan Capital run by Snapdeal cofounders Kunal Bahl and Rohit Bansal, this unwritten investment thesis has a name — «not my parents' brand». Several such brands have emerged over the past few years across food and beverages, home furnishing, fashion and footwear, oral care, and luggage, including Perfora, Mokobara, Nasher Miles, Wakefit, SleepyCat, Hocco and NIC. This phenomenon of not using parents' brands is visible in even sectors such as automotive and smartphones, Bahl said. «Consumers are increasingly gravitating towards new-generation EV brands, motivated not only by environmental concerns but also by a desire to differentiate themselves from their parents' preferences,» he told ET.

Aam Aadmi Party MP Sanjay Singh on Saturday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should come forward to clarify the BJP's '75 years retirement formula' which they have imposed on their senior party leaders. The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader was responding to Union Home Minister Amit Shah's statement that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will continue to lead the nation post the Lok Sabha elections. Singh said that Kejriwal raised the «genuine» issue of '75 years age rule', which was made by Prime Minister Modi. «They (BJP leaders, including Shah) said whatever rule PM Modi has made, it will be implemented on other leaders but not on Modi,» Singh said at the AAP office here.