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Rajasthan Royals had picked the Jammu and Kashmir pacer at his base price of Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction. At that time, he had not played senior cricket in any format, but his performances in the 2025 Bengal Pro T20 League had brought him into focus.

The Finance Ministry has released the latest interest rates for the first quarter of the new financial year FY 2026-27 from April to June. The interest rates for all small savings schemes have been kept unchanged.

India's military is embracing drone warfare, moving beyond surveillance to integrate unmanned systems into combat operations. Operation Sindoor highlighted this shift, showcasing capability but revealing a critical need for mass production. While India designs advanced drones, it lags behind global powers in producing them at scale, a gap that must be bridged for future battlefield dominance.

Chennai Super Kings face an early IPL 2026 challenge as MS Dhoni and Dewald Brevis are sidelined for their opening match against Rajasthan Royals. Brevis is out with a side strain, while Dhoni will miss the first two weeks due to a calf strain, impacting CSK's middle order and leadership.

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the CTET Result 2026 on ctet.nic.in following the completion of the answer key review process. The exam was held on February 7 and 8 with over 2.5 million candidates. After objections to the provisional key were reviewed, the final result has been released. Candidates can now check their scorecards online using their login credentials.

This match will be the first among 277 T20 games, including 24 in the CLT20, where CSK will not have either Dhoni or Raina in the playing XI. The team has previously played 77 matches without Raina and five without Dhoni, but never without both.

President Trump revealed serious discussions with a "new, more reasonable" Iranian regime, but issued a stark warning: "completely obliterate" Iran's oil facilities, power plants, and Kharg Island if a deal isn't reached soon. He claimed "great progress" in negotiations, while threatening severe retaliation for past Iranian actions. Tehran, however, denies direct talks.

Dhoni has long been central to CSK as captain, finisher and wicketkeeper, but this match at the Baraspara Cricket Stadium will go ahead without him. His absence brings focus on the last time he missed a game and how often he has been unavailable since the IPL began in 2008.

Guwahati's weather looms large over the IPL 2026 opener between Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings, with rain forecasts casting doubt on the match. Both teams, aiming for a fresh start after poor seasons, feature significant player and leadership changes. Sanju Samson moves to CSK, Ravindra Jadeja to RR, and Riyan Parag captains the Royals, while Ruturaj Gaikwad leads CSK.

Liz Murray's journey from homelessness in the Bronx to graduating from Harvard is a testament to unwavering determination. Facing immense hardship and personal tragedy, she channeled her struggles into a fierce drive for education, completing high school in two years and earning a place at an Ivy League institution.

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been on a record-breaking/setting spree over the last year or so and, as he prepares for his second IPL season, expectations are sky-high from the 15-year-old boy wonder. So ,what can we expect from Sooryavanshi in his second season? A lot - plus these five iconic IPL records, which were once thought unbeatable, could very well fall to the 15-year-old teenager.

Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman asserts that the AI industry's future hinges on who can afford to run models at scale, not just who builds the smartest ones. He argues that inference compute scarcity will define winners for the next few years, with high-margin products gaining a significant edge through a data-driven improvement flywheel.

Kerala's political landscape is dominated by accusations of being the "BJP B team." Rahul Gandhi claims the LDF is BJP-backed, while CM Pinarayi Vijayan labels the UDF as the "BJP B team." Rahul criticizes the LDF as a corporate-funded government, alleging BJP control over Kerala's leadership and highlighting the Sabarimala gold theft.