New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) India Test captain Shubman Gill is amongst the three nominees for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Apart from Gill, England skipper Ben Stokes and South Africa all-rounder Wiaan Mulder have been nominated for the monthly honour. Gill capped a prolific month of run-scoring by making 567 runs at an average of 94.5 in three Tests during India’s tense 2-2 drawn series in England. His standout effort came at Edgbaston, where he struck 269 in the first innin…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Manchester United are closing in to sign Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig, making an offer worth an initial 65 million pounds with an additional 8.9 million pounds in add-ons, says a report. Manchester United have been involved in a battle for the Slovenian’s signature with Premier League rivals Newcastle, who made a second bid of 69.7 million pounds plus add-ons after an initial offer of just under 70 million pounds plus add-ons. According to a Sky Sports report, there is …

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) England duo of Sophia Dunkley, Sophie Ecclestone and Ireland captain Gaby Lewis have been nominated for ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July 2025. Sophia delivered consistent runs for England through back-to-back white-ball series against India at home in July. After a rare failure in the second T20I in Bristol, the right-handed batter struck a fluent 75 at The Oval to set up a five-run win for England.She followed with scores of 22 and 46 to finish as England…

Chennai, Aug 6 (IANS) Pointing out that they respected the sentiments of the Tamil people, the makers of director Gowtam Tinnanuri’s explosive action entertainer, ‘Kingdom’, featuring actor Vijay Deverakonda in the lead, on Wednesday expressed regret if the sentiments of the people were in some way hurt by their film. However, the makers also underlined the fact that the film was a completely fictional one and assured Tamil audiences that the film contained no scenes that would hurt their …

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Bollywood actress Kajol, who is returning with the 2nd season of the courtroom drama streaming show ‘The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha’, has said that 2025 has been an enriching year for her. The makers of ‘The Trial: Pyaar Kaanoon Dhokha’ released a quirky video announcing the return of the 2nd season. It shows that the actress’ character of Noyonika Sengupta has now found her footing in the ruthless world of law as she battles new challenges, impossible choices and…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) The Indian stock market ended slightly lower after witnessing volatile trading on Wednesday, as investors showed mixed reaction to the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent.Sensex settled at 80,543.99, down 166.26 points or 0.21 per cent. The 30-share index opened in negative territory at 80,694.98 against last session’s closing of 80,710.25 ahead of the RBI’s decision on rate cut in the morning. The index hit an intra-day low…

Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) Air conditioner (AC) manufacturer Blue Star on Wednesday reported a sharp drop in its earnings for the first quarter (Q1) of FY26, with net profit falling 37.7 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) to Rs 120.82 crore from Rs 194 crore in the previous quarter (Q4 FY25). Revenue from operations also slipped 25.8 per cent on sequential basis to Rs 2,982.25 crore, down from Rs 4,018.96 crore in Q4 FY25, according to its stock exchange filing.The company attributed the decline to uns…

New Delhi, Aug 6 (IANS) Telecom industry body Cellular Operators Association of India (COAI) on Wednesday urged the government to bind OTT communication apps with the verified mobile SIM card of the users at all times.Currently, a subscriber’s app-based communication services such as WhatsApp are connected to their mobile SIM card only during installation and verification, after which the app works independently on the device even if the SIM card is removed or deactivated, COAI said.The industry…

Moscow, Aug 6 (IANS) Russia’s Deputy Defence Minister Colonel General Aleksandr Fomin on Wednesday held a meeting with Vinay Kumar, India’s Ambassador to Russia, as both sides discussed ways to further intensify the multifaceted India-Russia Special Privileged Strategic Partnership.”During the talks, the sides discussed topical issues of bilateral cooperation in the defence sphere, confirmed the focus on further strengthening the specialised cooperation in the form of a particularly privileged s…

Bengaluru, Aug 6 (IANS) Slamming the Karnataka government for criticising his efforts to expedite the inauguration of the Yellow Line Metro project, Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya said on Wednesday, “This is Modi’s era, everything happens quickly, and delay is the Congress party’s legacy.”Speaking to the media in New Delhi, Tejasvi Surya said, “I belong to a new generation, and I want projects to be completed swiftly. The era of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laying foundation stones an…