Sri Lankan batsman Dhananjaya de Silva (AP/PTI) New Delhi: The first battle of the upcoming India-Sri Lanka Test series may begin long before a ball turns sharply off the Galle surface. It may begin in the minds of the batters.Sri Lanka know what Galle — the venue for the first Test — can become. They…
Oil prices fall over $1 as weak demand outlook weighs on market, Iran war keeps supply worries alive Oil prices slipped by more than $1 on Thursday as a weaker outlook for global demand put further pressure on the market, while supply disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict continued to limit the fall. Global…
The deal will deepen Bank of America’s participation in India as the financial sector expands. MUMBAI: Bank of America will acquire an initial 26.5% stake in Jio Credit, the wholly owned NBFC lending subsidiary of Jio Financial Services, with the stake potentially rising to 49.9% under a joint venture agreement that could involve an investment…
Born on Nov 12, 1956, to Simone and Naval Tata, Noel studied economics at the University of Sussex before starting at Nestlé, UK MUMBAI: For decades, Noel Tata was the quiet half-brother operating in the shadow of Ratan Tata’s larger-than-life legacy. While Ratan took bold, global bets, Noel quietly built Trent into a retail powerhouse…
Kuldeep Yadav (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: For Kuldeep Yadav, India’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka is an important opportunity. With the team going through a transition, Kuldeep can strengthen his case to become a key part of India’s red-ball plans.Ravindra Jadeja is in the twilight of his career, and India need to identify their next…
Chandra’s decade at Tata Sons now reaches its finish line, marked by growth, costly bets and changing dynamics of power MUMBAI: Less than a week before Tata Sons’ Aug 18 AGM, the penny dropped for N Chandrasekaran. His extension as chairman was uncertain. For the first time, Chandra lacked a powerful patron just as his…
N Chandrasekaran will step down as chairman of Tata Sons when his current term ends on February 20, 2027 MUMBAI: About a year after Tata Trusts, which controls 66% in Tata Sons, the holding company of India’s largest conglomerate, unanimously approved a third five-year term as chairman for N Chandrasekaran (62), he abruptly announced Wednesday…
AUS vs BAN 1st Test Live Score: Australia captain Pat Cummins won the toss on Thursday and chose to bat first in the opening Test against Bangladesh. Cummins is playing only his second Test in the past 13 months. He returns to a strong Australia pace attack alongside Mitchell Starc and Josh Hazlewood. The fast…
These are also segments where Chandra’s track record came under scrutiny. NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI: The new Tata Sons chairman has to deal with three major cash losers – Air India, semiconductor and electronics manufacturing and Tata Digital – with govt treating the salt-to-airline conglomerate as a strategic partner in some of these sectors.With military aircraft…
Among the names in circulation for the top job is TV Narendran (right), 61, managing director of Tata Steel MUMBAI: For the past few decades, change of guard at Bombay House has often been accompanied by a large dose of drama.N Chandrasekaran’s sudden announcement has added to the uncertainty of the past few months, when…
