Cricket: Radical T20 Squad Overhaul Names Shreyas Iyer Captain and Calls Up 15-Year-Old Sensation Sooryavanshi

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has sent shockwaves through the global cricketing fraternity after officially announcing a revolutionary, youthful T20 International squad for the upcoming tours of Ireland and England, which will also double as India’s primary team for the highly anticipated Aichi-Nagoya 2026 Asian Games in Japan. In a series…

Global Sports: FIFA 2026 World Cup Expansion Faces Severe Climate Backlash Ahead of Historic Kickoff

The global sporting community is bracing for the highly anticipated kickoff of the expanded 2026 FIFA Men’s World Cup across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, but the historic tournament is already facing intense international backlash following a damning joint report released by leading climate researchers from Loughborough, Bristol, and Manchester universities. The comprehensive environmental…

Macro-Economy: RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% and Trims GDP Forecast Amid Supply-Driven Inflation Spikes

The Reserve Bank of India’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), operating under the leadership of Governor Sanjay Malhotra, has unanimously decided to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25% while maintaining its neutral policy stance, a cautious move driven by a complex mix of solid internal growth and worsening external economic pressures. Even though fresh…

Corporate Expansion: Travel Brand ixigo Strengthens Hospitality Footprint with Majority Stake in Brevistay

Online travel aggregator and prominent AI-driven brand ixigo (Le Travenues Technology Limited) has officially declared a massive consolidation move in India’s hospitality sector after its Board of Directors formally approved the acquisition of a dominant 54.66% majority stake in hourly-stay pioneer Brevistay for a total cash investment of Rs 65.69 crore. This strategic corporate transaction,…

Macro-Economy: Reserve Bank Reports $7.1 Billion Q4 Current Account Surplus Amid Severe Global Headwinds

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has officially released its highly anticipated balance of payments data for the final quarter of the 2025–26 fiscal year, revealing that India successfully recorded a robust current account surplus of $7.1 billion, equivalent to roughly 0.7% of the nation’s total Gross Domestic Product (GDP). This critical financial milestone was…