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Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid. (Agency Image) Sunil Gavaskar believes the BCCI needs to rethink the role of its Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC), suggesting that the panel should have a far wider mandate and draw on the experience of some of India’s most celebrated former cricketers.The former India captain’s call comes after he criticised East Zone’s approach in the Duleep Trophy final, where Ishan Kishan’s side settled for the title on the basis of a first-innings lead. Gavaskar has previously expressed his dissatisfaction with the rule, which has continued to attract criticism over several domestic seasons.According to Gavaskar,…

Arya.ag is working with Finternet to connect grain deposits, electronic warehouse receipts and loan status on a dedicated Avalanche L1. The phased deployment is designed to give lenders a more reliable way to verify the commodities backing agricultural loans.Nandan Nilekani, Infosys co-founder and non-executive chairman, today revealed the initiative during his Global Fintech Festival keynote. Arya.ag, one of India’s largest agricultural warehousing companies, is consolidating its warehousing and lending systems through the project, bringing an existing agricultural finance business onto shared onchain infrastructure.How It WorksElectronic warehouse receipts document commodities held in storage and can be used to support borrowing against those…

You don’t have to spend a long time read­ing up on the Silk Road before you see the term itself (“Silk Road”) called a mis­nomer. In fact, what we refer to by that name com­pris­es a whole net­work of trade routes con­nect­ing Asia, Africa, and Europe, whose traf­fic con­stant­ly shift­ed over a mil­len­ni­um and a half accord­ing to cli­mat­ic, geopo­lit­i­cal, and civ­i­liza­tion­al con­di­tions. Nor was silk the only, or even the pri­ma­ry type of good car­ried along those routes. From East to West went tea, dyes, per­fumes, porce­lain, and paper; from West to East, glass­ware, hors­es, camels, hon­ey, wine, and…

“Our family is heartbroken and trying to process an unimaginable amount of pain all at once,” said Alonso and Lia Alvarado’s loved ones(L-R) Alonso Alvarado and Lia Miriam AlvaradoCredit: GoFundMe (2)NEED TO KNOWA Sept. 11 crash near Chandler Mountain Road killed 16-year-old Alonso Alvarado and 10-year-old Lia Miriam AlvaradoTheir brother Juan, who was also in the car and survived the crash, has been hospitalizedThe cause of the crash is under investigation, but authorities said the victims were not wearing seat beltsA teenager was the sole survivor of a crash that killed his younger brother and sister in Alabama.In an email…

Every year, Chicago’s preeminent queer film festival—the second-longest-running in the world—gears up at the height of festival season to highlight the best in queer independent cinema. For its 44th edition, the Reeling Chicago LGBTQ+ International Film Festival is set to present 36 features and 59 shorts (over 10 shorts programs) that celebrate the depth and breadth of the queer spectrum: gay infatuation, trans heartbreak, bisexual chaos, lesbian commitment issues, and the intensely political and historical lenses underneath which all of these struggles lie. You can check out the schedule and secure tickets here; in the meantime, though, here are a…

The AIER Everyday Price Index (EPI) rose 0.33 percent in August 2026, reversing two consecutive monthly declines and registering its ninth-largest monthly advance of the past two years. The EPI is now up 5.49 percent year to date and 5.59 percent from August 2025, underscoring the continuing affordability pressure facing households despite the declines recorded in June and July. Beneath the headline increase, price movements were comparatively balanced: 13 EPI categories became more expensive in August, ten declined, and one was unchanged. The three largest increases among the EPI components were recreational reading materials, up 2.92 percent; motor fuel, up…

Zimbabwe and Australia are set to face each other in a three-match ODI series at the Harare Sports Club. The series begins on September 15, with the second ODI scheduled for September 18 and the third match to be played on September 20. All three games will start at 9:30 AM local time in Harare.The series marks Australia’s return to Zimbabwe for an ODI after a 12-year gap. Mitchell Marsh is the only remaining member of Australia’s XI from their previous ODI in Zimbabwe, while Sikandar Raza and recalled veteran Brendan Taylor were part of the Zimbabwe side that won…

Three players the Florida Panthers could lose on waivers Julian Gaudio of The Hockey News: Training camps will be opening up this week, and soon after, players will begin to get cut from the main roster. Some of them will no longer be waiver-eligible and will need to pass through waivers to be sent to the AHL. A look at three Florida Panthers who might be put on waivers and potentially claimed. Cole Reinhardt – Left Wing – The Panthers claimed the 26-year-old off waivers last season and played in their bottom six. They’re now healthy, and he will be…

First, the ABI suggests checking if you are covered already. Some student halls might already include insurance, or your parents’ policy might extend to you. If not, there is the option of buying contents insurance. “This type of policy covers the cost of replacing or repairing your possessions if they are damaged, destroyed or stolen – giving you peace of mind that you’re protected should something go wrong,” the ABI said.You must check how much you’re covered for and whether it’s enough to replace everything, including the maximum value of a claim on a single item.You can do this by…

The corporate Bitcoin landscape is currently dominated by a single, aggressive playbook. Companies following this model rely almost exclusively on capital markets and financial engineering—issuing debt, preferred stock, and common equity at premiums—to turn their corporate balance sheets into amplified, high-beta proxies for Bitcoin. Now, Orange Juice, a firm launched by partners at ego death capital, is introducing a brand-new corporate strategy to the mix. Rather than acting as a financial engineering vehicle reliant on capital markets, Orange Juice plans to acquire profitable American businesses, hold them indefinitely, improve their operations, and direct part of their excess cash flow into…