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Fishermen in Gujarat will continue to receive diesel at subsidised rates after the Centre decided to roll back a recent steep increase in bulk fuel prices, following a request from the state government. The relief comes after oil companies raised the price of bulk diesel by Rs 22.43 per litre for industrial users earlier in the week, in response to rising global crude prices amid the ongoing supply disruption due to the Middle East war. The hike had also been extended to diesel supplied to fishing boats, triggering concern among the state’s fishing community. Fisheries minister Jitu Vaghani said that the Gujarat government intervened, urging the Centre to treat fishermen as retail consumers and provide a “special exception” to shield them from the increase.After the price hikes were announced, many manufactureres and transporters across the state were left struggling amid already existing pressures from inflaction and energy market volatility.“Under the guidance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Centre has accepted this reasonable representation of the fishermen of Gujarat. The Centre has instructed Bharat Petroleum to withdraw the increase of Rs 22.43 in the price of diesel used in fishermen’s boats,” an official release said.It added that “a representation was made to Vaghani, MLAs, local leaders and various fisheries organisations. Considering the seriousness of the matter, Vaghani, under the guidance of the chief minister, made a representation to the Centre to intervene in the matter.” “So, the fishermen of the state will now receive diesel at the previously decided concessional rate,” it added.The state had earlier entered into an agreement with Bharat Petroleum to supply diesel to fishermen at discounted prices. However, the recent revision had pushed up costs until the rollback was approved.The broader price revision comes at a time when global oil markets have been volatile. Bulk diesel prices in Delhi, for instance, were raised from Rs 87.67 per litre to Rs 109.59, even as retail fuel prices remained unchanged. Petrol in the national capital continues to be priced at Rs 94.77 per litre, while regular diesel remains at Rs 87.67.Officials have maintained that there has been no increase in fuel prices for the general public. “Some increase is reported in the premium category which hardly makes up for 2%-4% of the entire petrol (sold in the country),” said Sujata Sharma, joint secretary in the ministry of petroleum and natural gas. “There is no increase in price for the common man.”She added that fuel prices are determined by oil marketing companies as petrol and diesel have been deregulated, and the government does not directly set rates.Retail prices have been frozen since April 2022, with companies absorbing fluctuations in global crude prices. The government has indicated it will continue this approach unless there is a significant and sustained spike in international oil rates.India relies on imports for 88% of its crude oil needs, with a large share transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Ongoing tensions in the region have disrupted supplies and pushed global crude prices higher, touching $119 per barrel before easing to around $108.While bulk fuel costs have risen in line with global trends, the exemption for Gujarat’s fishermen ensures they will not be impacted by the latest hike.
CHANDIGARH: India’s ace rally driver, Hari Singh, 59, is missing after a speedboat overturned in the Maldives on Thursday night. Gautam Singhania, chairman and managing director of Raymond Group, was injured in the accident but is safe.Hari’s long-time friend Shashi Pal Singh Garcha, president of Chandigarh Motorsports Association, told TOI on Friday, “We still don’t have any news about Hari and another person missing in the incident. Search operations were called off late Friday evening due to darkness.”Singhania and Hari, a five-time Indian National Rally Championship winner, were among a group of seven on the speedboat when it overturned near Felidhoo, as per media reports. Singhania and the others were rescued but the search continues for Hari and the other missing person. Family and friends are praying for their safety.“Gautam Singhania suffered minor injuries following an unfortunate accident. He is recovering under due care in Mumbai. We thank you for the wishes and pray for the well-being of the affected friends,” said a spokesperson for the industrialist.Garcha, also a five-time national motocross champion, said they were keeping their fingers crossed. “Manik Bhimsen Bhardwaj, from Bengaluru, who was also on the boat, suffered a severe injury and his arm had to be amputated,” he said.News of the accident has shaken the motorsports fraternity. Delhi-based international rally driver Gaurav Gill visited Hari Singh’s house in Sector 8, Chandigarh, on Friday evening.
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Rattan Dhillon, a rally driver from Chandigarh, posted on X: “How unfortunate… Mr Hari Singh sir, a true legend of Indian motorsport and closely associated with JK Tyre and Mercedes, has gone missing following a speedboat accident in the Maldives. It’s been over 22 hours since rescue operations began, and the Indian Navy, along with Maldivian authorities, are continuing the search. Thankfully, 6-7 people on board, including Gautam Singhania, have been rescued safely. Hari Sir needs our prayers right now, hoping for his safe return!”Hari is the first Indian to win the Asia Zone Rally Championship, and is currently head of operations at JK Tyre Motorsport where he works on developing new racing and rallying talent across India. He is married and has two children.
Former RCB coach Mohammad Kaif pointed out the weaknesses in the Gujarat Titans’ bowling deck. He noted that Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna have all been hit in the death overs, while Kagiso Rabada’s form has dipped in recent times.
The Titans entered the 2026 mini-auction with 20 players retained from the previous season. They only managed to pick four pacers in the side. Jason Holder, Ashok Sharma, Luke Wood, and Prithvi Raj Yarra.
The Gujarat Titans won the IPL in their debut season of 2022 and then finished as the runners-up in 2023. However, after back-to-back success, the Titans could not make a top-two finish in the next two seasons.
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Former Indian player Mohammad Kaif believes that the Gujarat Titans’ death bowling issues will cost them in the upcoming season of the IPL, much like they did the last time in IPL 2025. He pointed out that Mohammed Siraj was hit by a death last time in the IPL.
“Siraj is a new-ball bowler. Prasidh Krishna bowls in the middle. His strength is hit-the-deck bowling. The Ahmedabad ground is big. The square boundaries are big. He bowls hard lengths in the middle. So I can understand what his role is,” the former Indian batter responded.
Last time Prasidh Krishna operated in the middle phase and then bowled an over or two in the death. Kagiso Rabada has not been handy, and his spot in the XI might also not be a direct pick, as Holder and Phillips both seem crucial for team dynamics.
“Prasidh Krishna has shown improvement in his slower balls as well. The ball dips, and he picks up wickets, but they don’t have death bowling. Kagiso Rabada is getting hit. Siraj also got hit. I am talking about the final three or four matches last year. Prasidh Krishna got hit,” he added.
Mohammad Kaif, in the same discussion video, highlighted that despite assembling a stunning side, the Gujarat Titans could not finish in the top two in IPL 2025.
“This team has two backups for every player. They always win the auction. Compared to other teams, their auction planning is fantastic. However, last year, they had won nine of the first 12 matches, and were sitting on top, but they couldn’t come in the top two after that. They had to play the Eliminator. They lost their last three matches consecutively,” he said.
The cricketer-turned-commentator pointed out that Shubman Gill’s side’s bowling got exposed under pressure towards the business end. Teams like LSG, CSK, and MI scored 225+ runs against them in the last three games, as they lost the back-end games, eventually being ruled out of the Eliminator.
“Bowling was their strength at the start, but when the main tournament came, when they had to win one match to qualify for the top two, they lost all three. So the bowling also got exposed under pressure,” Kaif observed.
Gujarat Titans will not have much dilemma with their top three cricketers. They will have Shubman Gill and Sai Sudharsan, the two Indian batters, opening for them. The world T20 veteran Jos Buttler has featured at no. 3 for the Titans.
They might be sorting in New Zealand middle-order batter Glenn Phillips in the middle order, who might come in handy with the ball and on the field as well. Phillips will be followed by a middle order, which doesn’t seem the strongest of the lot.
Washington Sundar and Shahrukh Khan can be next in the batting order, with Jason Holder in at no. 7 for the Gujarat Titans. However, this simply means that Kagiso Rabada would not feature in the playing XI.
The bowling deck would comprise the final overseas pick, Rashid Khan, pacers Mohammad Siraj and Prasidh Krishan, and spinner R Sai Kishore. After completing the XI, Nishant Sindhu and Rahul Tewatiya remain as the options for an Impact player.
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Trump gives Iran 48-hour ultimatum to open Strait of Hormuz — Follow live updatesDimona, home to Israel’s nuclear research facility, has long been nicknamed “Little India” due to its strong Indian-Jewish community, many of whom trace their roots to Maharashtra, as per a report by PTI. The town’s streets are lined with Indian shops, Marathi is widely spoken, and cultural ties with India remain deeply embedded. Hours later, a second missile struck the nearby city of Arad, compounding the damage. Across both cities, more than 100 people were injured, including children, with several in serious condition. Israeli authorities said air defence systems attempted to intercept the missiles but failed, resulting in direct hits that caused widespread destruction.The Israeli military has launched an investigation into the interception failure, saying the incident “will be investigated”. Officials confirmed that interceptors were deployed but did not successfully neutralise the incoming threats.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described it as a “very difficult evening”, saying he had spoken to Arad’s mayor and ordered full government support for those affected. “We are determined to continue to strike our enemies on all fronts,” he said, while urging civilians to follow safety instructions.Israel’s Foreign Ministry accused Iran of deliberately targeting civilians, calling the strikes “a blatant war crime” and “pure terrorism”. Opposition leaders, including former prime ministers, also expressed solidarity with residents, describing the attacks as a “great disaster”.Iran, however, said the strike on Dimona was a response to an earlier attack on its Natanz nuclear facility, although Israel denied involvement in that incident. The UN’s nuclear watchdog confirmed it had no indication of damage to Israel’s nuclear site but called for “maximum military restraint” to avoid further escalation.
MUMBAI: The AIMIM, which for the first time secured a ward committee chairperson’s post in the civic polls, landed in a controversy in M East ward after chairperson Khairunnisa Akbar Hussain put up her husband’s photograph in her office situated in the M East ward office. The photo was displayed alongside that of AIMIM president Asaduddin Owaisi. The BJP objected to the move, following which the photograph of her husband, Akbar Hussain, was removed.AIMIM netas said the chairperson was unaware of the issue and had the picture taken down as soon as it was brought to her notice. Vijay Ubale, the AIMIM leader in the BMC and also a corporator from M East ward, said, “On Friday, when the photo of her husband was spotted in her cabin, she was requested to remove it.”When contacted, Khairunnisa, a corporator from the Cheetah Camp area, said that she feels that the issue is being blown out of proportion. “My husband has always been politically active and previously also contested the assembly elections. His photograph was put up in the office by the party workers, and as soon as the matter was brought to my notice, I ensured it was removed,” she said.
NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) continue to face the injury woes in their pace bowling as India pacer Akash Deep was ruled out of the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL), Cricbuzz reported on Saturday.Akash Deep has not reported for the Kolkata Knight Riders camp, which has been underway in Kolkata since March 18, as per the Circbuzz report.Earlier, Harshit Rana was also ruled out of the season due to the injury that he had sustained during a warm-up match ahead of the recently concluded T20 World Cup.Meanwhile, pacer Matheesha Pathirana is expected to miss the early stages for the KKR.
Speaking at KKR’s pre-season press conference, Abhishek Nayar stated that Pathirana is undergoing rehab with the Sri Lankan Cricket Board and is expected to be match fit around mid-April.“The latest update that we know is he’s obviously with the Sri Lankan cricket board and they took out his rehab. And the latest communication that we’ve had is, hopefully, somewhere mid-April is when they feel he’ll be match fit. That’s what we know as of now,” he said.Earlier, Bangladesh left-armer pacer Mustafizur Rahman was also released by the KKR following BCCI directives amid heightened India-Bangladesh tensions.The issue escalated to the extent that Bangladesh pulled out of the T20 World Cup refusing to play in India, with Scotland coming in as replacement.
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KKR are set to kick their IPL 2026 campaign off against the Mumbai Indians on March 29 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The three-time champions will then face Sunrisers Hyderabad on April 2 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens, before facing off against last year’s finalists, Punjab Kings, on April 6, also at Eden Gardens.In their fourth IPL match, KKR will face Lucknow Super Giants on April 9 at Eden Gardens.
MUMBAI: Two Tunnel Boring Machines (TBMs) for the underground stretch of the Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project are set to arrive at Jawaharlal Nehru Port on Monday, marking a breakthrough after months of delays linked to geopolitical factors that held up consignments in China.Officials said the shipment includes the remaining components of the first TBM-whose cutter head reached Mumbai around Sept 24, 2025-as well as the complete set of parts for the second machine.Sources said, “The consignment left China in early March, reached Chennai port, and was dispatched for Mumbai on March 18.”
Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train underground work to begin soon
With both TBMs now arriving, work on the underground package can move forward. Boring is expected to begin in about three months after assembly and testing. The machine is equipped with a mixshield configuration, designed to cut through complex geology, and will be deployed for the 20.37-km underground section between Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) and Shilphata, which includes a challenging 7-km subsea tunnel beneath Thane Creek.The development comes amid a broader easing of economic engagement between India and China. The Centre recently relaxed certain investment norms for firms with limited Chinese shareholding, signalling a calibrated approach to improving business ties even as strategic safeguards remain in place. Officials indicated that such measures have helped smooth project-linked clearances and logistics.The TBMs, though procured from German firm Herrenknecht, were manufactured at its Guangzhou facility and remained stranded at a Chinese port earlier this year without formal clearance. The delay emerged as a major concern for the timelines of the Rs 1.08 lakh crore high-speed rail corridor.The matter was taken up through diplomatic channels, with the railways ministry coordinating with the external affairs ministry. Sources said the issue was also flagged during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s interaction with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Aug 2025.The underground package, being executed by Afcons Infrastructure Ltd, involves a complex stretch between Bandra Kurla Complex and Shilphata. The bullet train project, India’s first high-speed rail corridor, is designed for speeds of up to 320 kmph, with the Mumbai underground section seen as one of its most challenging components.The tunnel will run at depths ranging from 25 to 65 metres below the surface, dipping to as much as 114 metres beneath Parsik Hill near Shilphata. NHSRCL plans to deploy two TBMs initially, with an option of using a third if required to meet deadlines. The tunnelling will create a single-tube passage carrying both up and down tracks of the bullet train.
The Iran war has entered its fourth week and global oil markets are showing a clear split with actual fuel supply prices are rising much faster than widely tracked oil futures. Brent crude, the global benchmark, has jumped over 50% to around $112 a barrel following the near-complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz and attacks on energy infrastructure in the Middle East. But the cost of physical oil, which is refined into petrol, diesel and jet fuel, has risen even more sharply as supplies become harder to secure. Refiners in Asia are now paying steep premiums above Brent to source cargoes from far-off regions, highlighting the shortage. But the impact is not limited to oil markets!Trucking companies are facing higher fuel bills, some parts of the shipping industry are cutting back on purchases, and airlines in Europe have warned that rising jet fuel prices, now above $200 a barrel, will be passed on to passengers, Bloomberg reported. The gap between futures prices and physical oil costs is partly due to steps taken by the countries to control price rises, including releasing emergency stockpiles. However, the broader impact on the global economy appears stronger than what futures markets suggest. Commenting on US oil markets, Jeff Currie, chief strategy officer of energy pathways at Carlyle Group Inc told Bloomberg, “You look at the paper markets, they’ve entirely disconnected from the physical markets…We’re dealing with an enormous supply shock.” There are concerns that prices could rise further if the conflict continues. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Citigroup Inc. have said oil futures may cross the previous record of $147.50 set in 2008 in the coming weeks. Such a large and lasting gap between futures and real prices is unusual. The disruption has been described by the International Energy Agency as the biggest oil supply shock ever. Goldman estimates that about 17 million barrels per day flowing through the Persian Gulf are being affected. In the past two weeks, Brent has come close to $120 a barrel twice, a level last seen in 2022, further piling pressure on the US government to act. US treasury secretary Scott Bessent said that the country could consider another release from its reserves, even after a major recent drawdown. He also announced waiving sanctions on Iranian oil currently in transit for a month till April 19. Other steps to manage prices include moves involving Russian oil shipments at sea, while speculation continues about possible US intervention in futures markets, something Bessent has denied. At the same time, high market volatility has made trading more expensive, limiting activity and keeping futures prices somewhat in check, though not enough to offset supply shortages. “The US has almost exhausted the arsenal for stopping prices from rising, given this degree of uncertainty, if the strait isn’t opened and the uncertainty of physical damage isn’t removed,” Christof Ruhl, global advisor at Crystol Energy and a former BP Plc economist, said in a Bloomberg TV interview. “So there isn’t much they can do.” Signs of strain are visible across the economy. Shipping companies are adding fuel surcharges, while some buyers are delaying large fuel purchases due to price swings. In the US, petrol prices are nearing $4 per gallon and diesel has crossed $5. In Germany, a heating oil seller said people are buying only “when absolutely necessary,” and airlines have cancelled some flights as fuel costs rise. “Movements in energy markets feed through to our cost base almost immediately,” said Pavel Kveten, Chief Executive Officer at Girteka Logistics, one of Europe’s top trucking companies. Fuel makes up about 30% of the firm’s transport costs, he said. The rush for available crude is also pushing up regional prices. Oman crude has crossed $162 a barrel, while Murban crude from the United Arab Emirates has moved above $145. Asian buyers have increased purchases of US oil to the highest level in three years as they look to replace disrupted Middle Eastern supplies.Meanwhile in the Middle East, there are no clear signs of easing. Iranian officials are said to be reluctant to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz as they deal with ongoing attacks, a person involved in high-level contacts with Tehran told Bloomberg. “We see little relief for the deepening energy crisis as more energy facilities come under fire,” RBC Capital Markets LLC analyst Helima Croft said in a note. “Administration officials have spent considerable manhours working to convey to market participants that the disruption will be short-lived as the war will soon wind down. Yet nothing points to a limited engagement at this juncture.”
Former Pakistan head coach Gary Kirsten has opened up on his brief and turbulent stint with the national side, revealing that excessive interference from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) played a major role in his early exit.Kirsten, who was appointed in April 2024 on a two-year deal, stepped down from his role as head coach of Pakistan’s ODI and T20I teams within just six months. His resignation came abruptly, barely a week before Pakistan were scheduled to tour Australia for an ODI series.
In the immediate aftermath of his departure, the PCB handed over additional responsibilities to Test coach Jason Gillespie, who was asked to oversee the white-ball leg of the Australia tour. However, Gillespie too parted ways with the setup a few months later, adding to the instability within the coaching structure.Reflecting on his experience, Kirsten pointed to the constant external involvement in team affairs as the most challenging aspect of the job.“The thing that surprised me more than anything was the level of interference. I don’t think I have ever seen it at that level before. Did it surprise me? I don’t know, but it was significant,” Kirsten said while speaking to talkSPORT Cricket.He explained that such an environment made it extremely difficult for a coach to implement plans or build a stable working relationship with players.“It is quite difficult for a coach to come and formulate a way that you can work with the players when there is just this constant noise from the outside. It was tough, just this constant noise from the outside and a lot of punitive actions around poor performance and stuff like that,” he added.
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Kirsten also highlighted how coaches often become easy targets when results do not go a team’s way, describing it as a counterproductive approach.“As a coach, you are the lowest hanging fruit when the team isn’t going well, so let us get rid of the coach or let us put a restriction on the coach because that is the easiest thing to do when the teams are performing and that is kind of counterproductive in my view,” Kirsten said.
