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Shreyas on getting India captaincy gig

Shreyas on getting India captaincy gig

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3 min readJun 7, 2026 05:16 PM IST India’s new T20I skipper Shreyas Iyer, who replaced Suryakumar Yadav, reacted to the news, saying that it was a great challenge to lead the team but he won’t have to change his personality and be under someone else’s shadow. Iyer, who last played a T20I match for India in 2023, was brought in as the new India captain on Saturday in Mumbai. “I obviously loved challenges growing up, especially being from Mumbai where cricket is pretty big, the competition is high, every other kid on the street, they want to represent Mumbai asnd I faced a lot of challenges growing up. So my mindset was always about winning against everyone that I challenge. Whether it’s about learning or winning, that’s secondary but the more fun you have growing up, the more competitive nature you have, especially while playing cricket or any other sport in general, I think that takes you to another level and you want to take that sort of responsibility even when I have got …

Daniel Vettori lauds stand-in Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan, says his confidence as player and leader led to captaincy gig | Cricket News

Daniel Vettori lauds stand-in Sunrisers Hyderabad skipper Ishan Kishan, says his confidence as player and leader led to captaincy gig | Cricket News

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3 min readMar 27, 2026 09:26 PM IST Sunrisers Hyderabad coach Daniel Vettori lauded Ishan Kishan and said that the team management had little hesitation in appointing the Jharkhand player the captaincy after regular skipper Pat Cummins was set to miss the initial stages of the Indian Premier League (IPL) season. “I think Ishan’s been around in the IPL for a long period of time now. He’s been with a number of teams and he’s been highly successful, so, he brings in his own confidence around that. The fact that he’s led the U19s and his state team and they won the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy this year brings a confident person, a confident player and a really confident leader and those are the attributes that we really looked at when he was appointed. His combination with Abhishek, they’re good friends, they know the team exceptionally well and I really feel like those two will lead from the front this season,” Vettori said in the pre-match press meet on Friday. “I think he started last …

‘Why does BCCI production house call my friends to check on me if they don’t want to give gig? Sivaramakrishnan on why he ended his commentary career | Cricket News

‘Why does BCCI production house call my friends to check on me if they don’t want to give gig? Sivaramakrishnan on why he ended his commentary career | Cricket News

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2 min readMar 25, 2026 10:20 AM IST Laxman Sivaramakrishnan spent twenty-three years as a cricket commentator but was never assigned a toss or post-match presentation. When he asked a producer why, the answer was direct. “He said, ‘We have been instructed by our bosses not to put you.’ They said it is to do with me not being presentable.” Sivaramakrishnan’s response: “The most charismatic and the best in the business is Vijay Amritraj. Is he not dark?” he tells The Indian Express. The man who took 12 wickets in a Test at nineteen, who stumped Imran Khan in Sharjah while the crowd chanted his name, who was called India’s most naturally gifted cricketer alongside Kapil Dev by Ravi Shastri — says the colourism that followed him through his playing career followed him into the commentary box. Former india leg-spinner Laxman Sivaramakrishnan During the IPL in the UAE, isolated in quarantine, he says the depression returned. He couldn’t go to the bar with other commentators — “They would say he was drinking” — so he …

Social security for Swiggy, Zomato partners: How Karnataka’s new welfare fee for gig workers operates | Bangalore News

Social security for Swiggy, Zomato partners: How Karnataka’s new welfare fee for gig workers operates | Bangalore News

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3 min readBengaluruFeb 17, 2026 02:48 PM IST Karnataka on February 13 operationalised a landmark social safety net for its gig workforce by notifying the quantum of gig workers’ welfare fee, a first-of-its-kind levy in India aimed at funding social security for delivery partners and drivers working with platforms like Swiggy, Zomato, Ola, and Uber. According to the notification, all platforms and aggregators operating within the state are required to start debiting fees to the government beginning February 13. The minimum fee to be collected is set at 1 per cent of the transaction amount, while the total fee may vary depending on the services provided by the aggregators. The notification brings to life the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare) Act, which ensures that every transaction on these apps contributes to a dedicated welfare fund. The fee is capped at Rs 1.5 per transaction. The collected fees will go to the Gig Workers Welfare Fund, established to provide various welfare services for the state’s gig workers. For ride-hailing services, the fee is …

Centre, BJP-ruled States ignoring injustice to gig workers: Rahul Gandhi

Centre, BJP-ruled States ignoring injustice to gig workers: Rahul Gandhi

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The Congress leader recently interacted with a delegation of gig workers at what he described as a ‘Jan Sansad’ — meetings he holds with different groups at his office in the Parliament House complex during sessions. File | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar The Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, on Monday (February 16, 2026), alleged that the Union Government and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled States were turning a blind eye to the injustices faced by gig workers. Class and caste-based discrimination were deeply embedded in the sector, and there was little accountability for companies, Mr. Gandhi said. The Congress leader recently interacted with a delegation of gig workers at what he described as a ‘Jan Sansad’ — meetings he holds with different groups at his office in the Parliament House complex during sessions. In a post on Facebook, accompanied by a video of the interaction, Mr. Gandhi said the discussions highlighted the need for strong and responsible government action to ensure workers benefited from the gig economy.  “Today, gig workers …

Delhi: Gig workers` delegation meets Rahul Gandhi, asserts need for legislation

Delhi: Gig workers` delegation meets Rahul Gandhi, asserts need for legislation

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A delegation of transport and delivery gig workers met the Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, to discuss the need for legislation from the Centre and implementations of regulations in Congress-ruled states, the Telangana Gig And Platform Workers Union`s Founder President said. Speaking to ANI on Friday, Union President Shaik Salauddin said the delegation outlined the problems faced by gig workers during the half-hour meeting. Salauddin said, “This delegation included drivers and delivery workers from the Indian Federation of App-Based Transport Workers. In Congress-ruled states, and even where we serve as the opposition, the election promises made to these workers have been acted upon. At the central level, the government is providing social-security schemes, but that is not a substitute for statutory law.” Further, he lauded the Congress government in Karnataka for bringing in a legislation to aid the gig workers. “There was a detailed discussion. For about half an hour, the delegation described their problems one by one. We called on Congress governments in states where implementation has stalled to act promptly. …

Kapil Sharma calls AP Dhillon a global star; Anubhav Singh Bassi recalls being asked to keep quiet during a stand-up gig

Kapil Sharma calls AP Dhillon a global star; Anubhav Singh Bassi recalls being asked to keep quiet during a stand-up gig

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The Great Indian Kapil Show began with a bang, with Priyanka Chopra as its first guest. Now, a newly leaked promo shows Punjabi singer AP Dhillon and comedian-actor Anubhav Singh Bassi gracing Kapil Sharma’s couch. AP Dhillon and Anubhav Singh Bassi on The Great India Kapil Show. (Instagram) AP Dhillon and Anubhav Singh Bassi on The Great Indian Kapil Show The promo, which has surfaced online, shows Kapil introducing AP Dhillon and Anubhav in his signature witty style. He says, “Aaj is manch pe do global stars maujood hain — AP Dhillon aur Kapil Sharma” (Today, two global stars are present on this stage — AP Dhillon and Kapil Sharma). His introduction leaves Anubhav in splits. Kapil then asks AP Dhillon whether he could believe it when one of his music videos crossed a billion views. The singer replies, “I was so busy with my work that I never really cared about it.” Anubhav later recalls a hilarious incident from one of his stand-up gigs and says, “A venue once paid me ₹8,000 to come …

Karnataka constitutes Gig Workers’ Welfare Board

Karnataka constitutes Gig Workers’ Welfare Board

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The constitution of the Board follows the State government’s decision to move ahead with the implementation of welfare measures for gig workers through a dedicated statutory body. | Photo Credit: MURALI KUMAR K The Karnataka government on January 27, 2026, issued a notification constituting the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers Welfare Development Board under sections of the Karnataka Platform-Based Gig Workers (Social Security and Welfare Development) Act, 2025. According to the notification, the Labour Minister will be the ex-officio President of the Board. Senior officials from the Labour Department, the Department of Information Technology and the Commercial Taxes Department have been included as ex-officio members. The Chief Executive Officer of the Board will function as the Member Secretary. The Board includes four representatives of gig workers from unions representing food delivery and app-based transport workers, and four representatives from aggregator platforms. Representatives from Porter, Zomato, Uber and Amazon have been named as aggregator members. The committee also includes labour unions including United Food Delivery Partners Union, the Indian Federation of App Based Transport Workers, All India …

Why caretaker managers in football never land a permanent gig even when tasting early success | Football News

Why caretaker managers in football never land a permanent gig even when tasting early success | Football News

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The away end at the Emirates Stadium chanted Michael Carrick’s name. The players leapt into Carrick’s embrace when the final whistle blew, capping a liberating victory for the beleaguered Manchester United over league toppers Arsenal. There was newfound joy and bounce in their game, there was renewed optimism among their fans. Post the end of the rigid reign of Ruben Amorim, the old midfield warhorse, the caretaker manager, has instilled a sense of belief that had eluded the faithfuls with successive wins over Manchester City and Arsenal in London, the first time in nine seasons. Yet, club legend Roy Keane quipped that even if Carrick were to win the remaining games, he wouldn’t make his job permanent. “If United win every game until the end of the season, I still wouldn’t be giving him the job. I still wouldn’t be convinced he’s the man for the job. Absolutely not,” he would say. The observation offered a glimpse into the thankless world of caretakers, or “interim managers”, as is the phrase in vogue these days. It’s …

Calum Scott begins India tour with intimate Delhi gig, reveals dream Indian collaboration: ‘Would love to work with…’

Calum Scott begins India tour with intimate Delhi gig, reveals dream Indian collaboration: ‘Would love to work with…’

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Two years after performing with Ed Sheeran in Mumbai, Calum Scott made his long-awaited India comeback with a show in the Capital. The British singer-songwriter kicked off the India leg of his Avenoir tour, crooning to a crowd of 200 fans at The Piano Man Eldeco Centre in Saket. With hits like Roots, At Your Worst and God Knows, the performance hit all the right notes, eliciting the occasional tear from listeners. Calum Scott begins India tour with intimate Delhi gig Calum, who first shot to fame on Britain’s Got Talent in 2015, spoke to HT City just before his set. Fresh from soundcheck, Scott was in great spirits when asked who his dream Indian collaborator would be. “Well, my main objective with my music is to make people cry, and I have been told Shreya Ghoshal does exactly that, so we might make a dream team! (but many, many tears would be shed…),” he laughed. Fittingly, Ghoshal is also set to perform at the 77th Republic Day Parade this year in Delhi. Before heading …