IPL 2026: Kevin Pietersen predicts top 4 teams after first round matches

IANS | April 3, 2026 1:45 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) Former England cricketer Kevin Pietersen has made an early prediction of the four teams that can make it into the playoffs of the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 after watching the first round matches, where every franchise played a minimum of one match.

Maruti Suzuki expands service network to 5,926 touchpoints

IANS | April 3, 2026 1:45 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's largest automobile firm, Maruti Suzuki, on Friday said that it added 502 new service touchpoints in the financial year ended March 2026, in the highest single-year network expansion in the automaker's history, bringing its total after-sales service footprint to 5,926 touchpoints spread across 3,000 cities and towns nationwide.

Unfair to say India follows US: Syed Akbaruddin

IANS | April 3, 2026 1:29 PM

New Delhi, April 3 (IANS) India's former Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Syed Akbaruddin, on Friday noted that claims that India follows the United States are "unfair" and "not reflective of reality".