Times of India

India has unveiled its teams for the highly anticipated home series against the West Indies. Shubman Gill will take charge of the One Day International squad, while Shreyas Iyer has been named captain of the Twenty20 International team. Additionally, the Rest of India roster for the upcoming Irani Cup has been released, featuring Rishabh Pant as the leader.

The property dispute was related to four women who jointly purchased land. Each held one-fourth undivided share. One of them later gave her brother-in-law a general power of attorney (GPA) because she was living in West Bengal, while he was based in Delhi.

Recent updates to UPI regulations have introduced a Merchant Discount Rate for certain transactions. While consumers will not incur any fees for their UPI payments, merchants will face a 0.4% charge on transactions above two thousand rupees. However, person-to-person UPI transfers and payments from small merchants continue to be free. This initiative is designed to foster sustainability and innovation in the digital payment ecosystem.

Saudi Arabia said on Wednesday that it had intercepted a Houthi drone heading towards Mecca, calling the security of Islam's holiest city a 'red line'. The Houthis flatly denied targeting Mecca and, in the same round of escalation, claimed to have shot down a Saudi F-15 fighter jet over Yemen's Marib province, a claim Riyadh has not confirmed.

A former analyst from Goldman Sachs faces repercussions after admitting to using ChatGPT to threaten his ex-girlfriend. He pleaded guilty to charges of stalking and making written threats to kill. OpenAI intervened by notifying federal officials upon recognizing alarming dialogue. Zhou has been sentenced to eight years of probation along with electronic monitoring, shedding light on the implications of AI in criminal cases and raising concerns regarding user privacy.

Aaditya Thackeray denied meeting Disha Salian, calling allegations a false campaign. The CBI has registered an FIR into Salian's 2020 death following a court order. Salian died after falling from a building, and Sushant Singh Rajput died a week later. The investigation will examine evidence handling and potential official misconduct. Thackeray called for an impartial and fresh inquiry into the case.

A Pakistani Navy ship collided with an Indian Navy vessel in the Northern Arabian Sea. The Indian Navy stated the Pakistani ship maneuvered unsafely, causing the collision. This incident contravenes mutual confidence-building measures between the two nations. India's Ministry of External Affairs summoned the Pakistani Charge d'Affairs over the matter. This event echoes a similar naval collision that occurred in 2011.

Pranati Nayak is preparing for her fourth Asian Games after a journey that began with leaving her family in West Bengal at a young age to pursue gymnastics. A Tokyo Olympian, Nayak has overcome injuries and setbacks to remain India's lone gymnast at the 2026 Games. Her story is one of sacrifice, resilience and an enduring passion for gymnastics.

The EPFO wage limit had remained unchanged between 2004 and 2014. It was raised to Rs 15,000 in September 2014. The latest decision follows the same approach of periodically updating the ceiling, with the new Rs 25,000 limit intended to account for wage growth.