Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar (BCCI/IPL Photo) IPL-2026 was a season of extremes. A 15-year-old rewrote batting records as if they were practice drills, Virat Kohli discovered new gears at 37 and Rajat Patidar joined an exclusive club of captains with back-to-back titles. Batters routinely made 200-plus totals look inadequate, yet a handful…
Chennai: Users of Kathivakkam High School Road near Ennore bus terminus are put through the daily ordeal of traffic jams on the stretch that is barely two lanes wide.Motorists say they often have to turn off the engines of their vehicles and wait for a long time. Two-wheeler riders add that they have to endure…
Agartala: Ratan Saha, a cinema promoter and businessman from Tripura and elder brother of CM Manik Saha, has been chosen as the president of the Eastern India Motion Pictures Association (EIMPA).EIMPA oversees film production and studio management in Tollygunge. The election was triggered by the defeat of former Trinamool minister Arup Biswas, who faced accusations…
Australian couple Quentin and Kylie Birt have donated more than A$100 million to charitable causes in the past two years, including a recent A$40 million contribution to FightMND. Despite becoming some of Australia’s biggest private donors, the Brisbane-based couple insist they are not trying to build a reputation as philanthropists. Quentin Birt, who made his…
Sanjay Manjrekar, Rishabh Pant, and Axar Patel NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer and commentator Sanjay Manjrekar has backed the appointment of more overseas captains in the Indian Premier League (IPL), stressing that franchises should focus on leadership ability rather than nationality when choosing their skipper.Speaking on the Sportstar podcast, Manjrekar said the performance of Indian…
Ajay Devgn to headline ‘Kill’ and ‘Deadlocked’ director Nikhil Nagesh Bhat’s next action drama, shoot to begin in 2027 Ajay Devgn is set to add another action-driven project to his upcoming slate. The actor will collaborate with filmmaker Nikhil Nagesh Bhat for a new action drama backed by Jio Studios. The project is currently being…
Chandigarh: Senior IAS officer and former secretary of the Haryana State Pollution Control Board (HSPCB), Pardeep Kumar, on Friday moved a special CBI court in Panchkula seeking anticipatory bail in the Rs 593-crore IDFC First Bank–AU Small Finance Bank fraud case, as investigations into the alleged diversion of govt funds intensify.Special CBI judge Vijayant Sehgal…
In 2021, when most professionals her age were focused on promotions, salaries and career growth, Aakriti Goel made a decision that left many around her surprised.She walked away from a corporate career, gave up a salary of nearly ₹30 lakh per annum, and began preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).At the time,…
Gorakhpur: Students must use social media and artificial intelligence (AI) responsibly and with discretion, said advocate Shubhendra Satyadev while addressing a lecture on ‘The Role of Social Media and AI in Life’ at Mahayogi Gorakhnath University (MGUG) on Monday.The programme was organised by the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences as part of the university’s…
Rebel camp to merge with NCPI, extends support to NDA NEW DELHI: Chances of even a politically clued-in person having heard of Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) are near-zero. It is now set to be the fifth biggest party in Lok Sabha.In a dramatic development, 20 rebel Trinamool Congress MPs informed Lok Sabha Speaker…
