Wisden condemns India over ‘Orwellian’ governance (Screengrab/x) The 2026 Wisden Cricketers’ Almanack, being published on Thursday, says that the game’s previous USP as a “refuge from realpolitik” has been poisoned by the growing politicisation of the sport under India’s “Orwellian” influence.The “Notes by the Editor” of the 163rd edition of the annual, targets India’s growing…
Panaji: National wind surfing champion Katya Coelho, 26, has become the second Goan sportsperson after Brahmanand Shankhwalkar to have a chapter dedicated to them in the new Class VIII Konkani textbook. The textbook has been created and is being implemented from this academic year under the National Education Policy (NEP).Director of the state council for…
Residents of Sector 105 demanded that overgrown bushes and trees on vacant plots be taken care of urgently Noida: Residents of Sector 105 have raised concerns over worsening sanitation services and unchecked growth of shrubs, grass and weeds across vacant plots in the area. They said the overgrowth has become a breeding ground for venomous…
Chandigarh: An undetonated grenade with its pin intact was recovered outside the showroom of a local BJP leader in Gurdaspur late Monday, prompting police to requisition a bomb disposal squad from Amritsar.An FIR was registered at Gurdaspur City police station under the Explosive Substances Act. Station House Officer Davinder Parkash said CCTV footage showed two…
CHENNAI: Ownership disputes, lack of consensus on redevelopment, and bureaucratic delays have kept several unsafe buildings from being razed, more than a year after Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) identified them for demolition. Ahead of every northeast monsoon, GCC officials survey and identify dilapidated structures and issue notices to owners. In 2025, the civic body identified…
Judith Wyler, the daughter of director William Wyler, has passed away at the age of 84. She was found unresponsive in her car along with her husband, Wylie Sheldon, on a California interstate. Trigger warning: This article contains mentions of death, reader’s discretion is advised.Judith ‘Judy’ Wyler Sheldon, daughter of famed veteran director William Wyler,…
Silchar: At least nine people, including three women, were injured — five of them critically — in a head-on collision between an autorickshaw and a motorcycle at Kalacherra under Bazaricherra police station in Assam’s Sribhumi district, police said.The accident took place on the Lowairpoa–Kanmun road on Thursday evening when the two vehicles collided, prompting locals…
Digi arrest scam: CBI raids 80 locations in 16 states, 2 held Chennai: A Chennai resident was among the two arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) during coordinated searches at more than 80 locations across 16 states as part of a nationwide crackdown on a network linked to more than 200 digital arrest…
‘Balan: The Boy’ box office collections day 6: Chidambaram’s film crosses Rs 20 crore worldwide Chidambaram‘s thriller drama ‘Balan: The Boy’ is maintaining a healthy run at the box office during its first week in theatres.According to Sacnilk, the film collected Rs 96 lakhs in India net collections on Day 6. The figure is slightly…
Aasu members protest in Dibrugarh Dibrugarh: Members of the All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) staged a protest in Dibrugarh on Friday as part of a statewide agitation against the rising prices of essential commodities, demanding govt intervention to ease the burden on common people.Aasu members marched through the city carrying cutouts of LPG cylinders and…
