Bengaluru: India’s Tilak Varma (PTI Photo) India vice-captain Tilak Varma has acknowledged that moving away from his preferred No. 3 position to bat lower down the order presents a challenge, but the 23-year-old is confident that regular practice and mental preparation will help him adjust to the demands of his new role.Tilak has increasingly been…
Nineteen people were killed and several others injured during a stampede at a pandal in Kolkata. KOLKATA: A decade of close calls at some of Kolkata’s biggest Durga Puja attractions has ended in one of the city’s deadliest pandal tragedies.From the crush at Deshapriya Park in 2015 to the crowd surge at Sreebhumi in 2021,…
Demi Moore’s Idaho home brings her close to the natural landscape of Sun Valley, where a river, mountains, and open surroundings shape life beyond Los Angeles. She lives in Hailey, one of three connected towns in the Sun Valley area, which she says feels cosy and familiar, with little main streets, mountains, and clean air.A…
Veteran Tamil music composer Deva will be laid to rest at his native village near Arcot in Ranipet district on Sunday, October 18, with state honours. According to reports, his mortal remains will be taken from his Chennai residence to family farmland in Sakkaramallur for the final rites. Relatives and villagers have recalled the composer’s…
BCCI Treasurer Raghuram Bhat presents the series trophy to India’s captain Shreyas Iyer and West Indies’ captain Shai Hope pose with the series trophy after the fifth and final T20I cricket match was called off due to rain, resulting in a 2-2 series draw, in Bengaluru. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) West Indies head coach Daren Sammy…
A stampede occurred at the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal, leading to 19 fatalities and multiple injuries. KOLKATA: “The condition of the pandal is very bad. It will collapse. Please leave.” A microphone announcement warning visitors that the Chorbagan Durga Puja pandal was at risk of collapsing may have triggered panic and contributed to a stampede…
Zac Howells will receive the Child of Courage Award at London’s Pride of Britain Awards, honouring his extraordinary bravery. For most children, a car journey with a parent is an ordinary part of the day. For Zac Howells, one December drive suddenly became a test of instinct, courage and extraordinary composure. At just 12, he…
Randeep Hooda and Celina Jaitly have reportedly joined the cast of Anil Sharma’s upcoming period drama ‘Arjun Naga’, which stars his son Utkarsh Sharma in the lead role and features Arjun Rampal as the antagonist. Set against Dubai’s oil boom in the 1960s, the ambitious project is planned as a four-part saga, with each instalment…
India’s Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) Former India opener Aakash Chopra has questioned the selectors’ decision to leave Ravindra Jadeja out of the entire five-match ODI series against New Zealand, pointing to what he sees as a contradiction between the team management’s stated plans and its selection choices.India are scheduled to play five ODIs against New…
Kolkata Police personnel examine scattered belongings inside a Durga Puja pandal. (PTI Photo) KOLKATA: Seven people, including office-bearers of a Durga Puja committee and employees of a private security agency, have been arrested in connection with a stampede at a north Kolkata pandal that killed 19 people and injured 25 others on Saturday evening.Police said…
