United Arab Emirates (UAE) batter Asif Khan (Photo/ICC) UAE batter Asif Khan has been banned for 15 months after testing positive for a banned anabolic steroid during an out-of-competition doping test conducted last year.Asif tested positive for a metabolite of mesterolone in a sample collected on September 8, 2025. Mesterolone is an anabolic steroid used…
PC: Eocene penguin fossils as archives of Antarctic weathering and climate change: insights from micro-X-ray fluorescence elemental mapping Fifty-five million years ago, Antarctica looked nothing like the frozen continent we know today. Its coastlines were warm and humid, its shores home to some of the earliest penguins ever to exist, and its rocks were quietly…
Sawan Purnima 2026 presents a date confusion with Purnima Tithi spanning two days. The Purnima Vrat will be observed on August 27, while the festival is on August 28. Devotees will perform puja during the morning hours of August 28 before Purnima ends. Moonrise on August 27 is important for those observing the Vrat. This…
Sanitation workers’ strike in Hisar entered its twenty-second day with renewed tension. HISAR: Tension prevailed at ITI Chowk in Hisar on Thursday as an administrative team arrived to resume garbage collection amid a 22-day strike by sanitation workers, with a video showing garbage being thrown during a confrontation between police personnel and protesting workers.The latest…
An official examines the wreckage of a Tecnam aircraft following a fatal crash in Kanpur. NEW DELHI: A training aircraft belonging to Kanpur’s Garg Aviation crashed on Thursday, killing two — the trainer and trainee pilots — on board. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation said in a statement the Tecnam P2006T twin-engine aircraft (VT-NBV)…
Representative image (IANS photo) Mexico has arrested a man suspected of shooting dead influencer Cesar Gastelum during a livestream earlier this month, authorities said Wednesday, as investigators linked the killing to his social media posts.Gastelum was attacked on August 4 while livestreaming in Culiacan, the capital of Sinaloa state, a region caught in a violent…
Samantha Ruth Prabhu stuns in Payal Khandwala (Image Credits Instagram) Samantha Ruth Prabhu is making a strong case for effortless maternity fashion with her latest look. The actor opted for an ochre-coloured silk kaftan priced at Rs 54,800, bringing together comfort, understated luxury and a relaxed silhouette, making it a standout choice for a sophisticated…
RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Result 2026 RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Result 2026: The Railway Recruitment Board (RRB) has declared the RRB NTPC Graduate CBT 2 Result 2026 for CEN 06/2025. The second-stage Computer Based Test (CBT-2) result and shortlisting status for the next stage were published on August 27, 2026, at 5 pm….
Narendra Modi (Image credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday stressed the importance of sports in building a healthy society and encouraged youngsters to choose “playgrounds over Playstations”. Speaking to athletes during the Khelo India Dialogue via video conferencing, the Prime Minister said sports should become a part of everyday life rather…
Sawan Purnima 2026 will herald the joyful occasion of Raksha Bandhan alongside other important Hindu celebrations. The Aquarius full moon promises financial uplift and warmth within households. Aries individuals can anticipate a boost in their income and valuable networking opportunities, while Gemini natives may bask in enhanced luck and fruitful advice from their elders. Meanwhile,…
