Joe Root and Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: England captain Joe Root went past Indian batting great Sachin Tendulkar’s record for most fifties in Test cricket during England’s eight-wicket win over Pakistan in the third Test at Edgbaston on Saturday.Root remained unbeaten on 62 off 69 balls, hitting nine fours, as England chased…
General:This week begins on uneven ground, Scorpio, and you may feel as if your footing isn’t quite steady. Early on, confidence dips, expenses rise, and your mood can be affected by small disappointments more than usual. You may crave moral support, yet not always ask for it directly. That’s the trouble. You expect others to…
Rahul Ratnam Pandey, MCC commissioner, speaks at an interaction programme organised by Sri Ambamaheshwari Trust in Mangaluru on Saturday Mangaluru: The Mangaluru City Corporation (MCC) in association with the Dakshian Kannada zilla panchayat has proposed the setting up of 10 tons per day (TPD) capacity incineration facility for the scientific disposal of sanitary waste, said MCC commissioner…
Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari (file picture) Kolkata: CM Suvendu Adhikari on Saturday announced the discontinuation of the state govt’s financial assistance scheme for student mobile phones, saying the focus would shift to purpose-built educational devices to check smartphone addiction among schoolchildren.“The previous govt provided mobile phones to students of Classes 11 and 12. I have…
Amritsar: The 125-year-old Wadda Gurdwara Sahib in Penang, Malaysia, has reopened after an extensive conservation and restoration project, with officiating Akal Takht jathedar Giani Kuldip Singh Gargajj performing the installation ceremony of the Guru Granth Sahib ath the shrine on Saturday.The ceremony coincided with the 125th anniversary of the gurdwara Sahib.Later, the gurdwara’s management committee,…
JV agreement signing on sidelines of BRICS Summit Guwahati: Cochin Shipyard Ltd has joined hands with UAE-based DP World’s Drydocks World to form a 50:50 joint venture to operate and expand the International Ship Repair Facility (ISRF) at Kochi, in a move aimed at turning the port city into a major global ship repair and…
A video of the rescue, recorded by a bystander, later went viral on social media and drew widespread praise for the students’ bravery and quick thinking. LUCKNOW: In a remarkable display of courage and presence of mind, two Class 10 students risked their own lives to rescue a woman who had jumped into a fast-flowing…
BJP candidate Anitma Yadav with her husband Kota: Tension gripped political circles in Baran after the mysterious disappearance of a BJP candidate for Ward 16, along with her husband and their minor son. The family went missing shortly after voting concluded for the first phase of the Baran Municipal Council elections Wednesday.BJP candidate Antima Yadav,…
National President, Bahujan Samaj Party, Mayawati. Photo credit: ANI NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday ruled out any political position for her brother Anand Kumar’s sons, Akash Anand and Ishan Anand, calling it her “final decision”, while allowing for the possibility of her niece Kumari Deepika Anand assisting her father with party…
The house was commissioned in the 1920s by Daniel C. Jackling, a self-made copper millionaire whose business transformed the American copper industry. For a house that once embodied California wealth and architectural ambition, the end came not with a grand renovation but with bulldozers. The Jackling House, a sprawling Spanish Colonial Revival mansion in the…
