Cricket Scotland said its decision was guided by its commitment to expanding women’s and girls’ participation in the sport Cricket Scotland has decided to suspend cricketing engagement with Afghanistan outside International Cricket Council (ICC) events, citing the Taliban government’s treatment of women and girls and wider human rights concerns.The governing body will continue to play…
New Delhi: Two men were arrested for allegedly facilitating a Rs 50 lakh cyber fraud in which a hotel finance manager was duped by a fraudster impersonating the company’s managing director. The entire amount was later refunded to the complainant following a court order, police said.The accused, identified as Ankesh Yadav (25) and Samir Sheikh…
CHENNAI: Naruvi Hospitals in Vellore has performed more than 1,000 joint replacement surgeries since in 2021, its chairman Dr G V Sampath said.The department of joint replacement surgery, which began operations in 2021 under the leadership of Dr Vernon Lee, has achieved the milestone, chairman Dr Sampath said.The hospital uses the US-made CORI robotic system…
Kolkata: Calcutta High Court’s vacation bench has restrained authorities from deporting a North 24 Parganas resident to Bangladesh until Dec 24 or further orders, directing officials to submit a detailed report before the regular bench next month.The petitioner, Mainul Haque Khan, was detained at the Ghojadanga border checkpoint on Oct 27 and sent to the…
Guwahati: For more than a century, they remained behind glass cases and in storerooms at Oxford’s Pitt Rivers Museum — thousands of miles away from the hills and communities to which they belonged.On Monday, the remains of 39 Nagas, most of them skulls taken during British colonial rule in India, were formally handed back to…
BJP’s Pankaj Chaudhary (right) has asked Akhilesh Yadav to apologise for 1990 killings of ‘Ram Sevaks’. LUCKNOW: Stepping up the attack on Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav over his proposed visit to Ram Temple in Ayodhya on Dec 12, UP BJP chief Pankaj Chaudhary on Tuesday challenged him to visit the temple on Dec 6…
NEW DELHI: Public sector power major NTPC Ltd emerged as the only company to submit applications in the second round of the Rs 37,500 crore coal and lignite gasification incentive scheme.The coal ministry said in a statement on Tuesday that NTPC has proposed to produce urea and methanol dimethyl ether (DME). In the first round,…
Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are set to share the stage once again after being announced as joint headliners for a major charity concert in Las Vegas early next year. The two surviving members of The Beatles, aged 84 and 86 respectively, will reunite on 29 January 2027 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, according…
In 2001, Paul McCartney called for the worldwide eradication of landmines, investing in the Adopt-A-Minefield campaign to clear out millions of accident-prone lands. (Instagram) Over the years, Paul McCartney has invested in many charities and non-profit organisations. His anti-landmine advocacy stands out as a major chapter in his humanitarian work. Partnering with the Adopt-A-Minefield campaign,…
Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi-led Cabinet has approved the removal of attempt limits for the Odisha Civil Services examination, allowing candidates across all categories to appear unlimited times. The Odisha government has approved a major change in the Odisha Civil Services (Combined Competitive Recruitment Examination) Rules, 1991, removing the restriction on the number of…
