Sanju Samson added his name to a list long dominated by MS Dhoni after the Chennai Super Kings wicketkeeper-batter broke Dhoni’s record for most runs scored by a designated CSK wicketkeeper in a single IPL season during the match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at Chepauk on Monday.Dhoni had scored 461 runs in 16 innings during the…
Amid the US-Iran conflict, an oil tanker, reportedly having 15 Indians among its 20 crew members, came under attack near the Strait of Hormuz. Four mariners were injured.Oman’s Maritime Security Centre confirmed that oil tanker Skylight — flying the flag of Palau — was targeted about 5 nautical miles north of Khasab Port. It wasn’t…
Magnus Carlsen and Hans Niemann (Photo by Grand Chess Tour) NEW DELHI: On Tuesday, April 7, 2026, Netflix finally pulled back the curtain on the most scandalous chapter in modern board games with the release of “Untold: Chess Mates”.For 74 minutes, the documentary dissects the 2022 controversy that erupted when Niemann defeated Carlsen at the…
Tremors were felt across Maharashtra’s Marathwada region, including the districts of Nanded, Hingoli and Parbhani, in the early hours of Thursday, an official said. The tremors, recorded between 1.37 am and 3.23 am, measured between 3.6 and 4.6 on the Richter scale, the official told PTI. Source link
Pakistan’s Salman Ali Agha, second right, and teammates in Lahore. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Ajay Jadeja stirred a fresh cross-border debate on social media after taking a pointed swipe at Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s celebratory post following Pakistan’s 22-run win over Australia in the first T20I at Lahore.Go Beyond The Boundary…
Mamata Banerjee’s visit to a local market in Kolkata NEW DELHI: With the West Bengal assembly elections entering a crucial phase, chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday took her poll campaign to the local streets and visited a busy local market in Kolkata to interact directly with vendors and shoppers.Dressed in her trademark white saree…
Ayush Shetty (BWF/Badminton Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s march into the semifinals of the Thomas Cup has been powered not just by performance but by growing belief, with young shuttler Ayush Shetty declaring that the team – champion in 2022 – is confident of going the distance and reclaiming the title.Having sealed India’s emphatic 3-0 quarterfinal…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi ( Photo X ) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s much-awaited India debut has divided the cricket fraternity, with former players debating whether the team management is holding back the teenage prodigy. Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers has now joined the conversation, backing the young batter while disagreeing with India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate‘s…
NEW DELHI: Government has now allowed venture capital, private equity, infrastructure and pension funds to bid for highway projects under Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, marking a paradigm shift since the sector was opened to private players in the early 2000s. So far, only highway developers and construction companies were eligible to bid for such projects.The…
Kanimozhi, Rahul Gandhi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and DMK parliamentarian Kanimozhi met on Wednesday for discussions on the Tamil Nadu assembly elections but no agreement was reached on seat-sharing in the state, where the DMK is in power and the Congress is its ally.“It was a pleasant meeting, and no seat-sharing…
