Australia captain Pat Cummins has played down concerns that Usman Khawaja’s upcoming autobiography could bring fresh attention to the 2018 ball-tampering scandal, also known as Sandpapergate.Australia are returning to South Africa for the first time since the scandal. The three-Test series begins at Kingsmead on Friday, but Cummins said the incident had already been dealt…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi may still be waiting for his chance to play for India, but the 15-year-old made sure everyone noticed him during the team’s practice session ahead of the second T20I against the West Indies in Ranchi on Friday.The young batter went on an attacking spree in the nets,…
NEW DELHI: Steep margins on medicines are a concern as they can push a product or influence its selection, with government tightening its glare on errant healthcare players including companies and hospitals, pharmaceuticals secretary Manoj Joshi said.Joshi elaborated on the unethical practices in healthcare industry, just before govt announced capping of trade margins at 30%…
Abhishek Sharma (ANI Photo) Abhishek Sharma could turn Friday’s second T20I against the West Indies into another landmark night in his rapidly evolving international career. The India opener needs just 53 runs to complete 2,000 T20I runs, but the milestone itself is only half the story.If Abhishek gets there quickly enough, he could take down…
File photo: Supreme Court NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday said the Jharkhand’s DGP appointment process prima facie violated its Prakash Singh judgement, which mandated consideration of officers with six months or more residual tenure for the top police post, reports Dhananjay Mahapatra. It issued a notice to Tadasha Singh, who was appointed to the…
‘LLM users show lower cognitive effort’ (representative image) NEW DELHI: Evidence cited by World Bank suggests that unrestricted use of generative AI can improve what students submit as part of classwork while weakening what they actually learn – a warning with implications for countries such as India.World Development Report 2026 devotes a section to ‘Generative…
SRINAGAR: Jammu & Kashmir High Court ordered Thursday revival of Kashmir student’s passport so that she can complete her MBBS in Iran.The authorities had impounded Ibra Khan’s passport based on a CID adverse report about an FIR against her father in 1997, although she was born in 2005. The report cited “aspersions” against Khan’s father…
JAMMU: An Army patrolling team detected a stray, old landmine along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district on Thursday, which was later destroyed.Officials said the landmine was found in Balakote, Mendhar sector, following which Army personnel immediately secured the vicinity. The bomb disposal squad was informed, and a team arrived at the spot…
SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should contest from Ayodhya. NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday challenged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Ayodhya. Akhilesh also said he would soon visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya along with SP leaders for…
The protests continued for a third consecutive day on Thursday NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police has so far registered at least four FIRs against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and other opposition leaders in connection with the two-day protests against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar in Lutyens’…
