Sam Curran (third from right) of England looks on with teammates during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Super 8 match between Sri Lanka and England. Rajasthan Royals could face a setback ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 season, with all-rounder Sam Curran likely to miss the tournament due to a suspected groin…
A US F-35 fighter jet made an emergency landing after being struck by Iranian fire on Thursday, CNN reported,citing two sources familiar with the matter.According to the report, Capt. Tim Hawkins, spokesperson for US Central Command, said that the fifth-generation stealth jet was “flying a combat mission over Iran” when it was forced to make…
MS Dhoni with wife Sakshi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings wicket-keeper batter and former India captain MS Dhoni’s wife Sakshi Dhoni recently shared an emotional birthday message for her father-in-law Pan Singh Dhoni, highlighting his role in Dhoni’s journey. She posted a picture and praised his life story, calling it inspiring and crediting…
The city of Gaziantep in Turkiye has been designated a globally recognised Gastronomy City by the UNESCO Creative Cities Network due to its association with the Antep pistachio – the region’s “green gold”. The history of this nut creates not just a cash crop but forms part of the economy and food culture in the…
European gas prices have more than doubled since the US-Israel-Iran conflict began. (AI image) Is an Armageddon scenario about to play out? Europe and Asia are facing a nightmare scenario with the escalating crisis in the Middle East now increasingly impacting key energy infrastructure. The latest shockwave for the market has come in the form…
Twenty-three years ago, the United States marched into Iraq with certainty and spectacle. The opening salvos were sold as decisive, almost clinical: a display of overwhelming force that would neutralise a threat and reshape a region. Instead, what followed was a long, grinding unravelling.However, the war proved enormously costly. American military losses totalled roughly 4,500…
Erling Haaland (Photo by Total Chess/Jonathan Turton) NEW DELHI: Already an icon in the world of football, Erling Haaland is stepping into the world of chess, not as a player but as an investor. He has backed Norway Chess and its newly launched Total Chess World Championship Tour, aiming to help grow the sport globally….
Sanskrit is one of the oldest and most influential languages in the world that holds a unique place in India’s cultural and history. Recognised as one of the 22 scheduled languages under the Indian Constitution, it enjoys official status at the national level. However, when it comes to state-level recognition, only a few states have…
The Centre on Thursday launched the RELIEF (Resilience & Logistics Intervention for Export Facilitation) scheme with an outlay of Rs 497 crore to support Indian exporters facing disruptions due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, as the government moved to cushion the impact of rising freight costs, insurance premiums and shipping delays.The scheme…
File photo: US treasury secretary Scott Bessent (Picture credit: AP) The Trump administration is considering lifting sanctions on around 140 million barrels of Iranian oil currently stranded on tankers in a bid to boost global supply and cool surging crude prices, as the war in the Gulf continues to hammer energy infrastructure and disrupt shipping…