Virat Kohli is on the brink of another historic milestone in the Indian Premier League (IPL), as the Royal Challengers Bengaluru star inches closer to joining an elite club of power-hitters. Kohli has smashed 297 sixes in IPL history, putting him just three hits away from becoming only the third player to reach the 300-sixes…
Justin Langer and Mukul Choudhary (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mukul Choudhary announced his arrival on the IPL stage with a magnificent innings, snatching victory from the jaws of defeat in front of a jam-packed Eden Gardens crowd. The 21-year-old wicketkeeper-batter’s unbeaten 54 off 27 balls, studded with seven sixes and two fours against KKR,…
A small shorebird, around 40-100 grams (about 1.5-3.5 ounces), has successfully migrated more than 7,472 kilometres (over 4,640 miles) from its non-breeding grounds – with the help of a tagged red flag coded (DYM) – to the remote Narcondam Island located within the Andaman and Nicobar Archipelago. Two months after being tagged near Brown Bay…
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only NEW DELHI: In a major blow to cross-border intelligence networks, the Delhi Police special cell has busted an espionage module backed by Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and arrested at least 10 operative. The high-stakes operation was led by additional commissioner of police (special cell) Pramod Kushwaha. The operatives were…
NEW DELHI: As efforts intensify to stabilise a shaky ceasefire between Iran and the United States, a new dimension has come into focus: China’s behind-the-scenes diplomacy. While Pakistan has positioned itself as the venue for talks, officials and analysts suggest Beijing’s role may ultimately prove decisive in determining whether the current truce evolves into a…
Modern romance has a scrolling problem. These days, dates come with notifications buzzing in pockets, half‑watched films playing on laptops, and conversations constantly cut off by the glow of someone’s phone. The idea of “quality time” has quietly slipped into something much emptier: just being in the same room, but not really together. The slow,…
CHANDRADRONA: Fifteen-year-old Sreenanda, who went missing from the Chandradrona Hills range near Chikkamagaluru three days ago, was found dead on Friday.Her body was discovered near Manikyadhara Falls on Friday noon. Rescuers initially spotted the girl using a drone camera and rushed to the scene, only to find her deceased. It is suspected that she slipped…
Image used for representative purposes A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has injected cautious optimism into one of the world’s most strategically sensitive maritime corridors, the Strait of Hormuz. But despite the diplomatic pause, shipping through the waterway still remains constrained, uneven, and heavily conditioned by security considerations.The strait, which connects the…
Around the world, governments are increasingly regulating the use of social media among children, mainly due to growing worries regarding their psychological well-being, safety, and addiction to screens. The issue, which was previously considered to be private and dealt with by families alone, has now become a significant focus of regulation.There seem to be multiple…
Gold prices traded lower in futures markets on Friday, tracking weak global cues and softer spot demand.Data from the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX) showed that the June contract fell by Rs 1,363, or 0.89%, to Rs 1,52,071 per 10 grams, with a business turnover of 2,219 lots. Analysts attributed the decline to subdued global trends….