CHENNAI: When Chennai Super Kings shelled out a staggering ?14.2 crore each for fresh faces Prashant Veer and Kartik Sharma at last Dec’s IPL mini auction, it turned heads. The two even became the joint-most-expensive uncapped Indian players ever signed at an IPL auction.For a franchise known for the ‘dad’s army’ tag and stability, there’s…
Mukul Choudhary (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Calm under pressure and fearless at the death, Mukul Choudhary lit up Eden Gardens with a 27-ball 57, launching seven sixes to script a remarkable last-over win for Lucknow Super Giants against Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday.The emotions were written all over the 21-year-old from Jhunjhunu’s face as he…
CHENNAI: A 16-year-old guest worker from Assam was raped by two of her co-workers. One of them, prime suspect Ruben, was arrested on Wednesday. Police said the girl arrived in Chennai six months ago to work for a private company in Neelankarai. There, she befriended the 19-year-old Ruben, also from Assam and working for the…
The administration of Donald Trump has proposed cutting federal funding for tribal colleges and universities for the second consecutive year, according to a budget plan released last week.The fiscal year 2027 proposal includes a $1.5 trillion increase in defence spending while reducing funding for programmes linked to trust and treaty responsibilities to tribal nations. It…
For centuries, the Great Wall of China has stood like a silent scar across mountains and deserts, carrying stories most people will never hear. Tourists see the stone paths and steep watchtowers. Historians see dynasties, wars, and empires. But deep inside one rugged section near Beijing, archaeologists have now uncovered something that seems to pull…
Shares of Bank of Maharashtra Ltd. are in focus on Tuesday, April 21, after lender’s management gave its guidance for the financial year 2027. The management shared its guidance during its fourth quarter earnings call on Monday. The state-run bank’s management has guided for total business growth to be between 16% to 17%. It has…
Clavicular suddenly ends livestream leaving fans worried as illness revealed amid ongoing investigation rumors and growing past controversies (Image via Getty) Braden Eric Peters, known online as Clavicular, suddenly ended his livestream this week, and it quickly made fans worried. Many people watching thought something serious had happened, especially because he has been in the…
NEW DELHI: India, along with the US, Turkiye, South Africa, Germany, and the Netherlands, witnessed a fall in power generation from fossil fuels in March after the closure of the Strait of Hormuz due to the military conflict in West Asia and disruption in energy supplies, the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air…
There is an iconic scene in the movie Lakshya where Hrithik Roshan stands at the Indo-Pak border and says that, though he had always known he was an Indian, until that moment, he had never truly experienced this reality emotionally. For me, that moment was on the 17th of August when I saw Zakir Khan…
As Donald Trump threatened a naval blockade on Iran, Tehran responded with a stark warning on rising fuel costs. Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said global consumers would soon feel the impact, writing on social media, “Enjoy the current pump figures. With the so-called ‘blockade’, soon you’ll be nostalgic for $4–$5 gas.”The post also…
