Danni Wyatt-Hodge (Image credit: T20 World Cup) NEW DELHI: Danni Wyatt-Hodge smashed an unbeaten century as hosts England began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign in emphatic fashion, defeating Sri Lanka by 87 runs in the tournament opener at Edgbaston in Birmingham on Friday.Wyatt-Hodge’s magnificent knock helped England post a record-breaking 219/1 –…
J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah SRINAGAR: J&K CM Omar Abdullah met defence minister Rajnath Singh and Union civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu in Delhi on Friday and proposed using the Awantipora airbase as an alternative for civilian flights during Srinagar airport’s Oct closure for maintenance.Omar pointed out that the south Kashmir airbase was used…
JAMMU: Two Army personnel were severely injured Friday after a grenade accidentally exploded during a training exercise near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district. The mishap came two days after an accidental blast near the LoC in Kamalkote area of Uri, Baramulla district, killed two 8RR soldiers from Maharashtra on…
NEW DELHI: Planning of cities and towns must be people-centric and responsive to citizens’ needs, housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal said Friday as Brics nations adopted an Urban Ministerial Declaration committing to inclusive development, particularly for vulnerable and marginalised groups.The declaration, adopted at the conclusion of the two-day Brics Urbanisation Forum, themed ‘Cities…
Jaspal Rana (Image credit: Agencies) PUNE: Jaspal Rana never shied away from two things: Fearless shooting and straight talk. For more than three decades, he practiced both with remarkable consistency.At an age when any youngster would be thinking of playing safe in order to build a career, Jaspal not just risked it all by challenging…
NEW DELHI: TMC national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee on Friday reacted to Lok Sabha MP Kalyan Banerjee’s “arrogant” remark, saying that the senior party leader had the “right to say a few harsh words” as the latter had seen him “grow up”.“Kalyan Banerjee has seen me grow up. He is a senior leader of the…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Friday described the indigenous Project Kusha air defence system as a potential “game changer” for India’s security architecture, saying it has already demonstrated its importance during Operation Sindoor.Addressing the inaugural ceremony of the Advanced Weapon System Complex at the Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL) in Hyderabad, Singh…
Not very long ago, a railway journey in India often began with a queue.Passengers would visit reservation counters, wait for printed tickets, check paper charts pasted outside coaches and rely on station inquiry windows for information about delays or platform changes.Today, much of that experience fits inside a smartphone. A passenger can book a ticket,…
Air India crash, a year ago. The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) issued an interim statement on Friday, marking one year since the crash. It offered condolences to the family and assured the probe is being conducted in a comprehensive manner to ensure blame or liability is not assigned inaapropriately.“Today marks one year since the…
NEW DELHI: An FIR has been registered against former West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress (TMC) chairperson Mamata Banerjee over a speech she allegedly delivered at a rally in Kolkata earlier this year.According to news agency ANI, police sources said the FIR was registered on June 7 at 3.45 pm and has been lodged…
