Nagoya: Ground staff cover the pitch due to rain (PTI Photo) India’s men’s cricket team advanced to the semi-finals of the 2026 Asian Games without taking the field after persistent rain forced their quarter-final against Afghanistan to be abandoned in Nisshin, Japan.With dark clouds and steady rain keeping the covers firmly in place and conditions…
MUMBAI: The sudden exit of Atanu Chakraborty, HDFC Bank non-executive chairman late on Wednesday, unnerved several of the lender’s shareholders and fund managers as it came at a time when the war in West Asia has been weighing heavily on investor sentiment. The news of Chakraborty’s resignation led to a 8.4% crash in its stock…
Vidyut Jammwal plans big action movie with Tiger Shroff, searches for director (Image Credits Instagram) Vidyut Jammwal and Tiger Shroff are set to collaborate on an untitled action film backed by T-Series, bringing two of Indian cinema’s prominent action performers together. In a recent conversation, Jammwal said the duo hopes to create one of the…
A decades-old identity card of Superstar Rajinikanth from his bus conductor days has gone viral on social media, bringing back memories of his humble beginnings before entering cinema. Long before becoming one of India’s biggest film stars, Rajinikanth was known as Shivaji Rao Gaikwad and worked as a bus conductor in Bengaluru. This old BTS…
An 80-year-old woman from Cheshire, UK, has won £333,333 in the People’s Postcode Lottery after her husband secretly registered the ticket in her name because he believed she brought better luck.Nancy Barkley, from Crewe, landed the six-figure payout as part of a £1 million shared prize awarded across her neighbourhood.Her husband Colin Barkley, 69, said…
Actress Savithri Sreedharan passes away; ‘Sudani from Nigeria’ actress rose from theatre to national. Malayalam actress Savithri Sreedharan, best known for playing Umma in ‘Sudani from Nigeria’, has passed away. She earned recognition for her powerful stage performances before making a mark in cinema. According to Manorama Online, Savithri Sreedharan passed away due to age-related…
Virat Kohli’s new lotus tattoo. (Video grabs) Virat Kohli has once again grabbed attention ahead of IPL 2026 — not just for his batting, but for a striking new tattoo that has taken social media by storm. The Royal Challengers Bengaluru star unveiled a fresh full-sleeve design on his left arm, featuring a lotus and…
Marking St George’s Day, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivered a strong message against what he termed “plastic patriotism”, accusing some groups of misusing the St George’s Cross to spread hate and division.In a statement, Starmer said that the flag belongs to the “vast majority” who believe in unity, respect and shared values, rather than…
Photo credit: X/@CAC_CPRO NEW DELHI: An IAF Mi 17 V5 of Central Air Command (CAC) was deployed to rescue two stranded children, who were stuck on top of a water tank in Sidharth Nagar in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. This came as five children climbed a water tank to record a social media reel and the…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev Former Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev chose not to weigh in on the growing hype surrounding teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, saying others who follow the game more closely are “better” placed to judge the youngster’s performances.Sooryavanshi, just 15 years old, has become one of the biggest stories of IPL 2026 with…
