Mandira Bedi changed the game for women in the field of cricket and how they were perceived. She became the first woman to host the ICC Cricket World Cup, breaking stereotypes in a field long dominated by men. The transition, however, was not without challenges. She faced intense scrutiny and was even branded “dumb” by…
As part of the Seva Pakhwada, the state health department organised 391 blood donation camps across UP on Wednesday. As many as 7,287 persons donated blood. Of the total 141 camps were organised in the govt sector, followed by 126 in the charitable category and 124 in the private category. Maximum number of donations were…
JP Morgan, Maquire see 30K nifty level by end-2026JP Morgan has raised the base case for the nifty target to 30,000 points for end-2026. Analysts feel with supportive fiscal and monetary policies, recovering domestic demand and broad-based sectoral growth, corporate earnings are set to rebound. They feel India’s valuations remain at a premium, but the…
NEW DELHI: Unrelenting rains have added to the misery in north India, which has already been hit by repeated cloudbursts and floods in recent weeks. Swollen rivers have flooded the plains, disrupted rail and road travel, forced schools to shut, and halted pilgrimages to several Himalayan shrines. Authorities have warned the situation may continue and…
Nearly 8,000 Indian schools with zero enrolment employ 20,000 teachers, says MoE data Nearly 8,000 schools across India reported zero student enrolment in the 2024–25 academic session, employing over 20,000 teachers, according to Ministry of Education (MoE) data. West Bengal accounted for the highest number of such schools and teachers, followed by Telangana and Madhya…
Singer Zubeen Garg’s body underwent a second post-mortem examination at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday morning. GUWAHATI: Singer Zubeen Garg‘s body underwent a second post-mortem examination at the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital on Tuesday morning.The post-mortem was carried out in the presence of AIIMS doctors, confirmed Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Divya Pate….
Coach Sandeep on the left with Daksh Kamra in the middle (Special Arrangement) Ahmedabad: In Varun Chakravarthy, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have the world’s best T20I bowler and a proven performer in the Indian Premier League (IPL). With 100 wickets in 84 IPL matches, Chakravarthy has been a vital cog for KKR in recent years….
Lucknow: With the intensity and spread of rainfall reducing across the state, major rivers have also started showing a receding trend in several areas. However, the Ganga was still flowing above the danger mark in Badaun, Ballia, Ghazipur, and Varanasi; the Sharda in Lakhimpur; and the Ghagara in Barabanki, Ayodhya, and Ballia on Thursday.Eleven deaths…
Sunil Gavaskar and Shubman Gill (Getty Images/AP Photo) Following India’s impressive Test series against England, Shubman Gill has opted to captain North Zone in the forthcoming Duleep Trophy, commencing August 28 in Bengaluru, rather than taking a rest period. The 25-year-old will lead a 15-member squad featuring pacers Anshul Kamboj, Arshdeep Singh and Harshit Rana.Go…
Nathan Lyon of Australia (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Australian off-spinner Nathan Lyon etched his name deeper into the record books on Day 2 of the third Ashes Test at the Adelaide Oval, overtaking Glenn McGrath to become Australia’s second-highest wicket-taker in Test cricket. The milestone came during England’s first innings when Lyon struck twice…
