Sri Lanka cricket team(Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Sri Lanka faced a five percent match fee penalty for maintaining a slow over-rate in their first ODI victory against Zimbabwe in Harare on August 31. The team was found one over short of the target after time allowances, leading to sanctions imposed by ICC Elite Panel…
NEW DELHI: The Bihar Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) on Sunday dismissed media reports alleging large-scale duplication in the state’s draft electoral rolls (SIR 2025), calling the claims “speculative, premature, and contrary to law.”In a post on X, the CEO emphasised that the SIR is a statutory exercise conducted under the Representation of the People Act…
For many parents, summer should be a season of sun, vacations, and lazy mornings. Instead, it often begins with an email that sparks instant dread: The annual back-to-school supply list. Pens, notebooks, backpacks, new shoes, computers, and that’s before factoring in tuition and preschool fees. For most families, the ritual of preparing children for the…
Bengaluru: Cricketers Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumrah and Shardul Thakur with others at the BCCI Centre of Excellence Ground, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) (PTI08_30_2025_000222A) Former India bowling coach Bharat Arun feels a bowler like Jasprit Bumrah should skip the Indian Premier League (IPL) if India is playing a five-match Test series. At the same…
NEW DELHI: A 35-year-old sewadar was on Friday brutally beaten to death with sticks by a group of men inside the premises of southeast Delhi’s Kalkaji Temple following a dispute over the distribution of chunni prasad. Police have arrested five people so far, including the father of one of the men for harbouring him. Delhi…
Vidya Balan’s debut film ‘Parineeta’ recently completed 20 years. As the movie directed by the late Pradeep Sarkar paved the way for Vidya in the industry and continues to be remembered for its soul-stirring music, did you know that the first choice for the film was Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Producer Vidhu Vinod Chopra had revealed…
India’s artificial intelligence (AI) industry is on a meteoric rise, but behind the growth lies a critical challenge. There simply aren’t enough skilled professionals to meet the demand. According to TeamLease Digital’s “Digital Skills and Salary Primer Report for FY2025-26,” for every 10 Generative AI job openings in India, there is only one qualified engineer…
Private sector capital investment is expected to climb 21.5 per cent to Rs 2.67 lakh crore in 2025-26, aided by strong macroeconomic fundamentals and a 100-basis-point policy rate cut, according to an article in the Reserve Bank of India’s August bulletin.The article, titled Private Corporate Investment: Growth in 2024-25 and Outlook for 2025-26, said Indian…
NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly reached out to former India captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni with an offer to join the national team as a mentor ahead of next year’s ICC T20 World Cup. While the news has generated excitement among fans, former cricketer and West Bengal legislator…
Celebrity Chef Gordon Ramsay revealed that he underwent a treatment to remove Basal Cell Carcinoma, a skin cancer caused by sun exposure. The 58-year-old shared pictures of his face and thanked the ‘incredible’ healthcare workers. Humoring the surgery, he advised wearing sunscreen and jested, citing that it’s not a facelift. Gordon Ramsay opens up about…
