IND vs AFG 1st T20I: Sanju & Ishan in, Dube out? India’s probable playing XI
New Delhi: India will begin its three-match T20I series against Afghanistan on September 13 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. The hosts will look to start the series on a winning note, with several key players returning to the squad. Sanju Samson, Jasprit Bumrah and Nitish Kumar Reddy are among those back in…
USFDA conducts records assessment of Dr Reddy’s Mexico facility, issues 2 observations
New Delhi: Pharmaceutical major Dr Reddy’s Laboratories on Friday said the US health regulator has conducted a records assessment of its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Mexico and issued two observations. The assessment at the facility — Industrias Químicas Falcon de México, SA de CV (Dr Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd) — has been completed…
Will involve Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Gen Beta to realise ‘Telangana Rising 2047’ vision: CM
Hyderabad: Underscoring that the state government is bringing in transformational changes in education, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Friday said he would involve not only Gen Zs, but Gen Alpha and Gen Beta to achieve the vision of making the state a 3 trillion dollar economy by 2047. In a marathon speech of…
US House of Representatives to take up Russia sanctions bill next week
Washington: The US House of Representatives is set to take up for vote the Russia sanctions bill that also seeks to impose tariffs on its trading partners, including India. The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, passed by an overwhelming majority by the US Senate last month, will be taken up…
Bad news for Shreyas Iyer’s Team India ahead of Afghanistan T20 series, this coach has been…
New Delhi: Team India is set to begin a three-match T20I series against Afghanistan at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Sunday, September 13. While the majority of the squad as well as the support staff have already assembled in the national Capital and started training, India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel is not…
Maharashtra FDA suspends 199 eatery licences in 3 months; Pune tops in violations
Mumbai: Cockroach-infested kitchens, uncovered raw meat and filthy utensils prompted the Maharashtra FDA to suspend 199 eatery licenses after inspecting more than 1,800 hotels, clubs, and dhabas across the state over the last three months, officials said on Friday. Pune division emerged as the worst offender with the highest number of licence suspensions, while inspectors…
When the time comes: Pakistan’s great Makkah U-turn
Defence pacts, like promises, can be impressive when signed, subject to interpretation when tested. Pakistan has now provided a rather entertaining demonstration of the principle with its Makkah Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Turkey. When the pact was signed last month, Islamabad seemed to have rediscovered its strategic swagger. With its nuclear arsenal…
The Wisdom of Growing Old
U Lakshman Rao Old age is often described as a decline, but science offers a more profound interpretation. Ageing is not simply the gradual failure of the body; it is a complex biological process shaped by genetics, cellular changes, accumulated damage, lifestyle, environment, and the passage of time. Human beings were never designed to remain…
The Man Behind the Beginning
MS Sparsha There are pioneers whom history remembers. And then there are pioneers whose contributions quietly become part of somebody else’s larger legacy. In the story of Indian information technology, F.C. Kohli is rightly remembered as the “father of Indian IT”. He took charge of Tata Consultancy Services in 1969 and went on to lead…
Modi, Putin, Xi and BRICS
There are moments in international diplomacy when facts speak louder than political rhetoric. The arrival of Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi, the impending arrival of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and the 18th BRICS Summit beginning in the national capital on September 12 provide precisely such a moment for…
