Panaji: The Thailand Police have detained Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav Luthra, who fled India after a fire at their Goa nightclub claimed 25 lives, officials said on Thursday. The nightclub co-owners, against whom an Interpol Blue Corner Notice had been issued, were detained at the request of the Indian government, they said. Both…
Responding to an article written by an aggrieved parent in these columns under the title “Hyderabad Women’s Cricket Hit by Selection Rot,” the father of the Hyderabad U-19 captain, Veeresh, writes: “A few parents have made unwarranted and baseless allegations against me, accusing me of acting as a ‘broker’ in the selection of the state’s…
New Delhi: Suryakumar Yadav’s India will take on Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the second of the five-match T20I series on Thursday at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur in Chandigarh. The hosts have thumped the visitors in the first T20I. On a sticky wicket, India has managed to put on a decent total…
New Delhi: Every time Rohit Sharma does not scold one of his favourite juniors on the field, they start feeling uneasy, as the former captain’s admonishments have always been laced with dollops of indulgence, flamboyant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal said on Wednesday. When Rohit was India’s Test captain, he became known for his humorous takes on…
New Delhi: Telecom regulator Trai on Wednesday recommended administrative allocation of radiowaves in eight spectrum bands, including the contested lower 6 GHz, E and V bands. Reliance Jio had demanded allocation of these spectrum bands on the basis of auction, Bharti Airtel wanted it on a complimentary basis, while internet players, mainly wifi and satcom…
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday spoke to his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi and the two leaders “agreed to meet very soon”, officials here said. Sharing about the talks between Netanyahu and Modi over the telephone, the Israeli PMO in a social media post said, “At the end of the warm and friendly…
New Delhi: Italian Deputy Prime Minister Antonio Tajani on Wednesday described his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi as “very positive”, highlighting the strong bilateral relations between India and Italy. Tajani, who is also the foreign minister, is on a three-day visit to India. Speaking to PTI Videos after the meeting with Modi Wednesday evening,…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad’s junior cricket system is staring at an abyss. The decline is neither accidental nor sudden—it is the predictable result of years of unchecked mismanagement, whimsical selections, and a culture of entitlement that has seeped deep into the structure. The question now is painfully straightforward: Will someone step in before the system collapses…
In the story of Indian cricket, left-arm spinners have always held a place of romance and reverence. And among them, few embodied the pure, classical craft of slow left-arm orthodox bowling quite like Sagi Lakshmi Venkatapati Raju. For purists, Raju was the most elegant successor to Bishan Singh Bedi — the closest India came to…
The king of Vidarbha, Nagnagit, and his queen, Mithravaruni, were at length relieved from the tormenting anxiety that had long clouded their hearts when their daughter Lopamudra, in serene devotion, declared her willingness to accept the sage Agastya as her lord. Yet, even as they yielded to her resolve, faint shadows of doubt lingered. They…
