Online Sports Desk Indian women’s team captain Smriti Mandhana gave a standing ovation to her predecessor Harmanpreet Kaur as the latter brought up her eighth ODI hundred on Sunday, October 24, against Zimbabwe in the second game of the three-match series in Vadodara. Since Smriti took over the leadership from Harmanpreet, speculation about their equation…
Online Sports Desk Deepti Sharma delivered a landmark performance for India, producing an unbeaten century against Zimbabwe at a time when the hosts found themselves under pressure during their innings at the BCA Stadium in Kotambi, Vadodara. With wickets falling at regular intervals, India needed a substantial contribution to build a competitive total. Captain Harmanpreet…
Raipur: BJP national general secretary and Chhattisgarh in-charge Smriti Irani on Sunday called for strengthening the party organisation at the grassroots level, asserting that electoral success depends on the hard work of party workers and their connect with the people. Addressing a series of organisational meetings at the BJP’s state headquarters in the Kushabhau Thakre…
Patna: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Sunday sparked a controversy with his remarks “Modi ka baap bhi jayega”, in response to an audience member’s comment that “the PM would not go anywhere”, during an event in Bihar’s Patna. The incident took place while Kharge was speaking at the programme to celebrate the 139th birth anniversary…
New Delhi: Two men, aged 60 and 36, are suspected to be trapped under the rubble after a slab of a house under construction collapsed in northeast Delhi’s Harsh Vihar area on Sunday, prompting a rescue operation involving the NDRF, fire services and police, officers said. The incident took place in Milan Garden, triggering panic…
Cricket has always possessed a unique charm. Unlike many sports that demand specialised facilities, expensive equipment or carefully prepared playing surfaces, cricket can find a home almost anywhere — on an open ground, a street, a terrace or even a backyard. A few friends, an improvised lincid bat and a ball are often enough to…
N Nagarajan Those of us born in the baby-boomer era, when the father was usually the sole earning member, grew up seeing our mothers and, in some families, elder sisters labelled “housewives”. The term carries a long history, yet even today schools have not adequately encouraged children to use the gender-neutral word “homemaker”. Ask a…
Hyderabad’s water worries should serve as a wake-up call for every government that has governed Telangana. A metropolis aspiring to compete with Mumbai, Chennai and Kolkata cannot afford to treat drinking water as a problem to be addressed only when reservoirs run low and residents begin worrying about their taps running dry. The immediate alarm…
The cybersecurity developments of the past 72 hours offer a timely reminder that the digital world, while making life faster and more convenient, is also exposing individuals, businesses and governments to increasingly sophisticated threats. The emerging risks are not evidence of an impending internet collapse. Rather, they highlight how rapidly cyberattacks are evolving—and how Artificial…
Artificial intelligence has entered politics. Now, who will pay its bills? The Telangana government offered a glimpse of the future by unveiling India’s first AI minister at DevFest 2026 in Hyderabad on October 24. It is an AI-powered digital twin of D Sridhar Babu, the state’s Minister for IT, Industries and Legislative Affairs. Built on…
