Hyderabad: Abhishek Sharma has smashed a 12-ball half-century, playing for Punjab against Bengal in a Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy match in here on Sunday. It is the joint-third fastest fifty and joint-second-fastest by an Indian in men’s T20 cricket. Opening the batting with Prabhsimran Singh, Abhishek took apart a bowling attack headlined by Mohammed Shami…
Our Special Correspondent The Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again slipped into media headlines—not for a giant-killing Ranji triumph, not for unearthing the next VVS Laxman, but for something depressingly routine: allegations of corruption. This time, the storm has been kicked up by a familiar constituency—parents of youngsters who couldn’t cut, wondering aloud how…
New Delhi: The soon-to-be-constituted Organising Committee of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad will be aiming to conduct the event at an operational cost of Rs 3,000 to Rs 5,000 crore. According to a reliable source closely involved in the planning of the Games, estimates for ongoing infrastructure upgrade, including for both sports and public…
New Delhi: With Delhi Police filing an FIR against Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi in the National Herald case, the Congress on Sunday alleged that the “Modi-Shah duo” is continuing with its mischievous politics of harassment, intimidation, and vendetta against the party’s top leadership. Condemning the action, the opposition party also said the National Herald…
Nagpur: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed concern over the declining use of Indian languages and mother tongues, saying the situation has reached a point where “some Bharatiya people do not know our own languages”. Speaking at a book release event in Nagpur, Bhagwat appealed to society to introspect on the erosion of linguistic…
Indian politics has always tolerated ideological somersaults. But every few years, the ballot box delivers a brutal reminder that even seasoned players cannot outsmart voters forever. The latest Bihar assembly verdict is exactly that kind of reminder — especially for two veterans who once walked out on the BJP-led NDA, only to return wiser, chastened,…
In the golden age of tennis during the 1920s and 1930s, one woman stood above all others with an air of cool determination that earned her the nickname “Little Miss Poker Face.” Helen Wills Moody wasn’t just a tennis champion—she was a phenomenon who redefined what it meant to be a dominant athlete in women’s…
New Delhi: IndiGo, Air India, and Air India Express on Saturday started carrying out software upgrade of A320 family planes to address a potential flight control issue, and requisite modifications have been done for over 90 per cent of the affected 338 aircraft, an exercise that also resulted in delays and some flight cancellations. According…
New Delhi: In view of Cyclone Ditwah bearing down on Tamil Nadu, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw reviewed preparedness measures on Saturday to ensure minimum disruption to rail services and passenger safety. The coastal areas expected to be hit by the impending cyclone fall mainly under the Southern Railway zone. “A dedicated network of helplines and…
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan wrote to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday, offering all necessary support from the state for the Indians stranded at the Colombo airport due to Cyclone Ditwah. Vijayan, in his letter, said the cyclone has caused severe disruptions at the Bandaranaike International Airport in Colombo, stranding nearly 300…
