Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s much-anticipated intrasquad game in Beckenham got off to a steady start on Day 1, offering valuable match practice ahead of the five-Test series against England. The fixture, the team’s sole warm-up before the series, also marks the beginning of a new chapter in Indian cricket under the leadership…
Mumbai: A sessions court on Thursday permitted the return of a bus, wet leased by BEST and involved in the Kurla bus accident in Dec last year, to the contractor. The contractor, who moved the court seeking the return of his vehicle, will have to furnish an indemnity bond of Rs 1.25 crore. “Considering the…
South Africa’s Aiden Markram, right, celebrates with batting partner Temba Bavuma after scoring a century on day three of the World Test Championship final (Image via AP /Kirsty Wigglesworth) Aiden Markram vs Australia in the WTC Final (Image via AP /Kirsty Wigglesworth) South Africa’s Aiden Markram, right, celebrates with batting partner Temba Bavuma after scoring…
BENGALURU: The family of late investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala has fully exited its stake in Nazara Technologies through open market transactions on Friday..According to stock exchange disclosures, Rekha Rakesh Jhunjhunwala, executor to the estate of late Rakesh Jhunjunwala, sold 27.2 lakh shares, worth Rs 333.8 crore, through bulk deals in the open market executed on both…
Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, in partnership with the conservative legal group Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), has filed a federal lawsuit against the US Department of Education, challenging a grant programme that allocates federal funding to colleges where Hispanic students comprise at least 25% of the student population.The legal challenge, filed in the US…
Police with accused and recovered cash and jewellery Yamunanagar: Acting on precise intelligence inputs, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA)-1 team of Yamunanagar Police arrested a man accused of stealing cash and jewellery from the historical Gurdwara Sahib Patshahi Nauvin in the village of Jhiverheri of the Yamunanagar district. The arrest was announced by DSP Rajesh…
NEW DELHI/SURAT: Passengers on two Surat-bound flights were forced to deboard on Friday due to technical issues. The affected flights were from Thailand to Surat and the one operating on the Jaipur–Bengaluru–Surat route.Air India Express Surat-Bangkok flight of Friday suffered a suspected bird arrival when it was about to land at its destination. The Boeing…
Sabeer Bhatia even held a poll on X asking people whether he should take an Air India flight. Indian-origin businessman Sabeer Bhatia who recently mocked the Indian economy mocked people mourning over the Air India crash in Ahmedabad and said it was an “outpouring of fake emotions”. In a series of X posts all of…
Ashwagandha (aka Withania somnifera) is having a serious moment. It’s in gummies, capsules, powders, and teas—promising everything from stress relief and better sleep to more energy and even extra strength at the gym. People love it. It’s been around for centuries in Ayurvedic medicine, so most folks figure it’s safe. And for the most part,…
Bengaluru: In one of the biggest drug busts in recent times, a 25-year-old Nigerian was arrested by Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths when she was trying to sell MDMA crystals weighing over 5.3kg, and valued at around Rs 10.5 crore, near Rajanukunte. The accused has been identified as Akinwunmi Princess Ifeoluwa, alias Princess, a resident…
