MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni won the toss and opted to bat first against Gujarat Titans in their Indian Premier League (IPL) match on Sunday. For Gujarat, who have 18 points from 13 matches with nine wins, a victory is vital as it would secure a…
REJUVENATED AND THRIVING: Once on brink of extinction, the 92-acre lake is now referred to as ‘an oxygen bank’ by visitors BENGALURU: A lake doesn’t vanish overnight — it disappears in slow motion. The water turns murky, fish die, birds leave, and finally, the land is claimed, concreted, or forgotten.Sarakki Lake in JP Nagar was…
KOCHI/THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Twenty-one of the 24 crew members onboard a Liberia-flagged container vessel which began tilting dangerously around 38 nautical miles off Kochi coast were rescued on Saturday. It is reported that some containers with hazardous cargo have fallen off the ship.By Saturday night, 21 crew members were rescued, three crew members (captain, chief engineer and…
NEW DELHI: A US intelligence assessment report has painted a sobering picture of Pakistan’s military ambitions for the coming year, highlighting a continued focus on nuclear modernization, cross-border tensions given that it gets consistent economic and military support from China. The report titled ‘2025 World Threat Assessment’ was prepared after India and Pakistan agreed to…
AI Image (Representative) GHAZIABAD: This year, across India, among the millions of parcels being delivered every day are small packages addressed to different police offices and stations. These are from people who are returning stolen phones. One such sender is a 35-year-old Pulwama resident, who had picked up a handset “at a discount price” from…
Shubman Gill (Image credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India’s newly-appointed Test captain, Shubman Gill, called the opportunity to lead the national side in the red-ball format a tremendous honour and a significant responsibility. Gill, who has featured as both an opener and No. 3 in India’s Test line-up, steps into the leadership role following Rohit Sharma’s…
RJD chief Lalu removes elder son Tej Pratap Yadav from party and 'family' after 'love confession' post Source link
Keira and Krish Arora (MyLondon/BPM Media) British-Indian twins Krish and Keira Arora, 11, have been taken in by the elite Mensa membership club of children with a high intelligence quotient (IQ), after each successfully cleared a tough set of challenges.Between the two, Krish was the first to be accepted. He achieved 162 marks, the highest…
Representative image (Picture credit: AP) Russia unleashed its largest aerial attack since the war began, striking more than 30 cities and villages across Ukraine overnight into Sunday. At least 12 people were killed and dozens injured as 367 missiles and drones rained down in a second straight night of intense bombardment, reported the news agency…
NEW DELHI: Flash floods triggered by heavy rainfall damaged around 20 to 25 vehicles in Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Saturday, officials confirmed.Manmohan Singh, Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM) of Nirmand, said the flooding occurred in the usually dry Sharshaya Nallah following intense rains, but no casualties were reported.In a separate incident, debris from nearby hills blocked…
