NEW DELHI: Despite Virat Kohli’s exceptional unbeaten innings of 83, Royal Challengers Bengaluru suffered a defeat against Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League match on Friday.Continuing his impressive form, Virat played a pivotal role with a 59-ball knock, guiding RCB to a total of 182 for 6 on a pitch that offered varying…
UDHAGAMANDALAM: The Nilgiris collector and returning officer M Aruna on Saturday placed an election flying squad officer under suspension for laxity in duty while checking the vehicle of DMK Lok Sabha election candidate A Raja.According to a press release by the chief electoral officer, there have been certain media reports regarding laxity in checking of…
NEW DELHI: The Bhartiya Janata Party on Saturday announced the list of election manifesto committee for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.BJP president JP Nadda announced the 27-member committee which will be headed by defence minister and former BJP chief Rajnath Singh. Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Piyush Goyal were also appointed as the convenor and…
NEW DELHI: Yuvan Thakkar, a 16-year-old teenager of Indian origin teen became the first child in the UK to undergo CAR T therapy, also known as tisagenlecleucel (Kymriah). “My life has changed so much since I received the CAR T therapy,” said Thakkar. He also thanked Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) in London for the…
NEW DELHI: Several people were held hostage on Saturday in a cafe in Ede in Netherlands. “A hostage situation involving several people is underway in a building in the centre” of the town of Ede, police said in a statement on X, formerly Twitter.The number of people being held is yet to be known but…
The Department of Telecommunication (DoT), under the Ministry of Communication, has warned citizens about WhatsApp calls that people are receiving claiming to be from DoT. According to the advisory, callers impersonating the telecom departments are threatening mobile users. These cyber criminals are threatening innocent citizens that their numbers will be “disconnected or their numbers are…
NEW DELHI: Badminton ace Saina Nehwal has condemned veteran Congress leader Shamanur Shivashankarappa for his “sexist jibe” at Gayatri Siddeshwara, a BJP candidate from the Davangere constituency. The 92-year-old MLA from Davangere South faced criticism after commenting that Gayatri, wife of former Union Minister Siddeshwara GM, “belonged to the kitchen.”Expressing her dismay, Nehwal took to…
NEW DELHI: Applauding the shot after being hit for a six? And that too when you’re a fast bowler? Yes, that’s exactly what happened in the clash between Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Kolkata Knight Riders at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Friday.It was the last ball of the 15th over bowled by Mohammed…
NEW DELHI: Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has spoken out against the escalating fan war surrounding Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and former skipper Rohit Sharma. The contentious issue arose after Pandya’s move to MI and his subsequent appointment as captain, replacing Sharma.Ashwin condemned the online abuse and on-field jeering directed at Pandya, emphasizing that neither…
NEW DELHI: How far would one can go for fame? It seems to any extent. The pursuit of fame has become an all-consuming endeavor, with “content creators” pushing the boundaries of self-promotion to unprecedented levels. The intoxicating allure of fame has transformed ordinary individuals into shameless “influencers”. From the streets to railway stations to airports,…
