Joe Root has etched his name into the Test cricket record books, overtaking Australia great Steve Smith to become the leading fielder for most catches in the history of the format. Root reached the landmark during Pakistan’s second innings of the first Test against England at Headingley on Friday, taking a sharp catch at leg…
Arjun Rampal marries his girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades in Goa after over six years of togetherness Arjun Rampal registered his marriage with girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades in Goa on Friday. The actor completed the formalities at the Sub-Registrar’s office in Mapusa, North Goa, in the presence of close friends. Arjun Rampal marries Gabriella Demetriades Arjun Rampal and…
India’s Treesa Jolly, front right, and Gayatri Gopichand Pullela, left, celebrate with the latter’s father and their coach Pullela Gopichand after winning a women’s doubles quarterfinal badminton match against China’s Jia Yi Fan and Zhang Shu Xian, unseen, at the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: For B…
Frail and malnourished children and women lay on rows of hospital beds, their bodies bearing the scars of six months of captivity deep in the Nigerian bush. The patients were among 163 kidnapping victims rescued in August in the Kainji Lake National Park forest, after their village, Woro, was attacked by suspected jihadists. In total,…
Leader of opposition Udhayanidhi Stalin flagged the issue, citing Vijay’s statement at the SZC meet chaired by Union home minister Amit Shah. CHENNAI: A nearly 40-minute high-voltage exchange over delimitation kept the Tamil Nadu assembly on the edge on Friday, with the opposition putting chief minister C Joseph Vijay’s stand under the scanner and questioning…
The delegation, led by Federation of Job-Work Powerloom Owners’ Associations in Coimbatore and Tirupur president E Bhoopathi and secretary P Gopalakrishnan, met revenue minister K A Sengottaiyan, handlooms and textiles minister R Vijay Balaji, labour welfare minister Dr J Mohamed Parvez and backward classes welfare minister Sampath Kumar. COIMBATORE: A delegation of powerloom owners’ associations…
Azan Awais (Image credit: X) Pakistan’s struggle to produce a strong opening partnership in England has now lasted 16 years. They have not had a 50-plus opening stand in their last 27 Test innings in England. Their last opening partnership of 50 or more came in 2010.The same problem returned in the first Test against…
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay shared his condolences after South Indian veteran Sowcar Janaki passed away on Friday in Chennai after age-related complications at the age of 94. The actor turned politician remembered her seven-decade-long contribution to Indian cinema and said her death was an “irreplaceable loss” to the film world. C Joseph…
Satwik-Chirag out of BWF World Championships (ANI Image) India’s Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have been knocked out of the BWF World Championships after losing their quarter-final to China’s Liang Wei Keng and Wang Chang.The Indian pair lost the opening game 18-21 before the Chinese duo dominated the second, winning it 21-9 to seal a…
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi. File | Photo Credit: PTI Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has rejected the economic threats made against his country, saying that such “failed policies” will stir more hostility among Iranians and “bring more failures”. Mr. Araghchi’s comments came a few hours after Donald Trump threatened “crushing economic measures” against Iran…