Sachin Tendulkar (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Batting great Sachin Tendulkar has called for significant changes to the IPL’s playing regulations, including the removal of the Impact Player rule, which he believes has tilted the game too heavily in favour of batters.The Impact Player rule, introduced ahead of the 2023 season, allows teams to replace…
Smoke rises near the Beaufort Castle, as seen from Marjayoun, southern Lebanon. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli troops have captured a strategic mountain topped with a Crusader-built castle in southern Lebanon in their deepest incursion into the country in more than a quarter century. Follow Israel-Iran war LIVE updates The capture of Beaufort Castle near…
Chennai: The bus shelter at the Thiruvalluvar Statue stop in Mylapore is rickety and cannot accommodate more than 10 people at a time, leaving most others under the punishing sun.Users have flagged the temporary facility put up due to the ongoing metro construction work, and called for a larger, more permanent structure with more shade…
AriesYou are unlikely to hide what you feel this week. Whether that is a good thing depends entirely on timing. Mars in Aries creates honesty, but honesty delivered too quickly can sound harsher than intended. Someone may finally understand your point of view after weeks of confusion. The irony is that it happens when you…
As the final episode of this year’s ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ rolled around, attendees could not contain their excitement as legendary pop group MIS-TEEQ reunited. For the first time in 22 years, the pop group reunited on stage for a special performance at the reality show’s finale. MIS-TEEQ reunite on ‘Britain’s Got Talent’ stage Alesha Dixon,…
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (ANI Photo) As Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepare to take on Gujarat Titans in the IPL 2026 final, they do so carrying a history filled with heartbreak, near misses and, finally, redemption.RCB will be appearing in their fifth IPL final and have experienced almost every emotion the tournament’s biggest stage can offer. For…
A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, U.S., May 26, 2026. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The death toll from a chemical spill at a paper plant in Washington state has risen to 11 as rescuers recovered the bodies of…
CHENNAI: A wave of solemnity swept through the Tamil film industry and political circles on Saturday, following the passing of Mohini Mani, mother of cine actor Ajith Kumar. She passed away at the age of 89 at a private medical facility in Chennai following a period of age-related health complications.The actor, who was travelling in…
AriesYou may discover that your body is perfectly willing to keep going long after it should have stopped. That is useful in a crisis and completely unhelpful in daily life. Mars is making you feel stronger than you actually are, which sounds wonderful until recovery starts demanding attention. By midweek, the difference between being energised…
NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru may have dominated Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 1, but former RCB star AB de Villiers believes the defending champions still have plenty to worry about heading into Sunday’s IPL 2026 final in Ahmedabad.RCB and Gujarat Titans will battle for the title at the Narendra Modi Stadium on Sunday, with both…