Rajat Patidar admitted that there were “a lot of runs” on the board after Sunrisers Hyderabad piled up 255/4 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 league-stage clash on Friday.Powered by half-centuries from Abhishek Sharma, Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, SRH posted a huge total at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium after captain Pat…
Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan NEW DELHI: For the first time, government has carried out a performance assessment of ministries on various administrative parameters, including delays in clearing of files, grievance redressal and responses to Cabinet proposals. Cabinet secretary T V Somanathan, on Thursday, presented the ranking of ministries and departments on each of these…
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan has finally made her much-awaited red carpet appearance at the Cannes Film Festival 2026, putting all speculation around her absence to rest.Lovingly referred to by fans as the “Queen of Cannes,” Aishwarya returned to the prestigious film festival in a breathtaking couture creation titled Luminara, designed by Amit Aggarwal and styled by…
India has blocked China’s request to establish a dispute settlement panel at the World Trade Organization (WTO) in a case challenging New Delhi’s support measures for the solar cells, modules and information technology sectors, PTI reported.China had earlier this month approached the WTO’s dispute settlement body seeking the formation of a panel after bilateral consultations…
Udupi: During the construction of a well, a landslide trapped a worker in the soil at Madhvanagar in Uddinahithlu near Malpe on Friday.Prabhat Shetty from Sanoor in Karkala had brought five labourers from Koppala to work on well construction at the property of Chethan in Madhvanagar. Removing soil from the well commenced on Thursday. Around…
Kacharakanahalli lake in Bengaluru Bengaluru: Commuters travelling towards northeast Bengaluru via Lingarajapuram flyover will soon notice a transformed landscape as the long-neglected Kacharakanahalli lake is being redeveloped under a Rs 14-crore project.The initiative is being jointly executed by Bengaluru North City Corporation (BNCC) and minor irrigation department. Of the total project cost, Rs 4 crore…
Italy’s Jannik Sinner speaks to reporters (AP Photo) Paris: Top tennis players walked the talk on Media Day at the French Open.The Friday before is bookmarked for pre-championship press conferences, broadcaster engagement and tournament obligations. At Roland Garros, where TV rights are split by territory, top seeds Aryna Sabalenka and Jannik Sinner, along with several…
‘Major Cheng Cheng’ standing behind Elon Musk (x.com/jenniferzeng97) The delegation of US President Donald Trump was spied on by China during his two-day visit to Beijing last week, according to independent blogger and author Jennifer Zeng.Zeng accused China of using “disguised” military personnel to monitor foreign dignitaries and technology executives who were part of the…
Zeb Evans, CEO of $4 billion all-in-one productivity platform ClickUp, announced that he is laying off more than 20% of his employees. Evans made the announcement that the company cut 22% of its headcount in a more than 1000-word post on X, formerly Twitter. He called the layoffs restructuring to create “100x org” and the…
SRINAGAR: BJP launched Friday a poster campaign targeting Omar Abdullah while he is reportedly on a private visit to London, describing the J&K chief minister as “missing” and seeking “information about his whereabouts”.The posters were shared on J&K BJP’s official social media handles and circulated on WhatsApp. The posters say the “missing person holds the…
