Gautam Gambhir (Image credit: ICC Photo) Former India wicketkeeper-batter Deep Dasgupta believes head coach Gautam Gambhir will be under pressure when India begin their two-match Test series against Sri Lanka in Galle on August 15. India have lost Test series against New Zealand, Australia and South Africa under Gambhir, and will now look to bounce…
Bengaluru: The National Federation of Girls Islamic Organisation (NFGIO) Saturday launched its month-long nationwide campaign, ‘Embracing Femininity,” which will run from Aug 1 to 31.Drawing on the Islamic concept of fitrah—the innate nature of human beings—the campaign advocates what it describes as a “third space” between two perceived extremes: cultural confinement on one hand and…
NEW DELHI: India’s warm-up match against a Sri Lanka XI ahead of the two-Test series has been shortened from four days to three days, the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) confirmed. The practice match will now be played from August 7 to August 9 at the Nondescripts Cricket Club (NCC) Ground in Colombo.In a statement, SLC…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday called on India’s youth to build on the country’s achievements in science, technology and sports, while leading efforts to conserve water, protect natural resources, keep the nation clean and promote Indian handicrafts.Inaugurating the Viveka Smaraka — the Vivekananda cultural youth centre — in Mysuru, Modi said Swami Vivekananda believed that…
Joe Root and Stephen Fleming (Agency Image) Joe Root has hailed incoming England Test coach Stephen Fleming as a major reason behind his enthusiasm for leading the side again, saying the former New Zealand captain’s vision has left him excited about the team’s future.England confirmed Fleming as their new Test coach earlier this week after…
Bengaluru: The goal of haemophilia treatment is no longer just to prevent life-threatening bleeds, but to help people with the inherited bleeding disorder live lives as close to normal as possible, experts said at National Haemostasis Update 2026, an annual scientific meet organised by Indian Association for Haemophilia and Allied Disorders (IAHAD) Saturday.Clinicians said advances…
Bengaluru: Karnataka high court has directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to take over probe into a 2022 case involving allegations of sexual assault and attempted rape, holding that the police investigation was incomplete and had failed to examine the full scope of allegations.Allowing a petition filed by the survivor, Justice M Nagaprasanna observed that…
Around 70 trucks have been deployed to transport construction waste to designated locations in the first phase, with another 200 expected to join later Bengaluru: Mounds of construction debris and years of accumulated waste have become a familiar sight across the city, blighting public spaces and creating a persistent civic problem. After years of unchecked…
Bengaluru: With heavy rain in Kerala and Kodagu filling the Kabini and Harangi reservoirs and easing the immediate pressure over releasing Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu, Karnataka govt has turned its focus back to the long-pending Mekedatu balancing reservoir project, chief minister DK Shivakumar’s flagship initiative that he championed through a high-profile padayatra in 2022.The…
Bengaluru: With recruitment for 74,000 posts set to begin, the state govt has rolled out a multi-layered security system to make recruitment examinations leak-proof and transparent.Home minister Priyank Kharge Saturday said the new safeguards include one-time lockable security trunks that trigger automatic alerts if opened without authorisation, five-layer tamper-proof packaging of question papers and high-security…
