England’s captain Ben Stokes (AP/PTI) Ben Stokes’ return to competitive cricket has been pushed back, with the England Test captain set to miss Durham County Cricket Club’s opening County Championship fixture against Kent County Cricket Club. The all-rounder is still recovering from a serious facial injury sustained earlier this year. England cricketer Ben Stokes suffered…
A Florida man who called himself “The Monkey Whisperer” has been sent to prison after continuing to traffic exotic animals even while on probation for the same crime, US prosecutors have said.62-year-old Jimmy Wayne Hammonds from Parrish was sentenced to nine months in federal prison followed by three years of supervised release, according to the…
Developments in the month-long war in Middle East, movements in crude oil prices and broader global cues are expected to remain the biggest triggers for Indian stock markets in the holiday-shortened week ahead.Analysts cited by news agency PTI said that investors will also closely track the rupee’s movement against the US dollar and the trading…
Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan failed to meet Pashupati Kumar Paras at his house in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: In a surprise turn of events, Chirag Paswan, the president of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) founded by his father late Ram Vilas Paswan, was on Monday unceremoniusly unseated as the leader of the party…
Ram Charan dedicated eight months to an intense physical and spiritual transformation for his upcoming film ‘Peddi’. Director Buchi Babu Sana revealed the actor trained daily, focusing on body language and attitude alongside building muscle. Charan maintained his peak fitness on a pure vegetarian diet during his Ayyappa Deeksha, showing remarkable discipline. This commitment has…
Kolkata Knight Riders player Manish Pandey (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Indian batter Manish Pandey, one of only four players to have featured in every edition of the Indian Premier League since its start in 2008, describes his 19-year IPL journey as having “flown by in a flash.”Pandey will don the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) jersey in…
The holiday-shortened trading week took a toll on the country’s top companies, with seven of the ten most valued firms collectively losing Rs 1.75 lakh crore in market capitalisation. Reliance Industries saw the largest share of the erosion, mirroring the broader weakness in equities. The downturn in stocks was reflected in the benchmark indices, with…
Royal Enfield has just launched the new 2026 Royal Enfield Guerrilla 450 motorcycle in the Indian market. Introduced in 2024, the Guerrilla shared its powertrain with the Himalayan 450, marking Royal Enfield’s move to bring that platform into a more road-focused format. This update addresses issues reported in the earlier version. The revisions focus on…
Mangaluru: Mangalore University topper Sandhya N Maninalkur’s inspiring journey from milking cows at dawn and rolling beedis late into the night to winning a gold medal and seven cash prizes in MA Kannada is a testament to her determination against poverty and hardship. She was honoured at the 44th convocation of Mangalore University chaired by…
BENGALURU: A Bengaluru family’s desperation over mounting debts likely drove them to a deadly suicide attempt, officials said on Sunday. Four members were involved in the incident, two of whom died, while the remaining two are fighting for their lives in hospital.The incident occurred between 10 pm and 10:30 pm on Saturday at the family’s…
