Carrie Bickmore, one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities and a familiar face from her years on television and radio, has revealed she needs plastic surgery following a painful head injury sustained at home. The 45-year-old media personality described the incident as looking like a “crime scene” and has since been dealing with a slow…
Lucknow Super Giants’ Prince Yadav (AP Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: It was not long ago that Prince Yadav would get a frequent thrashing from his father for loitering around in the neighbourhood playing tennis-ball cricket. Till the age of 17, Prince played every tennis-ball cricket match in Dariyapur Khurd, a village beyond Virender Sehwag’s birthplace, Najafgarh,…
NEW DELHI: India is working to see how it can get preferential access for its products in the US, with a delegation led by chief negotiator Darpan Jain reaching Washington for talks. “We have almost finalised the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement. We are trying to work out what would be the mechanism…
Bengaluru: India suffered a big jolt on Monday with Athletics Integrity Unit (AIU), an independent body of World Athletics to manage integrity issues, placing the country under the highest-risk category. This could spell more trouble for Indian athletes at global events.Under World Athletics Anti-Doping Rules, AIU Board categorises member-federations as per doping risk to the…
Novak Djokovic lauds Virat Kohli at Laureus awards 2026 (Screengrab/X) Novak Djokovic, the 24-time Grand Slam champion, expressed his admiration and affection for Indian cricket icon Virat Kohli at the 2026 Laureus World Sports Awards, where he was hosting alongside freestyle skiing sensation Eileen Gu. Djokovic spoke about his love for Indian fans and revealed…
A Canadian woman was shot dead and 13 others were injured in a shooting at the Teotihuacán pyramids, an archaeological site north of Mexico City, after a gunman opened fire on tourists on Monday, authorities said.Six people sustained gunshot wounds, while seven others were injured in the ensuing panic. Those wounded by gunfire included a…
Actor-director R. Parthiban has received strong support from the court in his effort to be officially recognised as a person without caste or religion. The court directed the concerned authority to issue the certificate before April 29. Parthiban’s unusual decision displays his long-standing belief in a society free from caste and religion and has awakened…
New Delhi: Geopolitical tensions in West Asia pose risks to India’s trade and macroeconomic stability by widening the current account deficit (CAD), exerting pressure on the exchange rate, Niti Aayog said on Monday.The Aayog in its quarterly ‘Trade Watch Oct-Dec (Q3) FY 2025-26’ report further said that geopolitical instability in West Asia has slowed the…
Tilak Varma (Pic credit: Mumbai Indians) NEW DELHI: In an innings that will be remembered as one of the most explosive in IPL history, Tilak Varma didn’t just score a century — he rewrote the record books and outscored the entire Gujarat Titans lineup to power Mumbai Indians to a resounding 99-run victory on Monday.Varma’s…
A church from the 5th or 6th century was uncovered by archaeologists beside a Sasanian fortification in the Gird-î Kazhaw area of Iraqi Kurdistan. This research study was conducted by researchers from Goethe University in Frankfurt and Erlangen-Nuremberg University; their findings provide strong evidence for the existence of religious pluralism during the 5th and 6th…
