Sachin Tendulkar with Harbhajan Singh (File Photo) MUMBAI: It was a balmy Friday in Mumbai, and the CK Nayudu Hall at the Brabourne Stadium got warmer with emotion as members of the Legends Club congregated to celebrate Sachin Tendulkar’s 53rd birthday. Nuanced conversations followed, anecdotes were narrated, generous dips into nostalgia pools were taken, and…
Captain of Punjab Kings, Shreyas Iyer (Image Credit: IPL) Shreyas Iyer is one of the most compelling names in cricket right now. The way he has bossed the IPL has reignited calls from fans and pundits alike for his return to India’s T20I setup. But this surge is not built on one standout season alone….
The United States has imposed fresh sanctions on a major China-based oil refinery and around 40 shipping companies and tankers linked to Iranian oil transport, escalating its campaign to choke Tehran’s key revenue stream.The move, announced on Friday, targets what Washington describes as an extensive “shadow network” used to move Iranian crude to global markets.It…
2026’s highest earning movie, ‘Dhurandhar 2,’ has completed over a month at the box office. Released on March 19, 2026, the movie starring Ranveer Singh in the lead set new benchmarks for other Bollywood films with its box-office success. Several movies even pushed their release dates, as they didn’t want to compete with ‘Dhurandhar 2’…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court on Friday scrapped the Election Commission’s 48hour bike ban order for the second phase of assembly elections on April 29 and said pillion riding would not be allowed on two-wheelers for 12 hours on poll day, unless it was for taking or bringing back children from school, medical emergencies or…
US President Donald Trump is sending his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Pakistan, the White House said Friday, just hours after Iran’s top diplomat headed to the South Asian nation where officials have been trying to get US and Iran to convene for a second round of ceasefire negotiations. The trip comes as…
Suyash Sharma taunts Shubman Gill after his dismissal (IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: In the IPL 2026 match between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Gujarat Titans (GT) at Bengaluru on Friday, things got a bit spicy between spinner Suyash Sharma and Shubman Gill. After getting Gill out, Suyash didn’t just celebrate normally, he cheekily copied Gill’s…
KOLKATA: Claiming the high phase-one turnout as a decisive mandate against both BJP and SIR, CM Mamata Banerjee on Friday predicted that the party would not win even half the 77 seats it held after 2021 — and warned it would be dislodged from Delhi as well.“Yesterday in rural Bengal, 93% were against you, Modi-babu,…
NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand and Essex all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year.Bracewell’s positive test came on September 25, 2025, while he was playing for Essex County Cricket Club against Somerset County Cricket Club at Chelmsford. After being notified…
NEW DELHI: India’s Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has been inducted into the International Hall of Fame of the US Army War College in Pennsylvania.“General Upendra Dwivedi, COAS, visited the Army War College (AWC), Carlisle Barracks, USA, where he was inducted into the International Hall of Fame — the third Indian Army Chief to receive…
