Matheesha Pathirana (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Matheesha Pathirana is set to miss the opening phase of IPL 2026, with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Abhishek Nayar confirming in pre-season press conference held on friday that the pacer is likely to be available only from mid-April. Pathirana, who was ruled out of the 2026 T20 World…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei claimed victory over US and Israel in a written message for the Persian New Year, Nowruz on Friday. “At the moment, due to the particular unity that has been created between you our compatriots — despite all the differences in religious, intellectual, cultural and political origins — the enemy has…
NEW DELHI: Former Army chief General MM Naravane said that he would only write fiction now. The statement came at a book signing event on Friday. Naravane’s unreleased memoir ‘Four Stars of Destiny’ created an uproar in Parliament last month with Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi used excerpts from the book published in…
NEW DELHI: Union education ministry will launch a nationwide drive to identify and enrol out-of-school and dropout children through the National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), as part of efforts to achieve 100% gross enrolment ratio (GER) from pre-school to secondary level by 2030.Data from the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) 2023-24 shows nearly 2…
Akshay Kumar was a martial artist before he became an actor and over the years, the actor has set a benchmark in the industry when it comes to action. Not many actors do their own action scenes but Akshay left everyone shocked with the kind of action he performed in the 90s. Which is why,…
State run oil marketing companies on Friday increased the price of their premium-grade power petrol by over Rs 2 per litre, while keeping the prices of regular petrol and diesel unchanged.The revised rates apply to high-performance fuel variants, including BPCL’s Speed, HPCL’s Power and IOCL’s XP95, with prices increasing in the range of Rs 2.09…
The Government of Delhi is preparing to roll out a new electric vehicle policy aimed at speeding up EV adoption in the national capital. The upcoming policy focuses on reducing upfront costs for buyers. Besides, it will also promote buyers to do away with their older, polluting vehicles. Delhi EV Policy 2.0: Key details A…
A community welfare programme organised at Kacharakanahalli in Ward No. 30 marked International Women’s Day with a series of initiatives recognising local women and supporting residents. The event was hosted by social activist Shobha JP Reddy, who has been involved in social work in the area for more than 15 years. As part of the…
Yash Dayal of Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Photo by Pankaj Nangia/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) have started preparations for the 2026 edition of the Indian Premier League at M Chinnaswamy Stadium. While some top Indian stars, led by Virat Kohli, have been in attendance, bowler Yash Dayal remains a notable absentee. He wasn’t…
US President Donald Trump escalated his rhetoric against Nato allies on Friday, labeling them as “cowards” for their refusal to join the US-led military campaign against Iran. In a scathing Truth Social post, Trump dismissed the alliance as a “PAPER TIGER” without American support, criticising members for complaining about high oil prices while refusing to…
