Rohit Sharma on the big screen (Images via X) Rohit Sharma has found himself in an unusual spotlight, making a surprise appearance on the big screen, but notfor cricket, but as part of a fan tribute to popular actor Mahesh Babu. The 38-year-old former Test captain, who retired from red-ball cricket earlier this year, has…
NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has revealed that Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary “Desert Storm” innings in Sharjah in 1998 was the moment that convinced him he could one day play for India.The knock — 143 off 131 balls against Australia — is remembered as one of Tendulkar’s most iconic efforts. Although India lost that match,…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday took a swipe at Pakistan over its claim of winning the May clashes with India following Operation Sindoor.While speaking at IIT Madras, Dwivedi said that narrative management plays a key role in war. “If you ask a Pakistani whether you lost or won, he’d…
UTTARKASHI: Five days after the flash flood flattened Uttarkashi’s Dharali village, residents were given cheques of Rs 5,000 each as “immediate relief” Friday. Calling the relief money “grossly inadequate” given the scale of destruction, many refused to accept it, saying it was an “insult to our suffering.” “We have lost everything, our families, homes, businesses…
NEW DELHI: Air India has raised the retirement age of pilots from 58 to 65, and from 58 to 60 for all other employees.Sources said the retirement age of erstwhile Vistara pilots was 65. “With Vistara merging into Air India last Nov, the retirement age of pilots has been raised to 65 to bring parity,”…
NEW DELHI: India’s annual defence production has “soared to an all-time high figure” of over Rs 1.5 lakh crore in the 2024-25 financial year, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Saturday, terming the upward trajectory a clear indicator of the country’s strengthening defence industrial base.“These numbers indicate a robust 18% growth over the previous fiscal’s…
SRINAGAR: Congress kicked off Saturday a programme of hunger strikes to press for restoration of J&K’s statehood, ploughing a lonely furrow with none of its INDIA bloc allies, including governing National Conference (NC), joining in.J&K Congress president Tariq Hamid Karra led the fasts in Srinagar coinciding with Quit India Movement’s anniversary as part of a…
Former Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal smiles (AP Photo) Rafael Nadal and his wife, Mery Perelló, have joyfully welcomed their second child, marking a tender new chapter for the retired tennis legend. The baby boy, named Miquel, was born at the Quirónsalud Palmaplanas Hospital in Palma. The name holds deep meaning for the couple. It…
Demonstrators hold placards during a protest in support of the Palestinian People in Gaza in Parliament Square in London (AP image) London police have arrested around 200 people after demonstrators openly defied a new law banning public support for a pro-Palestinian group, ‘Palestine Action’ arguing the legislation unfairly restricts freedom of expression.In a post on…
Five Lebanese soldiers were killed on Saturday in an explosion in a Hezbollah military facility.The troops were reportedly clearing munitions, a military source told AFP.The blast took place near Majdal Zoun and Wadi Zibqin in Tyre district as troops were “removing munitions and unexploded ordnance left over from the recent war” between Israel and the…
