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File Pic: Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi (Image credit: AFP) Pakistan ODI captain Shaheen Shah Afridi has offered a pointed response when asked whether he will remain at the helm for next year’s ODI World Cup, saying, “For now, I am the captain.”Afridi’s comments come amid fresh speculation over Pakistan’s leadership structure, with reports suggesting…
Bengal cricketer Abhishek Porel, who plays for Delhi Capitals in the IPL, was arrested by police in Hooghly district on Monday night following a complaint by a woman alleging that he had sexual relations with her on the promise of marriage, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.“There was a case lodged against him and a…
Learning something from a finished textbook can give us a clear answer, but it does not always show us how that answer came to be. James Clerk Maxwell believed that students could gain something deeper by returning to the original work of the scientists who first developed an idea. In his words, “It is of…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Associated Managements of Schools (KAMS) has withdrawn its earlier advisory calling for schools to remain closed during the Cauvery bandh on August 13. The association has instead urged schools to remain open, while allowing staff to wear black ribbons and encouraging students to learn about the water dispute through balanced, factual and…
Matt Damon’s daughter Isabella, who is 20 years old, has signed up with a modelling agency and is planning to make her debut soon. (Instagram) Matt Damon’s daughter, Isabella, is now finding her own way in the industry. According to recent reports, ‘The Odyssey’ star’s daughter is now based out of New York and has…
Photo courtesy: Instagram/@sheel.sanghvi For many parents, a child’s success is not really about the designation on their visiting card or the name of the company they work for. It is about seeing the child they once worried over, encouraged and perhaps quietly sacrificed for, find their feet in the world.A similar mother-daughter moment is winning…
Pooja Kumari with Ankesh Kumar at Satbahini Temple in Amba PATNA: A love affair that took a dramatic turn ended in marriage in Aurangabad district on Saturday after a woman travelled over 250km from Samastipur to meet her lover, a Bihar Police constable.The woman alleged that the constable had promised to marry her but was…
On August 12, 2026, Europe will be graced by a breathtaking total solar eclipse, a phenomenon that occurs infrequently. This follows the memorable eclipse of 1999 that traversed central Europe. The eclipse’s path of totality will cover stunning locations like Greenland, Iceland, northern Russia, and Spain. Astrologically, this event invites a period of introspection, urging…
A health worker in protective gear looks on at an Ebola treatment centre. (Photo: AP) Congo’s confirmed Ebola death toll has risen to 2,011, with the second 1,000 deaths recorded in about three weeks compared with roughly nine weeks for the first 1,000, as the country battles the fastest-growing Ebola outbreak on record.The latest government…
BENGALURU: Nasa has invited Isro to join its Moon Base programme, opening a new avenue for India-US cooperation in lunar exploration and human spaceflight.The Moon Base was announced during Nasa’s “Ignition” event on March 24, 2026, where the US space agency unveiled a series of initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J Trump’s National Space…
