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R Ashwin and Gautam Gambhir (X) Ravichandran Ashwin has delivered a pointed message to Indian cricket fans, echoing Gautam Gambhir’s recent appeal for healthier conversations on social media. Speaking on Monday, the veteran off spinner said the growing trend of personal attacks is pulling the sport into a space it was never meant to occupy,…
Jagatsinghpur worker returns from conflict-torn Sudan BHUBANESWAR: When Jagatsinghpur native Adarsh Behera received a job offer in 2022 from a plastic manufacturing company in Sudan, he hoped to make life better for his seven-member family that struggled to make ends meet through farming. However, his ordeal began in April 2023 when civil war broke out…
India-EU FTA sealed: India and the European Union on Tuesday announced the conclusion of a free trade agreement that is widely being described as the “mother of all deals”. The deal comes at a time of heightened global uncertainty and trade disruptions driven largely by Donald Trump’s tariff policies. Calling it the largest FTA India…
AI-generated image used for representation (Source: ChatGPT) The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) on Thursday said a “projectile hit” took place near Iran’s Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, striking a structure about 350 metres from the reactor.In a statement posted on X, IAEA director general Rafael Mariano Grossi said the reactor itself was not damaged and…
Representative image (AI-generated) A passenger train carrying around 80 people derailed early on Monday in southern Switzerland after an avalanche struck near the village of Goppenstein, authorities said. Police confirmed that the derailment occurred at 7.00 am local time and warned that people were “likely” to be injured. By 10.00 am, 30 passengers had been…
In 2021, when most professionals her age were focused on promotions, salaries and career growth, Aakriti Goel made a decision that left many around her surprised.She walked away from a corporate career, gave up a salary of nearly ₹30 lakh per annum, and began preparing for the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET).At the time,…
BENGALURU: In one of the most high-profile appointments of coaches in Karnataka cricket, the KSCA has roped in former Indian pacer and state skipper R Vinay Kumar as the head coach for the upcoming season.The 42-year-old, the most successful captain of Karnataka, is learnt to have been cleared by the Cricket Administrative Committee (CAC), which…
NEW DELHI: Amid mounting losses, public sector oil firms announced the much-anticipated increase in petrol and diesel prices, raising it by around Rs 3 a litre across metros on Friday, which was lower than expected. Piped kitchen gas prices were, however, left unchanged.Oil company executives did not rule out the possibility of a further increase…
Lionel Messi (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell) Lionel Messi has secured the MLS MVP award, making history as the first player to claim this honour in consecutive years. As the captain of the MLS Cup champions, Inter Miami, Messi has established himself as the dominant force in Major League Soccer.At 38, the Argentine star continues to break…
Mega-budget, megastar-led Indian cinema is making a concerted, carefully strategised effort to achieve mainstream global success in 2026. Among the most prominent of these films is director Geetu Mohandas’s Toxic – A Fairy Tale for Grown-ups , which has been shot both in Kannada and English, with multiple markets including its home base in mind….
