Sanju Samson, front centre, being congratulated by head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has long been an admirer of Sanju Samson, who recently earned the Player of the Tournament award as India clinched a record third T20 World Cup title. Reflecting on the wicketkeeper-batter’s rise, Tharoor recalled telling a young Samson…
In a recent update, the world’s one of the busiest aviation hubs, Dubai International Airport (DXB) is gradually resuming operation amid escalating regional tensions in the Gulf. The airports at Dubai are operating limited flights following clearance from the authorities. It is a major step toward restoring normalcy at Dubai Airports. Air India update: 48…
Village residents in Rajasthan are currently walking from the India-Pakistan border in Jaisalmer to the state capital, Jaipur, seeking protection for their sacred groves, pastures, and the catchment areas of water sources. Activists claim that 580,000 hectares of orans are wrongly classified as wastelands in revenue records. Large-scale solar energy parks have been sparking…
PC: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory The excitement surrounding the Red Planet (Mars) has reached new levels with the emergence of a three-sided pyramid on the planet, going viral throughout social media and news agencies around the world. The giant pyramid is located in the western area of Candor Chasma (a giant canyon in the Valles…
The UAE said Wednesday that its air defense forces intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 27 drones launched from Iran. The defense ministry said that since the start of the Iran war, its air defenses have intercepted 1,699 drones, 327 ballistic missiles and 15 cruise missiles. “These attacks have resulted in the deaths of two UAE…
Conflicts in West Asia and the closure of the Strait of Hormuz may seem far removed from India’s agricultural landscape. In fact, these events have disrupted India’s energy systems and is hurting the country’s agriculture sector in multiple ways. India’s dependence on crude oil imports in 2023-24 was a staggering 87.7 per cent. This makes…
Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bengaluru lifts the IPL trophy (Getty Images) The Kerala High Court has rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging the use of the name “Indian Premier League” by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). The petitioner, Ashique Karoth, who described himself as a social worker, had argued…
An Iranian security personnel monitors an area in phase 19 of the South Pars gas field in Assalooyeh on Iran’s Persian Gulf coast 1,400 km (870 miles) south of Tehran on August 23, 2016. Morteza Nikoubazl | Nurphoto | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday stateside warned that if Iran continued targeting Qatar’s…
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BCCI chief selector Ajit Agarkar addresses a press conference. (ANI Photo) The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) extended men’s senior selection committee chairman Ajit Agarkar’s contract by a year before the 2025 IPL got underway. Agarkar was rewarded for the Indian team’s triumphs in the 2024 T20 World Cup and the 2025…