Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: India legend Kapil Dev has praised teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a “special talent,” while cautioning that the real test of the 15-year-old’s career still lies years ahead.Sooryavanshi, who has become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, is on the verge of a…
Two powerful earthquakes struck Venezuela within minutes of each other on Wednesday evening, causing buildings to collapse in the capital Caracas and triggering tsunami alerts across parts of the Caribbean.According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the first earthquake, measuring 7.1 in magnitude, struck at 18:04 local time near Montalbán, west of the coastal community…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Kapil Dev NEW DELHI: India legend Kapil Dev has praised teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, calling him a “special talent,” while cautioning that the real test of the 15-year-old’s career still lies years ahead.Sooryavanshi, who has become one of the most talked-about young cricketers in the world, is on the verge of a…
UBT MPs meet Birla, question rebels’ Shinde Sena merger NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: In a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla on Wednesday, Shiv Sena (UBT) said two-thirds of its MPs cannot join or merge with another party on their own, without the initiative of their original party, and urged him to uphold provisions of the…
SURAT: A car owner has secured an insurance claim of Rs 1.25 lakh even though he failed to conclusively establish the circumstances of the accident that damaged his four-wheeler.The Navsari Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (CDRC), while ruling in favour of the complainant, observed that although the accident itself remained unproven, the damage to the vehicle…
BMC staffer falls into flooded open drain during mayor’s inspection in Mumbai MUMBAI: Mumbai Mayor Ritu Tawde’s on-ground inspection of severe waterlogging in King Circle’s Gandhi Market area on Wednesday morning witnessed high drama when a BMC staffer fell waist-deep into an open drain a few feet away from where she was standing. While he…
NEW DELHI: Crude oil prices fell below the $75-per-barrel mark on Wednesday as the Strait of Hormuz reopened but are yet to return to the pre-conflict levels of $65-70 a barrel.While Brent crude traded at nearly $73.4 per barrel at the time of filing this report, the Indian oil basket — a blend of sweet-grade…
With ‘Protein Mess’, IIT-M seeks to add brawn to brains NEW DELHI: Fish curry, chicken yakhni pulao, paneer tikka and tossed soya chunks are now part of IIT-Madras’s effort to improve sporting performance. The institute has introduced a dedicated “Protein Mess”, backed by academic flexibility, fitness training and psychological conditioning for student-athletes.Described by IIT-M as…
NEW DELHI: Taking responsibility for the NEET-UG episode, which he said “should not have happened”, Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan accused Rahul Gandhi of exploiting students’ anxiety for political gain and promised a “radical” overhaul of NTA, including moving NEET to computer-based testing (CBT) next year.In an interview to TOI, Pradhan said criticism was legitimate…
Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo (Getty Images) Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi have spent nearly two decades battling for football supremacy. This time, the contest is about money. Both legends have crossed the billionaire mark and stand among the richest athletes in the world. Their fortunes have surged through football contracts, sponsorships, business ventures, and…