Krunal Pandya (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Royal Challengers Bengaluru pulled off a thrilling two-wicket win over Mumbai Indians in IPL 2026, chasing 167 on the final ball in Raipur. The star of the chase was Krunal Pandya, who scored a fighting 73 off 46 balls despite struggling badly with cramps during his innings. RCB were in…
Representative image (PTI) NEW DELHI: Daily wage earners accounted for 31% of all suicide deaths in 2024, the highest share in a decade (2015–2024), according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data. A total of 52,910 daily wage earners died by suicide during the year, marking a sharp rise from the previous peak…
US President Donald Trump is set to arrive in China on Wednesday, for a trip scheduled from May 13 to 15, Beijing confirmed on Monday. During the visit, Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping are set to discuss Iran and trade relations between the two countries.A foreign ministry spokesperson said, “At the invitation of President…
Chennai Super Kings’ Urvil Patel (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: First ball: single. Next eight balls: six sixes, 41 runs, and IPL history rewritten. On a Sunday night at Chepauk, there was no easing into the innings for Urvil Patel, only immediate destruction.With Chennai Super Kings chasing 204 against Lucknow Super Giants in their IPL 2026…
‘There is only one sadness if…’: UPSC rank-holder Abhishek Chauhan, uncle of cricketer Vaibhav Suryavanshi, on family, values and success secret It seems Vaibhav Suryavanshi isn’t the only champion in the family. The under-19 cricketer’s maternal uncle, Abhishek Chauhan has also reached great heights. Abhishek cleared the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 with an impressive…
Raj Angad Bawa and Suryakumar Yadav (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mumbai Indians captain Suryakumar Yadav’s decision to hand the last over to young Raj Angad Bawa did not go as planned, as Royal Challengers Bengaluru held their nerve in a pulsating last-ball thriller at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium on Sunday. With…
Sports promoter Satadru Dutta, who organised Lionel Messi’s India tour, said he regrets hosting the event in Kolkata after the controversy at Salt Lake Stadium during the Argentine star’s visit.The event came under criticism after Messi left the stadium within 25 minutes amid crowd-control issues and security concerns. Dutta said he never expected the situation…
Virat Kohli spotted watching Urvil Patel’s record-breaking blitz Virat Kohli appeared completely locked into Urvil Patel’s breathtaking innings for Chennai Super Kings against Lucknow Super Giants on Sunday, with a clip from broadcaster Star Sports showing the RCB superstar watching the carnage unfold from the dugout ahead of Bengaluru’s clash against Mumbai Indians in Raipur….
NEW DELHI: Two Indian crew members aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise vessel MV Hondius are healthy and asymptomatic after a hantavirus scare led the ship to anchor off Spain’s Canary Islands, the Indian embassy in Madrid said Sunday.The vessel, carrying around 150 people, arrived in Spain amid international health monitoring linked to a reported hantavirus outbreak…
The Indian Embassy in Spain on Sunday said the two Indian crew members onboard the hantavirus-hit Dutch cruise vessel MV Hondius are “healthy and asymptomatic” and have been evacuated to the Netherlands for quarantine under health safety protocols. In a statement, the embassy said the Dutch-flagged vessel carrying around 150 people, including two Indian nationals,…