Former Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques has decided to switch his international allegiance from Australia to Portugal and will represent his birth nation in the upcoming T20 World Cup qualifiers in August. The veteran cricketer has chosen to restart his international career with Portugal, where he was born before moving to Australia at a young age.The…
Alzarri Joseph and Daren Sammy (Agency Image) West Indies fast bowler Alzarri Joseph has responded to head coach Daren Sammy’s comments regarding his absence from the ongoing home Test series against Pakistan, insisting that the public narrative surrounding his decision lacked important context.When Cricket West Indies announced the squad for the two-match series, the board…
Odisha’s JAGA Mission, launched in 2017, attempts to give slum dwellers the legal rights over the land they live on For many families living in urban slums, the biggest insecurity is not just the lack of a proper house, it is the fear of losing the place they call home.A small room, a rented space…
A tiny GPS tracker attached to a European honey buzzard revealed an extraordinary feat of endurance that few humans could match. Over 42 days, the bird travelled more than 10,000 km from its wintering grounds in South Africa to its breeding habitat in Finland, crossing deserts, mountain ranges and numerous countries along the way. The…
NEW DELHI: The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare, in its 172nd Report, has recommended increasing the insurance cover under Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PM-JAY) from the existing Rs 5 lakh to Rs 10 lakh, saying the current limit is inadequate to meet the cost of several life-saving procedures, including liver…
Representative Image (Canva) A routine attempt to kill a venomous cobra turned into a medical emergency for a 72-year-old man in eastern China after the snake’s severed head bit him about five minutes later. According to a report by Global Times, the incident left the man with a severely damaged hand, requiring multiple surgeries and…
Ed Sheeran‘s journey to global music stardom Before the sold-out stadiums, the record-breaking singles, and the award wins, there was Ed Sheeran, a ginger-haired teenager from a quiet Suffolk town with nothing but a guitar and a refusal to quit. His journey to the top is not a story of overnight success or industry luck;…
Sara Tendulkar has found a rather unexpected way to wear a saree – and it works.For her latest Vogue cover shoot, Sara skipped the usual blouse and paired a soft pastel green Banarasi saree with an ivory corset. The result was traditional at first glance, but with a very modern edge.The blouse was a strapless…
The two youths have accused CJP leadership of favouritism and excluding grassroots members from the newly constituted core committee CHHATRAPATI SAMBHAJINAGAR: Two youths, Manish Brahmabhatt and Rahul Pandya, who had been on an indefinite hunger strike in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar to protest the list of core committee members announced by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) on Aug…
Kuwait airport on Wednesday came under drone attack by Iran as the situation in the Middle East continues to boil with tension.Kuwait general authority of civil aviation released a footage from the drone strike, showing the scale of damage caused by the Iranian attack that also left an Indian national dead and several others injured.The…