England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
PC: Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve A drive through the Texas Hill Country can make the landscape appear almost timeless. Limestone ridges rise above open grassland, scattered trees break up the horizon and streams cut through the valleys. But the appearance can hide a very different history.When J. David Bamberger went looking for ranchland in 1969,…
Picture Credit: YouTube Screengrab Nayanthara and Kavin will next be seen in the upcoming romance drama ‘Hi’, helmed by Vishnu Edavan, who marks his directorial debut with the film. As the film is set to hit the big screens on August 28, the makers have now unveiled its 2-minute-and-48-second trailer.The trailer introduces Kavin as Mayilsamy,…
US national debt crossed $40 trillion, exceeding annual GDP, as interest payments approach $1 trillion, with economists warning of painful adjustments ahead. TOI correspondent from Washington: The United States’ national debt crossed $40 trillion on Tuesday, a number so large that even breaking it up with commas can scarcely make it comprehensible. As in a…
A delegation of the Brazilian Football Confederation and others inspect the field at Salt lake Stadium, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) A five-member delegation from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) spent more than two hours inspecting Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday ahead of the much-anticipated India-Brazil football match on…
Domestic solar cell supply shortage short term, market set to realign soon India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said. At present, the country has around 32 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity and is expected to rise to around…
The US Open is set to offer the biggest prize in Grand Slam tennis history, with the 2026 singles champions taking home $5.5 million each as the total player compensation for the tournament rises to a record $108 million.The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the prize-money structure on Thursday, ahead of the tournament’s start…
NEW DELHI: Student leaders protesting against the alleged irregularities in Jharkhand’s recruitment exams criticised the Hemant Soren-led government on Thursday after the high court blocked the government’s decision to cancel the jobs of employees who had been appointed through the 11th and 13th JPSC exams.Student leader Kunal Pratap Singh claimed that the advocate general representing…
An extraordinary rescue has emerged from the devastation left by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia, after an 84-year-old woman was found alive beneath the ruins of her home three days after the disaster. Paulina Pobi, who lived in Nitunglea village on Flores, was trapped beneath the collapsed bamboo walls of her house after the…
The move could also help broaden the international use of the rupee. In a bid to push for greater adoption of rupee for trade settlement purposes, the government on Thursday revised parts of the Foreign Trade Policy to give exporters greater flexibility to invoice overseas transactions and receive export proceeds in Indian rupees.The changes apply…