NEW DELHI: Cricket fans are used to seeing the famous ‘Snicko’ technology helping umpires determine whether a batter has edged the ball. But on Monday, a similar piece of technology made an appearance during a FIFA World Cup 2026 match between Sweden and Tunisia at the Stadio Monterrey.While Sweden’s dominant 5-1 victory grabbed headlines, it…
Navneet Kaur (File photo) The Indian women’s hockey team came from two goals down to defeat the USA 3-2 in its opening Pool A match of the FIH Nations Cup in Auckland on Monday.Deepika scored twice for India, while Navneet Kaur added the third goal. Ashley Sessa and Madeleine Zimmer scored for the USA. The…
The rupee rose against the US dollar for a second straight session on Monday, helped by a sharp decline in crude oil prices after a preliminary US-Iran agreement to end the conflict and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, Reuters reported.The currency also extended gains seen after the Reserve Bank of India’s June 5 measures to…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday delivered a sharp rebuke to an RTI (Right to Information Act) activist while refusing anticipatory bail to him and another accused in a case linked to the alleged obstruction of road construction work in Punjab.A bench of Justices Sandeep Mehta and Vijay Bishnoi rejected the plea of RTI…
Daniel Cormier (Image Source: Getty) Eric Trump has strongly denied claims that he privately contacted UFC commentator Daniel Cormier before UFC Freedom 250. The controversy began when a screenshot appeared online showing an alleged conversation between Trump and Cormier. The messages suggested that Trump had asked whether any fighters were injured and whether any bouts…
NEW DELHI: India’s groundwater crisis is becoming increasingly severe, with several regions reporting alarming levels of depletion, drinking water shortages and contamination. Among the major cities, Hyderabad has become India’s worst-affected metropolitan region for groundwater depletion, overtaking larger cities such as Delhi and Mumbai, according to the Dynamic Groundwater Resource Assessment Report 2025 released by…
Islam Makhachev (Image Source: Getty) Islam Makhachev did not waste time reacting after Ilia Topuria suffered the first defeat of his professional MMA career at UFC Freedom 250. The historic event ended with Justin Gaethje becoming the new UFC lightweight champion after a dominant performance against the previously unbeaten star.Topuria entered the fight as the…
Palau-flagged vessel Settebello at the centre of the India-US standoff had ignored close to 60 verbal warnings before it came under fire from US forces last week, resulting in the deaths of 3 Indian nationals.According to remarks by a US official, which were reported by AP from Washington, the vessel also did not heed repeated…
A Pakistan Air Force training aircraft crashed during a routine training mission near Mardan in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, killing both pilots on board, according to Pakistan’s military.The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the armed forces, said the trainer aircraft went down while conducting a routine training sortie.The military identified the…
The writer of the Karisma Kapoor starrer ‘Brown’ shares his experience working on the series, shaping Karisma Kapoor’s character and his bonding with director Abhinay Deo. Mayukh Ghosh, the writer behind Karisma Kapoor’s web series ‘Brown,’ is currently basking in the success and positive reviews the series has received. The series is an adaptation of…