Croatia’s Igor Matanovic (20) reacts (AP Photo/Sam Balkansky) NEW DELHI: Croatia’s dramatic stoppage-time equaliser against Portugal at the 2026 FIFA World Cup was ruled out after a lengthy VAR review, a decision that ultimately proved decisive in their heartbreaking exit from the tournament.The controversy unfolded in the 103rd minute of the Round of 32 clash…
India’s Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) Former India batter Aakash Chopra believes Mohammed Siraj was unfairly tagged as a specialist for just one format early in his international career, insisting the fast bowler has repeatedly shown he can be effective across formats.Siraj’s impressive performances in franchise cricket for Royal Challengers Bengaluru and later Gujarat Titans helped…
Manav Suthar (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Manav Suthar could hardly have asked for a better start to his Test career. The left-arm spinner marked his debut with three wickets on Day 2 against Afghanistan, earning praise from legendary India captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar.Suthar struck in his very first over in Test cricket, dismissing…
pc: Study: Elephant-bone tool (NHMUK PV UNREG 4339) from intertidal deposits at the Boxgrove Waterhole Site Half a million years ago, people living in what is now southern England were doing far more than shaping stone into cutting tools. A newly analysed elephant bone from the famous Boxgrove archaeological site suggests they were carefully choosing,…
Losing his 33-year-old daughter Allison to brain cancer changed Wayne Dunn’s life in ways he never imagined. What began as a family’s heartbreaking loss gradually became a mission to help others facing the same disease. The London, Ontario, philanthropist launched the Dunn with Cancer Run in Allison’s memory, transforming personal grief into a fundraising campaign…
Navy gets delivery of stealth frigate Mahendragiri from Mazagaon Shipyard NEW DELHI: Adding teeth to the country’s stealth warship fleet, the Indian Navy has received the delivery of advanced stealth frigate ‘INS Mahendragiri’ under the Project 17A (Nilgiri-class) from the Mumbai-based Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd (MDL). The delivery of Mahendragiri, the fourth such warship manufactured…
Pope Leo, Trump (File photos) Pope Leo on Monday pushed back against Trump, saying he did not fear him and would continue speaking out against war, including the conflict involving Iran, despite sharp criticism from the US president.Speaking to reporters aboard the papal plane, the Pope said, “I have no fear of the Trump administration,”…
A fire broke out in the Sasaram-Patna passenger train on Monday due to a suspected short circuit at Sasaram Junction in Bihar.No casualties have been reported so far.This comes a day after a fire broke out on the Trivandrum Central–Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express (Train No. 12431) in Madhya Pradesh’s Ratlam district.While all 68 passengers in…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court has set aside a home ministry order rejecting the voluntary retirement request of Maharashtra cadre IPS officer Abdur Rahman, who faced various charges, including torturing a person in 2014, contracting a second marriage without the consent of his first wife in 2016 and giving a speech in violation of rules in…
Far out in the south-eastern Indian Ocean, a vast and largely unexplored stretch of seafloor is reshaping how scientists understand deep-ocean history. Hidden within the Diamantina fracture zone, the seabed is marked by long scars, deep trenches, and ridges that plunge into near-total darkness under extreme pressure. Across this 1,200-kilometre corridor, whale remains have been…