Ajit Agarkar and Rishabh Pant (ANI Photo) MUMBAI: This is perhaps the toughest phase of Rishabh Pant’s international career. On Tuesday, his recent setbacks acquired an official colour. From being removed from the Test vice-captaincy to giving way to the in-form Ishan Kishan in ODIs, little seems to be going right for the 28-year-old Pant.Once…
KOLKATA: Trinamool Congress’s Falta candidate, Jahangir Khan, declared on Tuesday that he would not contest the May 21 repoll.Khan made the announcement during a press conference at his home in Falta’s Kamardanga Khan Para, where he praised CM Suvendu Adhikari for his proposed special package for Falta.“I want Falta to remain peaceful and prosperous. My…
Mohammad Rizwan mocked by Bangladesh Player in 2nd test (Image: X/Screegrab) During the second Test between Pakistan and Bangladesh at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium, Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan found himself at the centre of an animated on-field exchange with Bangladesh players.The incident occurred on Day 4 during Pakistan’s daunting chase of 437 runs in…
Sri Lanka is easily one of the most hassle-free international trips Indians can take. It’s got almost everything packed into one trip: gorgeous beaches, lush tea plantations, ancient temples, and epic wildlife. Flights are short and affordable, and getting a visa-on-arrival or ETA is a breeze. Why summer? Summer is considered one of the best…
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan’s Kagoshima Prefecture on Wednesday, registering an intensity of upper 5 on Japan’s seismic scale of 0 to 7. The Japan Meteorological Agency confirmed the quake’s epicentre near Okinawa Main Island, as reported by Japanese public broadcaster NHK. No tsunami warning has been issued.Tremors rippled across multiple areas, rattling residents….
Human history feels straightforward when seen in textbooks. A neat timeline with a clear rise from simple tools to complex cities. But archaeology keeps disturbing that picture slowly and quietly. Then suddenly. A buried temple appears that is older than farming itself. A lost city rises out of the jungle. A tomb untouched for thousands…
Meta Platforms has started laying off employees across its global offices, with workers in Singapore reporting termination emails landing in their inboxes as early as 4AM local time on Wednesday. According to a Bloomberg report, thousands of employees across the world began receiving layoff emails early Wednesday morning. Workers in Singapore were among the first…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni over dinner shortly after arriving in Rome on Tuesday for the final leg of his five-nation tour, before the two leaders took a late-evening walk through the iconic Colosseum.Sharing pictures from the evening on X, PM Modi wrote, “Upon landing in Rome, had…
Russia’s Putin gets red carpet welcome in China; high-stakes tea meeting with Xi in focus (Image credit: PTI) Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday met his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping as he began a high-profile two-day state visit just days after US President Donald Trump wrapped up high-stakes deliberations in China.Putin was received at the…
MI captain Hardik Pandya and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane. (Pic credit: IPL) KOLKATA: One cannot but help remember the adage ‘cricket is a great leveller’ on seeing Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians meeting in what seems to be an inconsequential match at the business end of a tournament they have dominated over the years….