Rajasthan Royals and Chennai Super Kings begin IPL 2026 with revamped squads after finishing at the bottom last season. RR have handed captaincy to Riyan Parag, while CSK are led by Ruturaj Gaikwad, who returns after an injury-hit 2025 campaign. Sanju Samson, now part of CSK, is set to open alongside Gaikwad, with MS Dhoni…
A 35-year-old man was fatally stabbed near a mobile pot dispensary van in Bronx/Image: X A 35-year-old man was stabbed to death late on Saturday night in the borough of Bronx in New York. He was found collapsed beside a brightly coloured mobile cannabis dispensary, police said. According to a report by the New York…
Kollywood’s leading ladies like Nayanthara and Trisha continue to captivate audiences after two decades. Actresses such as Sai Pallavi, Kajal Aggarwal, and Keerthy Suresh are adored for their talent and relatability. Even those with fewer Tamil films, like Sreeleela and Mrunal Thakur, are gaining significant fan followings through social media and their captivating presence. There…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is set to play his first full IPL season this year (IPL/BCCI Photo) Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has been on a record-breaking/setting spree over the last year or so and, as he prepares for his second IPL season, expectations are sky-high from the 15-year-old boy wonder. While the jury is still out on whether he…
The Council of the League of Arab States has unanimously approved Egypt’s nomination of former foreign minister Nabil Fahmy as the next Secretary-General of the Arab League for a five-year term beginning July 1, 2026The decision came during the 165th meeting of the Council of the League of Arab States, held via videoconference and chaired…
Space travel is not as easy as it looks, though. The human body is not designed to function properly outside the gravitational pull of Earth. Muscles atrophy, bones become less dense, and walking becomes an exercise. Space travel is not an easy feat, especially when planning to travel to Mars. One thing that scientists are…
Show business is full of those “what if” stories. Gina Gershon’s story is one of the more surprising ones. Early in her career, she got the chance to star in one of the most famous horror franchises ever, ‘Friday the 13th’. For a young actor, turning down something that big isn’t easy. But Gina did…
Rohit Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) MUMBAI: The fire still burns in their belly. The way Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have kicked off in IPL-2026, few would question whether they would last another 18 months in international cricket. Both the titans of Indian cricket ruled the first week of the League, ensuring that it got…
Melbourne council is set to spend a whopping $1.2 million to establish a “Little India” in Docklands with the hope that it will become a “leading cultural precinct” in the city centre. The location was chosen after the city spent $150,000 on a scoping study to identify a site as a part of efforts to…
Renowned Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee tragically drowned at Odisha’s Talsari Beach at 43. The actor, known for his role in Chirodini Tumi Je Amar, is survived by his wife, actor Priyanka Sarkar, and their son, Sahaj. Hours before his death, he had been shooting for the TV show. Renowned Bengali actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee…