Cooper Connolly was bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 3 crore during last year’s IPL mini auction. NEW DELHI: Last September in humid Lucknow, Cooper Connolly had a long chat with India A captain Shreyas Iyer. Part of the Australia A squad, Connolly picked Iyer’s brain on tackling spin.The 22-year-old then struck a fluent 70,…
Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr (left) and Ali Larijani (right) (Images/Agencies) After the death of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) chief Ali Larijani in a US-Israeli airstrike, the Islamic Republic has named Mohammad Bagher Zolghadr as his successor. The country’s power has now shifted to a figure with deep roots in both the Islamic Revolutionary Guard…
The notion of a robot ‘smelling’ its way through a complex environment has captured the imagination of scientists for years, but has always come with a caveat: what if the robot loses a sensor? In a groundbreaking advance that combines biology and engineering, a new robot, inspired by the humble silkworm, is able to continue…
The hit Regency drama ‘Bridgerton’ was the hot topic of discussion online, following the announcement that Season 5 will focus on Francesca Stirling’s storyline. The next season, based on Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels, will feature Hannah Dodd as Francesca Stirling and Masali Baduza as Michaela Stirling in leading roles, picking up on their story after…
Mamata Banerjee and Nitin Nabin (R) NEW DELHI: The BJP and TMC on Wednesday traded sharp barbs in West Bengal as the assembly elections draw near, turning the political battlefield increasingly charged. New BJP chief Nitin Nabin accused the Mamata government of double standards, alleging that Hindus must seek permission to set up puja pandals,…
Shubman Gill (Image: GT/IPL) Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin terms Shubman Gill a bit like a don, who would be coming into the season “really hungry” to make it back to Indian T20I side and urged him to not chase a high strike rate and just play normally. After a T20 World Cup snub following…
Tarique Rahman (ANI file photo) Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday condemned the atrocious acts committed by the Pakistani military during Operation Searchlight on March 25, 1971. In a letter shared online to mark the Genocide Day, he said that the Pakistani army carried out “one of the most heinous genocides in history against…
South Korea is set to debut ‘The Koreans,’ a reimagined version of ‘The Americans,’ featuring ‘Squid Game’ stars Lee Byung-hun and Han Ji-min as North Korean spies undercover in the 1990s. The series explores their dual lives, caught between homeland loyalty and family bonds, as a counterintelligence agent closes in. The reimagined Korean version of…
NEW DELHI: India is facing a growing obesity burden, with one in four Indians overweight, yet the condition continues to be misunderstood as a lifestyle issue rather than a disease, experts said at a recent panel discussion following World Obesity Day, led by ICMR and AIIMS.Experts said that despite rising awareness, most people do not…
Rain in the Desert? Sheikh Hamdan Reveals a Side of Dubai That Feels Unreal As the rain continues to transform the UAE’s landscape this week, an unexpected moment of quiet spectacle was captured by Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Chairman…