Tushar Deshpande (TOI Photo) NEW DELHI: Proving naysayers wrong and winning them over has been a hallmark of Indian cricketer Tushar Deshpande’s playbook over the years. A Mumbai U-19 coach once questioned Deshpande’s potential to represent the national team as a pacer, expressing a lack of faith in his ability to generate pace. The conversation…
China on Wednesday condemned Taiwan’s launch of a website encouraging Chinese citizens to share intelligence with Taipei and warned that it would take ‘resolute countermeasures’, accusing the island’s authorities of fuelling cross-strait tensions.The warning followed the launch of an online platform by Taiwan’s National Security Bureau (NSB) on Sunday. The website is designed to provide…
Ben Affleck is in one of the most underrated periods of his career. The crime thriller ‘The Rip’, in which he starred with Matt Damon, debuted in January 2026 and reached number one on a major streaming platform’s global charts for 3 weeks, accumulating over 112 million views over six weeks. He also has ‘Animals,’…
Officials break ground at the site of the Knight Riders Cricket Ground in southern California. (AP) New Delhi: July 1 will mark a watershed moment for cricket in the USA and more specifically in California, when the Knight Riders Cricket Ground hosts its first match in Major League Cricket (MLC). With the LA Knight Riders…
This image released by Universal Pictures shows, from left, Jimmy Gonzales ia Cepheus, Matt Damon as Odysseus and Himesh Patel as Eurylochus in a scene from “The Odyssey.” (Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures via AP) Christopher Nolan, Matt Damon, and Tom Holland are set to visit India for the Mumbai premiere of ‘The Odyssey’ in July….
MI New York celebrate beating Washington Freedom by 5 runs to win the 2025 MLC title. (Sportzpics) Major League Cricket (MLC) returns for its fourth edition on June 18 with the same number of teams as last time, but introduces Knight Riders Cricket Field in California as the third venue with the LA Olympics two…
Raveena Tandon made her debut with ‘Patthar Ke Phool’ opposite Salman Khan in 1991, but the years that followed were marked by a string of underperforming films. At that point, the actress was called ‘Little Miss Jinx Raveena.” In a recent interview, Raveena spoke about her journey and said how that changed and she became…
NEW DELHI: Shiv Sena (UBT) Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday defended his controversial remarks directed at suspected rebel party MPs, saying the expressions he used were part of common Marathi usage and that he knew “when and which language should be used.“Responding to criticism over his comments, Raut said that his remarks were…
Bernardo Silva (AP Photo) Real Madrid have strengthened their squad with the arrival of Portuguese star Bernardo Silva, who joins the Spanish club on a free transfer after bringing the curtain down on a remarkable nine-year career at Manchester City.The 31-year-old midfielder has agreed to a two-year deal at the Santiago Bernabeu and becomes another…
Yash Raj Films finally dropped the much-awaited trailer of ‘Alpha’ on Wednesday, offering audiences a glimpse into the latest chapter of its expanding Spy Universe. While the 2.33 minute trailer showcases Alia Bhatt and Sharvari in high-octane action sequences as deadly operatives hunting a common adversary, a fleeting moment featuring Hrithik Roshan ended up dominating…