Kolkata Knight Riders’ spinner Sunil Narine has become the highest wicket-taker for a single team in men’s T20 cricket, achieving this milestone during KKR’s match against Sunrisers Hyderabad in Delhi on Sunday. The West Indian all-rounder claimed two crucial wickets, bringing his total to 210 wickets from 198 matches for KKR. Narine surpassed the previous…
On May 15, 2017, Deepti Sharma, Punam Raut, and Team India made history in women’s ODIs during a match against Laura Delany’s Ireland in a quadrangular series at Senwes Park in Potchefstroom. Opting to bat first, Mithali Raj’s side posted a massive total of 358 for 2 in their allotted 50 overs. Opening the innings,…
Listen here: Nature Will Come to You: Ranjit Lal’s Journey as a Writer Excerpts from the interview:Q.Ranjit,you’vebeen writing since the 1990s. How did you first find your way into storytelling and publishing?A. Well, I never wanted to be a writer from the start. I liked writing, but I wanted to do automobile design and engineering…
In an innings that will be remembered forever, Vaibhav Suryavanshi, at just 14 years and 32 days, produced a jaw-dropping performance for Rajasthan Royals against Gujarat Titans, shattering nearly every age and speed record in T20 cricket history.Chasing a massive 210, the teenage prodigy unleashed a batting storm at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium, reaching his…
Medieval scribes filled volumes called bestiaries with illustrations and descriptions of fantastic creatures. The manuscripts containing representations of these animals also depended on a menagerie of beasts: The covers of these and other volumes were fashioned from the skins of calves, goats, sheep, deer, pigs and, in some macabre instances, humans. Most of these hides…
The Navy released the titles of 381 books on Friday evening that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related to so-called diversity, equity and inclusion topics. President Trump issued an executive order in January that banned D.E.I….
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra Navanirman Sena (MNS) chief Raj Thackeray on Sunday condemned efforts to stir communal tensions over Aurangzeb’s tomb and urged the people to refer to books to learn history and not WhatsApp.“Don’t we want to let the world know that these people sought to destroy the Marathas but were wiped out instead. Stop…
File photo: AAP leader Satyendra Jain (Picture credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: The Delhi government‘s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has registered a case against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and former public works department (PWD) minister Satyendra Jain over alleged corruption in a Rs 571 crore CCTV project, officials confirmed on Wednesday.As per ANI, the case revolves…
At Lakenheath High School, a school for children of U.S. military members in Britain, a club for gay students and their allies can no longer meet. A Women in STEM group has also been placed on hold. At Ramstein High School in Germany, groups for students of Hispanic and Asian heritage as well as the…
The American battle over books has long been known and widely discussed. However, it has recently taken an unprecedented turn, reaching a fever pitch and transitioning from local skirmishes to a sweeping federal offensive. The Trump administration’s recent directive to scrutinize school libraries under the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) marks a profound escalation….