Agni Chopra and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI:Agni Chopra, offspring of filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra and film critic Anupama Chopra, was delighted to receive the Madhavrao Scindia Award for Top Run Getter in Ranji Trophy Plate League at the BCCI annual awards from his role model and Indian skipper Rohit Sharma.His remarkable achievement of…
Elon Musk studied at Pretoria Boys High School Elon Musk—the billionaire entrepreneur, Tesla CEO, and owner of X (formerly Twitter)—is no stranger to controversy. With a net worth of $436 billion as of January 2025, he is the richest man in the world. Despite his immense wealth, Musk has often described his childhood as difficult…
L-R: Coach Rajkumar Sharma, DDCA president Rohan Jaitley and Virat Kohli’s brother Vikas. (Video Grab) NEW DELHI: The Arun Jaitley stadium was abuzz with excitement on Thursday as Virat Kohli made his long-awaited return to domestic red-ball cricket after more than 12 years. Among the thousands who turned up to witness the spectacle were Kohli’s…
India star batter Virat Kohli met his childhood friend, Shawez Khan, during a training session with the Delhi Ranji Trophy team at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi on January 28. Kohli took time out to greet Shawez and his son, sharing a heart-warming moment as the two childhood friends embraced each other with a…
There were more than 32,000 cases of whooping cough in 2024, the highest tally in a decade. In California alone, the disease struck 2,000 people between January and October last year. More than 60 infants younger than 4 months were hospitalized in the state. One died. Whooping cough, or pertussis, is just the most stark…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his podcast debut as he appeared on Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath’s YouTube channel. In over two-hour-long podcast, the PM spoke about his childhood, friends, risk-taking ability, vision for youth and more. Here are the top highlights from PM Modi’s interview: ‘I was not noticeable in any way’ PM…
NEW DELHI: Following his poor performance against Australia in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India skipper Rohit Sharma‘s childhood coach Dinesh Lad has recommended that the opening batsman play a few domestic matches to get ready for Test cricket.India missed out on a third consecutive berth in the World Test Championship final after losing the five-Test series…
NEW DELHI: Former Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, hailed as one of India’s most distinguished leaders, had his roots in the modest neighbourhoods of Amritsar. Known for his transformative economic policies and a tenure that spanned a decade, Singh’s journey from humble beginnings to becoming the architect of India’s liberalisation has left an indelible mark…
Ravichandran Ashwin, one of India’s finest-ever red-ball spinners, left the cricketing world stunned by announcing his retirement from international cricket on December 18, following India’s draw in the Gabba Test against Australia. The abrupt decision also surprised Ashwin’s childhood coach, Sunil Subramanian, who believed the legendary spinner had the ability to represent India in the…
Sachin Tendulkar reunites with Vinod Kambli (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Two iconic cricketers from Mumbai Sachin Tendulkar and Vinod Kambli reunited at the unveiling of a memorial for their childhood coach, Ramakant Achrekar, at the historic Shivaji Park on Tuesday. The visuals of their meeting quickly went viral on social media, capturing the attention of cricket…