Rishabh Pant (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rishabh Pant’s batting order has taken a surprising turn in IPL 2025, marking a rare shift from his usual role as a dynamic top or middle-order batter. In Delhi Capitals’ recent clash against Lucknow Super Giants, Pant walked in at No. 7 — a position he hadn’t batted in…
Andre Russell (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) It has been a below-par season so far for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell, considering his lofty standards. Russell has scored 55 runs in eight IPL 2025 matches at a strike rate of 119.57. The 36-year-old all-rounder has smashed just four sixes this season—a tally he often surpasses…
This is an AI-generated image, used for representational purposes only. MELBOURNE: With the most powerful radio telescope in the southern hemisphere, we have observed a twinkling star and discovered an abundance of mysterious plasma structures in our cosmic neighbourhood. The plasma structures we see are variations in density or turbulence, akin to interstellar cyclones stirred…
Anaya Bangar (Image credit: Instagram) NEW DELHI: Anaya Bangar, child of former Indian cricketer and coach Sanjay Bangar, recently opened up about the “toxic masculinity” that continues to pervade the cricketing world. Last year, she spoke publicly for the first time about her journey of transformation, which included hormone replacement therapy and gender-affirming surgery. Formerly…
KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane bats against PBKS in Mullanpur. (PTI) “Nothing to express. We all saw what happened there.” Ajinkya Rahane’s words, laden with a captain’s burden, echoed the disbelief felt by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) team. Chasing 112 for a win, KKR were comfortably placed at 71 for 3 in 9.1 overs, but…
Lovlina Borgohain (Photo Credit: X) NEW DELHI: Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist Lovlina Borgohain faces a significant decision regarding her weight category for the 2028 Los Angeles Games. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has scrapped her current 75kg weight class, forcing her to choose between moving down to 70kg or bulking up to the +80kg division.The…
A mother of five narrowly avoided jail time in Australia after she was convinced of planning to sell a dead man’s toe online. 48-year-old Joanna Kinman, a resident of Melbourne pleaded guilty to offensive conduct involving human remains. She was put to trial in the Ringwood Magistrates’ Court. A mother of five narrowly avoided jail…
CAPE TOWN: A South African woman went on trial on Monday charged with kidnapping and selling her young daughter in a case that gained national attention. Kelly Smith is charged alongside her partner and another man over the disappearance of her daughter Joshlin more than a year ago. Joshlin, who was 6 when she disappeared,…
Two thieves bought a winning French lottery ticket worth 500,000 euros ($523,000) using a stolen bank card. However, they vanished before claiming the prize, making them among France’s most wanted fugitives. Jean-David E, the owner of the stolen card, has made an unusual proposal — he is willing to split the winnings with the thieves…
Visuals that surfaced on Thursday showed a junior student tied to a cot, his body repeatedly pierced with a compass while being taunted and mocked by senior students. NEW DELHI: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken cognisance of the disturbing ragging incident at the Government Nursing College in Kottayam, Kerala, calling it “morally…