SRH opener Abhishek Sharma (PTI Photo) Sunrisers Hyderabad batter Abhishek Sharma etched his name in the franchise’s record books, becoming only the second player after David Warner to complete 100 sixes for SRH in the Indian Premier League.The left-hander reached the milestone during SRH’s clash against Kolkata Knight Riders, smashing a quickfire 48 off 21…
Nepal’s spring Everest climbing season opened this week amid a police probe into an alleged insurance fraud worth nearly $20 million in which guides, helicopter operators, hospital staff and agents are accused of staging or inflating medical emergencies to trigger costly helicopter evacuations and bogus insurance claims.Police said the methods included mixing baking soda into…
In the traditional belts of Kodagu, Chikkamagaluru and Hassan, planters speak of a calendar that no longer follows memory. Jacob Mammen, managing director of Badra Estates, says climate change is already having a significant impact on the cultivation of traditional coffee varieties such as Arabica and Robusta coffee. The biggest challenge, he explains, comes from…
Slipz, a key content manager for IShowSpeed, has shared a message saying he is leaving the team. The post was made on April 1 and quickly got a lot of attention online. He spoke about his time with the team and how they created videos that reached millions of people around the world. He also…
RAIPUR: In a major development, the Chhattisgarh high court on Thursday overturned the acquittal of former legislator Amit Jogi by a trial court and held him guilty in the 23-year-old murder case of Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Ram Avatar Jaggi. The high court directed Amit Jogi, son of the state’s first chief minister Ajit…
NEW DELHI: Parliament was on Thursday adjourned till April 16, when it is expected to take up two bills aimed at rolling out reservation for women in one-third of seats in Lok Sabha and assemblies from the next national election in 2029 and to increase the strength of directly elected legislatures by 50 per cent.Lok…
Donald Trump is firing incompetent women and not looking at the incompetent men in his administration, Jasmine Crockett said. The firing of Attorney General Pam Bondi led to a different kind of outrage as no one called her efficient but the fact that President Trump chose another woman to show the door sounded an alarm…
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Thursday stepped in with fresh measures to help industry beat the impact of higher input costs by fully exempting 40 petrochemical products from customs duty for three months, while indicating that more measures are in the offing as the war in West Asia has hurt global trade and economy. “The…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party has dropped Raghav Chadha as its Rajya Sabha deputy leader and named Ashok Mittal in his place. The party on Thursday sent a letter to the Rajya Sabha secretariat conveying the decision. By evening, the RS website reflected the change.Both Chadha and Mittal are from Punjab; AAP has 10 members…
Pam Bondi says she is thrilled about her new public sector role as she will be working for President Donald Trump and the administration. Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a statement after President Donald Trump announced her exit from the crucial Department of Justice chief position and said she is thrilled about her new position…