Spread the love Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals produced a stunning batting display as young sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi powered them to a record-breaking start against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL 2026. Chasing 202, RR raced to 97/1 in the Powerplay, their highest-ever total in the first six overs and one of the best in IPL history. Sooryavanshi,...
Asia C’ships: Ayush downs World No. 4 Christie; India’s first medal secured
Spread the love Ayush Shetty (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Indian shuttler Ayush Shetty continued his impressive run at the Badminton Asia Championships, reaching the semi-finals after a stunning win over world No. 4 Jonatan Christie in Ningbo.Ayush won 23-21, 21-17 in a closely fought match, marking his first-ever victory over the Indonesian star and securing a medal for India.This achievement...
Vijay’s Jana Nayagan leaked online: Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Suriya condemn act, say ‘Piracy is an attack on the art and artiste itself’
Spread the love Actors Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Chiranjeevi, Mohan Babu, Suriya, Sivakarthikeyan, Karthi, Jiiva, and Khushbu Sundar, among others, strongly reacted on Friday to the online leak of Vijay’s upcoming film Jana Nayagan. Taking to X, ‘Superstar’ Rajinikanth demanded strict action against those responsible for leaking Jana Nayagan. He wrote: “The release of the Jananayakan film on the internet by...
Denied permission to play IPL, Thushara apologises to SL after NOC saga
Spread the love Nuwan Thushara (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Sri Lankan pacer Nuwan Thushara has taken a step back in his dispute with Sri Lanka Cricket after earlier going to court over being denied permission to play in the IPL. Thushara had filed a case after SLC refused to grant him a No Objection Certificate (NOC), which is required for...
Ad-Vance party on thin ice: US Veep, tasked with salvaging war goals, heads to diplomatic frontlines in Pakistan
Spread the love TOI Correspondent from Washington: US Vice President JD Vance is arriving in Pakistan on Saturday morning for what is being billed as a concerted diplomatic push to corral Iran and contain a widening conflict that has not gone according to Washington’s script. With a number of US analysts characterising the Trump-and-Netanyahu-led war on Iran as militarily and...
‘We are loading warships with best weapons’: Trump hints at big operation if Iran-US talks fail
Spread the love Donald Trump (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump on Friday signaled a tough stance ahead of crucial talks with Iran, saying American warships are being rearmed and could be used, if negotiations in Pakistan fail to produce a deal.“We have a reset going. We’re loading up the ships with the best ammunition, the best weapons ever...
Sites 906 & 931: Inside China’s nuclear expansion; mushrooming headache for India
Spread the love As China accelerates construction at its secretive nuclear facilities deep inside Sichuan, what is emerging is not just a story of military modernisation but a larger geopolitical puzzle, one that directly impacts India, exposes gaps in global nuclear governance, and raises concerns of a renewed arms race.Satellite imagery, and assessments point to a scale of expansion that...
Iran sets conditions for truce talks with US; demands Lebanon ceasefire, release of frozen funds
Spread the love Iran has stated that it will only begin negotiations with the United States once a ceasefire is declared in Lebanon and Tehran’s frozen assets are released, the country’s parliament speaker announced.Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said the two steps had been mutually agreed upon earlier but remained unfulfilled. He further added that they must be implemented before any talks...
Failure to launch? Trump’s Gaza peace board faces cash crunch, Gaza plan stalls
Spread the love Makeshift camp for displaced people in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip (Photo credit: AP) US President Donald Trump‘s Board of Peace has received only a fraction of the $17 billion pledged for rebuilding Gaza, preventing plans for the war-hit region’s future, Reuters reported citing sources.Just days before the US-Israeli strikes on Iran escalated into a wider conflict,...
‘Kantara’ mimicry row: Ranveer to file fresh apology affidavit after complainant questions sincerity
Spread the love Ranveer Singh may be enjoying the success of his latest film ‘Dhurandhar: The Revenge’, but the controversy around his mimicry of Rishab Shetty has taken a fresh legal turn. As a case was filed against him, the actor informed the Karnataka High Court that he is ready to submit an apology affidavit over the incident involving the...
