Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Jacob Bethell (Image: X) AB de Villiers has made a massive prediction involving two of cricket’s brightest young talents, comparing Jacob Bethell to India’s teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and backing both players to become future superstars of the game.While Bethell is still finding his feet in IPL 2026, Sooryavanshi has already become...
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108 seats but no majority: Can TVK’s Vijay form govt? Tamil Nadu number game explained
NEW DELHi: The race to form the next government in Tamil Nadu intensified on Friday as political parties scrambled for support after the assembly elections delivered a fractured mandate. With no party crossing the halfway mark, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay continued his push to gather allies, even after securing a historic mandate.Vijay, whose...
Explainer: Can hantavirus outbreak become Covid 2.0?
Health authorities are racing to trace dozens of people who recently disembarked from the Dutch cruise ship MV Hondius after a hantavirus outbreak onboard left three people dead and several others infected.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), five of eight suspected cases have been confirmed. Among the dead is a 69-year-old Dutch woman who...
Google CEO Sundar Pichai on when he found ‘the calmest place in the world’
Sundar Pichai was appointed CEO of Google in October 2015, and later took charge of its parent company, Alphabet, in December 2019. Known for his calm and understated leadership style, Pichai is one of those rare executives who lets results speak louder than words. What many people do not know is that Google Chrome, which...
Dhoni tops taxpayer list as Jharkhand-Bihar see Rs 20,000 crore tax collection
MS Dhoni (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain MS Dhoni has added another remarkable achievement to his legacy off the cricket field after emerging as the highest individual taxpayer from Jharkhand and Bihar combined during the 2025-26 financial year.The revelation was made on Thursday by Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax (Bihar-Jharkhand), Dr D...
Cloudflare, whose CEO personally sends offer letter, is cutting 1,100 roles
Cloudflare is cutting more than 1,100 jobs across the world, according to a memo sent to staff on May 7. The cybersecurity company said that the layoffs are part of a sweeping reorganisation to prepare for what it calls the agentic AI era. As reported by Business Insider, the layoff announcement was made by the...
Retired IPS officer’s wife found murdered inside Jubilee Hills home, domestic help under lens
Sunanda’s body was found on the first floor of the family’s three-storey house in Prashasan Nagar locality. HYDERABAD: Former IPS officer Vinay Ranjan Ray’s wife was found murdered at their residence in Hyderabad’s posh Jubilee Hills area on Friday. Police suspect the family’s recently hired domestic help from Nepal and her associates to be involved...
BTech student chased, stabbed multiple times over relationship in Hyderabad, dies
HYDERABAD: A brutal murder in Secunderabad’s Chilakalguda triggered high tension on Friday after a 23-year-old BTech student was chased and stabbed to death in an attack allegedly linked to a long-running relationship.The killing sparked protests by the victim’s family members and relatives, who demanded immediate arrest and strict punishment for the attackers.The victim, identified as...
Rs 27 crore, one big question – What has happened to Rishabh Pant in T20s?
Rishabh Pant’s decline in T20s (Photo: Screengrab/X) Rishabh Pant finally gave Lucknow Super Giants something to cheer about on Thursday night, remaining unbeaten on 32 off 10 balls as LSG edged Royal Challengers Bengaluru by nine runs via the DLS method in Lucknow in match 49 of IPL 2026. While Mitchell Marsh’s blistering 111 and...
BCCI warns IPL teams over honey-trap risks, tightens hotel room access rules
IPL trophy MUMBAI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has warned IPL franchises about the dangers of ‘targeted compromise and honey-trapping’ during the league, while simultaneously tightening security, access and behavioural protocols around players, support staff and franchise owners. In a detailed seven-page advisory sent to franchises on Thursday night, BCCI secretary...
