Devon Conway of New Zealand (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images) Devon Conway produced a performance for the ages at Bay Oval, scripting a slice of New Zealand cricket history in the third and final Test against the West Indies. The left-handed opener became the first player from the country to score a double-century and a...
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2026 New Year getaways: Room tariffs rise 10–20% as hotels bet on premium packages
This New Year eve, hotels are pulling out a range of attractions — morning yoga, DIY cocktail stalls, recovery brunches and much more, to lure in guests. However, these celebrations come with a hefty price tag, pushing room tariffs higher for the year ending period. Hotel operators told ET that New Year rates for 2026...
Video: Sitting outside home, 92-year-old killed as gravel dumper overturns on him in MP
BHOPAL: A 92-year-old man was crushed to death on Friday afternoon after a gravel-laden dumper overturned while passing his house in Gwalior.The victim, Girraj Prasad Sharma, was sitting on the platform outside his home in Arnav Green City, soaking in the sun, when the dumper’s rear wheel sank into the road. The vehicle lost balance...
‘Stuck in India’: US cancels H-1b interviews, leaving workers stranded back home
Indian H-1B visa holders who traveled to India this month to renew their US work permits are now stranded after American consulates abruptly canceled their appointments and rescheduled them months later, according to immigration lawyers.The disruptions follow the rollout of the Trump administration’s expanded social media vetting policy, leaving hundreds—possibly thousands—of high-skilled workers stuck abroad...
It’s giving 2025: Gen-Z slangs that were ‘caught in 4K’ this year
Representative image (AI-generated) “He soft-launched the relationship with a blurry fit pic, but the NPC behaviour, mid aura and breadcrumbing gave everyone the ick.”If that sentence made instant sense, then congratulations – you’ve clearly spent enough time online in 2025. If it doesn’t, don’t worry. You weren’t alone. For much of the year, Gen-Z slangs...
Bangladesh unrest: Mob torches BNP leader’s house; 7-year-old daughter burnt to death
A seven-year-old daughter of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader was burnt to death in Bangladesh’s Lakshmipur Sadar upazila as a mob of protestors set his residence ablaze on Sunday, the Daily Star reported.According to the report, the incident occurred at around 1.00am at the residence of Belal Hossain,a businessman and assistant organising secretary of...
Watch: Mumbai BJP MLA slaps auto-rickshaw driver; Congress hits out
MUMBAI: A video of BJP MLA from Ghatkopar (East) Parag Shah slapping a rickshaw driver for allegedly driving on the wrong side of the road. BJP functionaries said that the rickshaw driver was driving on the wrong side of the road and when Shah asked him what the urgency was, the driver replied he was...
South Africa shooting: Gunmen arrive in two vehicles and begin firing at a pub; nine killed
The attack took place around 1am at a bar in Bekkersdal. (X photos) At least nine people were killed and 10 others wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire at a tavern in a township near Johannesburg early on Sunday, in the latest mass shooting to shock South Africa.The attack took place shortly before 1am at...
US visa delays: Indian H-1B workers stranded as Trump admin starts social media checks
Many Indian professionals are left with no way to return to the US after Trump administration began strict social media checks of applicants. This has prompted many US firms to rethink travel and work out plans to bring back employees stranded in India due to prolonged delays in visa stamping. Immigration experts said that while...
How BCCI’s ‘Project Shubman Gill’ collapsed: Inside the shocking T20 World Cup omission
India’s Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) New Delhi: On the morning of the fourth T20I against South Africa on Wednesday, chairman of selectors Ajit Agarkar rushed to Lucknow. By evening, it emerged that vice-captain Shubman Gill was going to miss the remaining T20Is after suffering an impact injury on his right foot on the eve...
