Spread the love England’s Harry Brook (AP Photo) England legend Sir Geoffrey Boycott believes Harry Brook possesses the rare batting ability to reach the heights of Sachin Tendulkar and Brian Lara, but fears the current world No. 1 Test batter is not making the most of his extraordinary talent.Boycott, who played 108 Tests and 36 ODIs for England, has been...
‘Raisins, figs, dates…’: Mountaineer cautions trekkers against eating too many nuts at high altitudes
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiAug 29, 2026 09:00 PM IST Mountaineer Premlata Agrawal, the first Indian woman to scale the Seven Summits—the highest peaks on each of the world’s seven continents—recently explained the difference between dried fruits and nuts. She pointed out that raisins, dried figs, dates and apricots are fruits that have been dried, while almonds, cashews,...
After Bombay HC rap, FDA withdraws orders against Cipla, MCA eateries
Spread the love Bomaby High Court MUMBAI: The Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Saturday withdrew two enforcement orders after the Bombay high court pulled up the regulator over its handling of separate cases involving five MCA eateries and a Cipla facility in Pune.The court’s observations came while hearing two matters — one concerning five restaurants at the Mumbai...
The deadly forces behind Nepal’s Himalayan disasters
Spread the love A boy looks at the devastation caused by flash flooding along the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Nuwakot district (Photo: PTI). On the morning of August 26, high in Langtang National Park near Nepal’s border with China, a massive wall of ice and rock suddenly broke loose.Within minutes, it had transformed into a violent debris flow and flood...
‘New ways to create conflict’: BJP attacks Rahul as ‘suddhikaran’ row intensifies
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday refuted allegations made by Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi that a “purification” ritual was performed after Mallikarjun Kharge’s event in Uttarakhand, calling it a bid to divide society along caste lines.In a press conference, BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi said, “There was no caste angle to this. But...
‘I am the king’: Ex-cricketer reveals how Ganguly transformed Team India’s mindset
Spread the love Sourav Ganguly NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Deep Dasgupta has recalled how Sourav Ganguly transformed the mindset of the Indian team, particularly in its response to sledging, with the former wicketkeeper-batter saying the captain’s “I am the king” attitude gradually rubbed off on the rest of the squad.Dasgupta, who represented India in eight Tests and five ODIs,...
Clash over quotas: Paswan, Manjhi trade barbs, demand each other’s resignation
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Two cabinet ministers – Chirag Paswan and Jitan Ram Manjhi – in the Narendra Modi-led government sparred over the issue of reservation on Saturday and sought each other’s resignation.The controversy began after Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) president and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi’s son, Santosh Kumar Suman, sought a review of the quota policy, backing...
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Spread the love ரூ.256.44 கோடி பணமோசடி வழக்கில் 3-வது குற்றவாளியாகச் சேர்க்கப்பட்டுள்ள முன்னாள் மத்திய அமைச்சர் மு.க.அழகிரியின் மகன் துரை தயாநிதிக்கு, புதுச்சேரி ஜிப்மர் மருத்துவமனையில் மீண்டும் மருத்துவப் பரிசோதனை செய்ய மதுரை சி.பி.ஐ. நீதிமன்றம் உத்தரவிட்டுள்ளது. துரை தயாநிதி பக்கவாதம் மற்றும் ஞாபக மறதியால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளதால், அவரால் சி.பி.ஐ. விசாரணையை எதிர்கொள்ளும் சூழலில் இல்லை என்று ஏற்கனவே நீதிமன்றத்தில் அறிக்கை சமர்ப்பிக்கப்பட்டிருந்தது. ஆனால், சமீபத்தில் சென்னை சேப்பாக்கம் மைதானத்தில் அவர் கிரிக்கெட் போட்டியை நேரில் பார்த்தது மற்றும் தேர்தலில் வாக்களித்தது தொடர்பான காணொளிகளைச்...
Why weight gain isn’t always about food: 4 factors to consider
Spread the love 4 min readNew DelhiAug 29, 2026 07:00 PM IST Nutritionist Sonia Narang recently spoke about the four factors she considers important for weight management. Speaking on entrepreneur Prashant Desai’s podcast, she said, “There are four cornerstones. Food matters, hydration matters, sleep matters, physical activity matters.” While food often gets most of the attention when the weighing scale...
From making iPhones to building the next Apple: Will India’s Rs 62K-cr bet pay off?
Spread the love Smartphones became India’s top exported individual commodity in FY 2025-26. In 2020 when the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme was launched as a cornerstone of the ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ push, little did anyone know that smartphones would emerge as the poster boy of its success. Mobile phones assembly and manufacturing is arguably the biggest success story of the...
