Spread the love Cameron Green and Sunil Gavaskar (PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has raised concerns over Kolkata Knight Riders’ team balance in IPL 2026, especially due to Cameron Green’s limited role. Bought as a key all-rounder, Green hasn’t bowled in the first two matches, affecting the side’s overall combination and flexibility.Gavaskar suggested that KKR may...
‘Can anyone find our pilots? Please?’: Iran ridicules US after American jet hit in Iran
Spread the love Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf Iran’s Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf on Friday mocked the United States following reports that an American fighter jet went down over southwestern Iran.In a post on X, Ghalibaf said, “After defeating Iran 37 times in a row, this brilliant no-strategy war they started has now been downgraded from ‘regime change’ to ‘Hey!...
Madras HC denies Cognizant’s plea, says sudden firing, gate denial breach worker dignity
Spread the love Madras high court CHENNAI: Terminating the services of an employee and turning him away at the gate directly by revoking his access card violate the basic dignity of labour, Madras high court has said.“Merely because corporate companies have a smart card access system, it cannot be used as a means of terminating service of an employee. It...
5.9 magnitude earthquake hits Afghanistan’s Hindu Kush region, tremors felt in north India
Spread the love NEW DELHI: An earthquake of magnitude 5.9 struck Delhi-NCR on Friday, with tremors felt across northern India.According to the USGS, the epicentre of the earthquake was near Jurm in Afghanistan.Residents in Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and the surrounding National Capital Region rushed out of their homes as the tremors struck.So far, no casualties or damage to property...
US helicopter on search mission for downed jet also hit by projectile, claims Iran media
Spread the love Iranian state-linked media has claimed that a US helicopter sent to search for a downed American fighter jet was itself struck by a projectile, adding further uncertainty to an already tense situation. The report, carried by Mehr news agency, has not been independently verified, and there has been no immediate response from US officials.The claim follows Iranian...
US jet shot down in Iran: Israel says one pilot rescued, search on for second one
Spread the love One US pilot whose fighter jet was shot down over Iran earlier on Friday was rescued alive, Times of Israel reported, citing officials.According to officials, search operation is ongoing for the second crew member.This comes after Iranian state television reported that an American fighter jet went down over southwestern Iran, with at least one crew member ejecting....
Artemis II’s moon-bound astronauts capture Earth’s brilliant blue beauty as they leave it behind
Spread the love The Artemis II astronauts have captured our blue planet’s brilliant beauty as they zoom ever closer to the moon. NASA released the crew’s first downlinked images Friday, 1 1/2 days into the first astronaut moonshot in more than half a century. The first photo taken by commander Reid Wiseman shows a curved slice of Earth in one of...
Why Hormuz blockade brings back memories of 1956 Suez crisis
Spread the love Iranian blockade of Strait of Hormuz and the heavy price that global economy is paying these days bring back dark memories of a similar crisis that had enveloped the world nearly a decade after World War II had ended: the shutdown of the Suez Canal in the wake of a battle in which Egypt was pitted against...
Tipu’s ghost and Trump’s jibes haunt a transatlantic Franco-American rift
Spread the love TOI correspondent from Washington: In the hallowed halls of the White House and the Elysee Palace, the United States and France have managed to upgrade a centuries-old alliance into something far more contemporary: a full-blown, transatlantic group chat gone wrong.The latest fracture in this storied alliance—a bond dating back to when the French were helping Americans dodge...
Kerala elections 2026 SWOT analysis: Hat-trick for Pinarayi Vijayan or UDF comeback?
Spread the love As sweltering heat scorches the land, political temperature is rising in God’s Own Country as the summer election season knocks on Kerala’s doors.Long defined by a predictable alternation between the Left Democratic Front (LDF) and the United Democratic Front (UDF), the state now faces a far more complex contest. With chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking a rare...
