T20 World Cup: Replacement call looms as ICC deadline ends with Bangladesh defiant

Spread the love       Scotland set to replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: With the 24-hour deadline set by the International Cricket Council (ICC) now expired, the prolonged standoff involving the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) appears to be heading towards an inevitable conclusion. According to reports, the ICC is expected to move swiftly to announce a replacement team for...

I will have FOMO: newly retired astronaut Sunita Williams on moon mission

Spread the love      Just retired NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said the upcoming Moon mission under the Artemis programme will give her FOMO (fear of missing out), even while she finds joy exploring Earth and all the places she glimpsed from up there in the sky. On the inaugural evening of the Kerala Literature Festival on Thursday (January 22, 2026), Ms. Williams...

I will have FOMO: Just retired star astronaut Sunita Williams on Moon mission

Spread the love      Just retired NASA astronaut Sunita Williams said the upcoming Moon mission under the Artemis programme will give her FOMO (fear of missing out), even while she finds joy exploring Earth and all the places she glimpsed from up there in the sky. On the inaugural evening of the Kerala Literature Festival on Thursday (January 22, 2026), Ms. Williams...

‘Very interesting’: Trump on Putin’s offer to pay $1bn Board of Peace fee with frozen assets

Spread the love       <img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127239998,imgsize-35540,width-400,resizemode-4/putin-with-trump.jpg" alt="Board of Peace: Donald Trump calls Putin’s idea of using frozen Russian assets ‘very interesting’" title=" File photo: US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: US President Donald Trump with Russian President Vladimir Putin (Picture credit: AP) US President Donald Trump has reacted cautiously but...

Malaria: is Asia-Pacific on target towards elimination by 2030?

Spread the love      The World Malaria Report 2025, launched in December, provided a bag of mixed news, five years ahead of the 2030 global malaria elimination deadline. While the reduction in estimated cases in southeast Asia provided definite hope, of serious concern were rising cases of resistance to artemisinin-based frontline treatment for malaria, and falling funding for malaria programmes.   Notably, it is the Asia Pacific region that posted much of the good news. The significant reduction was driven by 10 of the region’s 17...

Indore rerun? Two dozen fall ill after drinking contaminated water; jaundice-like symptoms reported

Spread the love       MHOW: At least two dozen residents of Patti Bazaar and Chandar Marg areas of Mhow town fell ill after allegedly consuming contaminated drinking water, prompting Indore Collector Shivam Verma to rush to the town late on Thursday night to review the situation.Sanitary superintendent of Mhow Cantonment Board Manish Agrawal told media persons, “All patients, most of them...

A decade of Bumrah sorcery: Unorthodox pacer set for full-circle moment in Raipur

Spread the love       Jasprit Bumrah (AP Photo) RAIPUR: Cricket tragics, whatsapp uncles, millennials and zoomers often dissect India’s batting into a pre-Tendulkar and post-Tendulkar phase. And when one mentions Jasprit Bumrah, one suspects they will break down India’s pace bowling into a pre and post-Bumrah era.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!When the Gujarat pacer was first...

Amazon layoffs return: 14,000 jobs to be cut; CEO blames bureaucracy, not AI

Spread the love       Amazon is planning to cut approximately 14,000 corporate jobs starting next week, marking the second major layoff wave since October and bringing total reductions to 30,000 roles. CEO Andy Jassy clarified the cuts aren’t driven by AI or financial concerns but by excessive bureaucracy and organizational layers. The layoffs will affect employees across AWS, retail, Prime Video,...

Noida school evacuated after bomb threat, Ahmedabad also receive similar alerts

Spread the love       NOIDA/AHMEDABAD: Shiv Nadar School in Noida was evacuated and closed on Friday after it received a bomb threat via email, triggering a major security alert just three days ahead of the Republic Day. As a precaution, the school administration immediately suspended classes and cleared the campus to allow police and bomb disposal squads to conduct a thorough...

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