Ravi Shastri Hits Bulls Eye As He Explains What Made R Ashwin Stand Out From The Rest | Cricket News
As fans all across India come to terms with Ravichandran Ashwin‘s retirement, the team’s former head coach Ravi Shastri has paid a beautiful tribute to the spinner. Shastri, who worked with Ashwin in close quarters, lauded the veteran spinner’s willingness to keep up with the time and reinvent himself as per the requirements […]
Four killed, 30 injured as mini goods vehicle overturns in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district
Four persons, including three women, were killed and nearly 30 others injured when a mini goods vehicle they were travelling in overturned in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Saturday, police said. The accident took place in the afternoon near Chandameta village when the victims were returning to Koleng village from a weekly market, a police official […]
‘No treatment to Bangladeshi patients’ — local BJP workers protest outside private hospital in Kolkata
A group of local BJP workers in Kolkata’s Mukundapur area launched a protest platform called ‘Salute Tiranga’ on Saturday, demanding that a private hospital in the area refuse treatment to non-Hindu patients from Bangladesh. The move comes amid a strain in ties between the two nations over the alleged atrocities on the minority Hindu population.
Watch video: Allah Ghazanfar, Mumbai Indians’ auction recruit, picks up yet another 5-wicket haul
It would seem Mumbai Indians have a gem in their ranks. Eighteen-year-old mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar showed off his impressive skills once again on Saturday as he took 5-33 as defeated hosts Zimbabwe by eight wickets in the third and final one-day international on Saturday to claim the series 2-0 after the opening game was […]
Blake Lively sues Justin Baldoni for sexual harassment, his team denies accusation: ‘Desperate attempt to fix her negative reputation’
Blake Lively has sued her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni for sexual harrassment on Saturday. According to Variety, the actress also alleged that Baldoni attempted to mount a smear campaign against her and this has caused her family severe emotional distress. Baldoni’s team has reacted to the allegations and said that […]
A Year in Books: Who read what and why it left a mark
Two-Step Devil (Grove) by the American writer Jamie Quatro came out this year and it’s wonderful. I also read Hurricane Season (2017, Fitzcarraldo Editions) by Fernanda Melchor, a Mexican writer. I don’t know if I should recommend the book because it’s so disturbing and brutal but also utterly brilliant. It blew me away. The Friend […]
Parliament session has exposed BJP’s double face, says Tamil Nadu CM Stalin
The recent Parliament session has exposed the double face of the ruling BJP at the Centre, especially its celebratory mood of observing the 75th anniversary of the Constitution and at the same time defaming the architect of the Constitution B R Ambedkar, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin said on Saturday. Compared to the […]
Montana Supreme Court upholds landmark youth climate ruling: What was the case?
The Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday (December 18) upheld a lower court’s judgment which had favoured 16 young activists who argued that the state violated their right to a clean environment. In a six-to-one ruling, the apex court found that the plaintiffs, between ages five and 22, had a “fundamental constitutional right to a clean […]
16 historic pyaus to get new lease of life in 2025
Come 2025, 16 historic drinking water fountains colloquially known as ‘pyaus’ will get new a lease of life, as Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) set to take them up for restoration. These pyaus are drinking water fountains whose structure is quite similar to modern day jumbo water-filters. However, unlike modern day filters which are equipped with […]
“Misinformation, Character Assassination”: Actor Allu Arjun On Stampede Row
The “allegations against me are humiliating”, said Telugu superstar Allu Arjun Saturday, adding that a “lot of misinformation” is going around in the Hyderabad stampede case in which a woman died. “A lot of misinformation is going around. I am not trying to blame anyone, any department or political leader…It is humiliating and feels like […]