Earthquake hits Afghanistan near Pak border A 4.9-magnitude earthquake struck Afghanistan on Sunday morning, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).The earthquake was recorded at 9.36 am IST, with its epicentre located near Hindu Kush range on Afghanistan-Pakistan border.The quake took place at a depth of 147 km beneath the Earth’s surface.There were no…
Air India Express passenger from Phuket arrested at Bengaluru for allegedly hiding narcotics in overhead panel and lavatory bin. (Representational Image) NEW DELHI: A passenger flying from Phuket to Bengaluru Friday allegedly tried to conceal narcotics in the overhead oxygen mask panel of Air India Express flight (IX 903). Sources say he was allegedly carrying…
Aarav Dengla is India’s 93rd Grandmaster (GM) For a centuries-old game that has witnessed and survived the rise and fall of empires, kings and kingmakers, chess has developed a vocabulary of its own. This vocabulary is a veritable tour of the people and places that have had major influence on the game.To an ordinary person,…
Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi CHANDIGARH: An Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader, Gurpreet Singh alias Gopi, was shot dead by four armed assailants in Punjab’s Mamdot, police said on Sunday.According to news agency PTI, the 45-year-old was travelling in a car with another man, identified as Harpreet alias Happy, 22, when the attackers opened fire on…
High-level review meet held over proposed ‘ARISE’ project for coastal projection and climate resilience in Odisha A high-level meeting on the proposed Adaptive Resilience Investment in Coastal Systems on Economics (ARISE) Project was held on Saturday at Lok Seva Bhawan to deliberate on a comprehensive and long-term strategy for protecting Odisha’s coastline, enhancing climate resilience…
Bengaluru: Giving up a lucrative IPL contract and a thriving commentary career, Indian batting great VVS Laxman took the administrative plunge in December 2021. What began at a modest facility inside the M Chinnaswamy Stadium has since evolved into a much larger assignment, with Laxman now at the helm of the BCCI Centre of Excellence,…
England’s Joe Root celebrates (AP) Joe Root has added another major record to his remarkable Test career, surpassing Ricky Ponting to become the highest run-scorer in Test history on home soil.The England captain reached the milestone during the second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s in London. Root came to the crease on Day 2 and…
PM Narendra Modi with Uzbekistan Shavkat President Mirziyoyev Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm and personal welcome from Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev after arriving in capital Tashkent on Saturday for a two-day state visit.From the airport, the two leaders travelled together by car to the presidential palace, marking the latest instance of PM Modi…
India’s Manav Suthar (ANI Photo) Manav Suthar has wasted little time making an impression in Test cricket, with the left-arm spinner already putting himself in the conversation for a bigger role in India’s red-ball plans.Suthar has claimed 23 wickets from his first three Tests, but his impact has gone beyond the numbers. His ability to…
The shooting unfolded following a call about a domestic dispute Two people, including the suspect, and a police officer were killed, while another officer was wounded in a gunfight at a park in Columbia, South Carolina, the city’s police chief said Saturday (local time).According to police, the incident began around 9:30 a.m. when a woman…