SPORT NEEDS ATTENTION TO SURVIVE. Can it survive the attention economy? Hello and welcome to another edition of Offside.Recently it has been suggested – by the powers that be – that Offside should deal with things beyond the Beautiful Game. So, this week we are going to ponder something that has become such an integral…
The panel had asked for 6-month extension to submit report. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to give the expert panel examining the definition and protection of the Aravalli Hills another six months to submit its final report, telling it to “work day and night” and complete the exercise by November 30.A bench…
Ishan Kishan (Image credit: BCCI Domestic) Ishan Kishan produced a superb batting performance in difficult humid conditions as East Zone posted a huge 708 against South Zone on the second day of the Duleep Trophy final at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Monday. Kishan scored a massive 270, once again showing the selectors…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Monday announced bypolls for five Assembly constituencies and one Lok Sabha seat, with polling scheduled for October 6 and counting of votes on October 9.The Assembly constituencies going to polls are Nandigram and Rejinagar in West Bengal, Dharapuram and Madurantakam in Tamil Nadu, and Thattanchavady in Puducherry. The Nagaon…
File photo: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced a statewide crackdown on child marriage, ordering house-to-house drives to identify underage marriages and pregnancies and warning of arrests, imprisonment and withdrawal of government welfare benefits for those involved.Speaking to the media at…
Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (BCCI Photo) New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is expecting a tough challenge when India’s ODI specialists Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma return to New Zealand later this year. Kohli and Rohit now play only ODI cricket and will be back in action when India tour New Zealand for five ODIs,…
File photo: US President Donald Trump TOI correspondant from Washington: Somewhere between George Washington on horseback, a lunar conquest, and another imaginary demolition of Iran’s Kharg Island, the United States Presidency appeared to relocate from the White House to an AI image generator for several hours on Sunday.MAGA boss Donald Trump spent much of Sunday…
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Chairman V Narayanan addresses a press conference BENGALURU: Isro chairman V Narayanan Monday said genuine concerns of his colleagues would be clarified. “…If one or two people give you a letter, one cannot give a written communication immediately. Please understand, we are 20,000 employees. But we will address the employees,”…
Fatima Sana (Image credit: ACC) Pakistan captain Fatima Sana has been fined 10 per cent of her match fee and given one demerit point for breaching the ICC Code of Conduct during the Women’s Asia Cup match against India.Pakistan lost the Group A match by seven wickets at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.The International…
Rahul Gandhi attacks PM Modi over Satya Niketan PG building collapse. NEW DELHI: Lok Sabha LoP and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi launched a sharp attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday and the BJP government over the collapse of a PG building in Delhi’s Satya Niketan, accusing the government of failing to prevent such…