Former cricketer Suresh Raina (PTI Photo) Suresh Raina has become the latest former India cricketer to raise concerns over the impact player rule in the Indian Premier League (IPL), arguing that the experiment has significantly tilted the balance of the game towards batters.The former Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter, who was part of four IPL-winning…
50 US Joint Staff officials face polygraph tests US government investigators subjected roughly 50 members of the Joint Staff to polygraph tests over leaks to journalists. The investigation centred on leaks about dwindling US stocks of advanced weapons, according to reports.According to multiple media reports, members of the Joint Staff were tested in August after…
Activist Sonam Wangchuk (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Ladakh-based activist Sonam Wangchuk on Saturday said the Leh Apex Body (LAB) would be compelled to launch a “very large-scale agitation” if the Union government fails to make “concrete” progress on the group’s key demands.“If stepmotherly treatment is meted out to Ladakh and the people living along the…
Sanju Samson (Image credit: IPL) Chennai Super Kings have built their reputation on stability, but the franchise could be forced to make some major calls ahead of the 2027 Indian Premier League season.The five-time champions have endured a difficult phase, missing out on the playoffs for three successive seasons. Their 2026 campaign was further complicated…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court judge Justice Ujjal Bhuyan slammed police officers over the alleged assault on protesting students during the NEET agitation at Jantar Mantar and said that the detachment expected of officials appears to be disappearing.While speaking at the launch of former secretary (security) Yashovardhan Azad’s book “Policing the Republic”, Justice Bhuyan said that…
PM Modi meets National Teachers Awards winners NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has urged teachers to “step beyond textbooks” to ensure that children do not lose out on their childhood.The prime minister’s message came during his interaction with recipients of the National Teachers’ Awards at his residence on Friday, a day ahead of Teachers’…
Imam-ul-haq, Mohammad Rizwan and Salman Ali Agha (Agency Image) The Pakistan Cricket Board’s decision to send seven players and two coaches home after defeats in the first two Tests against England continues to throw up fresh details, with behavioural concerns reportedly playing a role in the removal of senior players Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Salman…
It has no leaves, no branches and no green parts, and spends much of its life concealed beneath fallen leaves on the forest floor. Scientists have now described a bizarre new flowering plant from Thailand, naming it Thismia daemona, the “devil flower”, for its dark, horn-like appearance. Details of the discovery were reported by Pensoft…
Tamil Nadu DVAC searchs former minister KN Nehru’s residence in Tiruchirappalli NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu’s Directorate of Vigilance and Anti-Corruption (DVAC) on Saturday conducted searches at the residence and premises linked to DMK leader and former minister KN Nehru in connection with alleged irregularities in the Municipal Administration and Water Supply (MAWS) Department.The searches were…
India’s Mohammed Siraj (PTI Photo) Chennai: The Duleep Trophy final got a boost of stardom with paceman Mohammed Siraj and left-hander Devdutt Padikkal joining the South Zone squad. For Siraj, the domestic assignment comes at a time when questions over his form, wicket-taking impact and workload have begun to gather momentum.TOI understands that Siraj’s place…