Sanjay Manjrekar, ex-India batter and commentator, grew up dreading his father Vijay, who was a 1960s Test star with 17 centuries. Vijay’s mantra for his son was: Perfection or silence. No praise, just critiques. In his 2018 autobiography ‘Imperfect’ and earlier interviews, Sanjay had recalled having zero warmth from his father. He described his father…
Openers Fakhar Zaman and Sahibzada Farhan put Pakistan in control with a record opening stand against Sri Lanka in a must-win Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup at Pallekele International Stadium on Saturday.Batting first, Pakistan built a 176-run partnership for the opening wicket, their highest stand for any wicket in T20 World Cup…
Prasant Rout and Yashobant Sahoo with Odisha Parivar official Pritish Panda Bhubaneswar: Two Odia workers, Prasant Rout and Jasobanta Sahoo, stranded in Thailand following visa issues, were brought back safely to Bhubaneswar by the state govt on Saturday.Residents of Upei and Kujjipur villages in Kendrapara district, Rout and Sahoo overstayed their visas in Thailand, where…
Triumph Motorcycles India will introduce its new 350cc motorcycles in the Indian market in April 2026. The timeline was confirmed by Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director of Bajaj Auto, during an interview with CNBC TV18. The new 350cc platform will underpin Triumph’s India-made line-up, including the Speed 400, Scrambler 400 and Speed T4. This new engine…
Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan created history in the must-win Super 8 clash against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup 2026, going past Virat Kohli to register the highest number of runs in a single edition of the tournament on Saturday.Kohli had scored 319 runs in six innings during the 2014 T20 World Cup, a…
iQoo set to launch Z9 Turbo with 1.5K display, Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 chipset, 6000mAh battery, 144Hz refresh rate, 50MP dual camera, 80W fast charging at Rs 19,999. Soon after launching its mid-range smartphone — Z9, iQoo is reportedly planning to launch a new Turbo version of it. Leaks and rumours have already started surfacing…
H-1B fee under Trump-era rule sparks court fight over executive power Only a small number of U.S. businesses have paid the $100,000 fee imposed on H-1B visas by a Trump-era presidential proclamation, a development that could reshape ongoing legal challenges over the program that brings skilled foreign workers to the United States. The revelation came…
Deepika Padukone has been in the news post her exit from ‘Spirit’ and then ‘Kalki 2’. Reportedly, one of the demands of the actress was an eight hour work shift and that perhaps did not go down well with the makers of these movies. Meanwhile, that led to a debate around the shift timings, especially…
Iran launched retaliatory strikes across the Middle East following coordinated US-Israeli attacks on February 28, 2026. Targeting bases supporting US and Israeli operations, Tehran signaled that regional attacks would have wider consequences. This escalation stems from years of shadow war, with Iran’s nuclear program adding to deep-seated mistrust and raising global concerns. Inside the escalating…
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on several Middle Eastern countries along with targeting Israel and US military facilities in the region on Saturday. One of the country’s targeted is Qatar. In a video now going viral on social media shows, falling rocket debris on the outskirts of Qatar’s capital Doha triggered panic, as video footage showed…