At nine years old, Yonas Hagos arrived in America after spending part of his childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan. He spoke little English and entered a life that was dramatically different from the one his family had known. In Illinois, Hagos and his four siblings shared a small two-bedroom apartment with their parents,…
India became MLB’s sixth international office after Japan, Mexico, China, the UK and the Dominican Republic. (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: When Major League Baseball (MLB) opened its office in India in 2019, it wasn’t the beginning of its journey in India. It was the culmination of a 15-year wait.For Ryo Takahashi, MLB’s Director of International…
Rishi Kapoor‘s career remains an important chapter in the history of Hindi cinema. Born on September 4, 1952, the actor came from the celebrated Kapoor family. He eventually established himself across multiple generations of Bollywood. However, one of the most difficult phases of his career followed the release of ‘Karz’ in 1980.The Subhash Ghai directorial…
Pine martens are making a remarkable return to south-west England after disappearing from Exmoor for more than a century, with conservationists capturing the first confirmed evidence that the reintroduced animals are breeding in the wild. A remote trail camera recorded a female pine marten with four kits on Exmoor, signalling that an ambitious effort to…
Harmanpreet Kaur, Smriti Mandhana MUMBAI: Former India captain Diana Edulji feels it’s time to appoint vice-captain and superstar batter Smriti Mandhana as captain of the Indian women’s team “in all three formats of the game.”Mandhana became the leading run-getter in women’s internationals, en route to her hundred (124) in the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 on…
‘Mirzapur: The Movie’ has arrived in theatres, bringing the popular gangster web series universe to the big screen. The first audience reactions have started appearing on Twitter as early shows conclude across several cities. The initial response is mixed. Several viewers have praised the performances, dialogues and background music. Others have raised concerns about the…
FBI shares notice for alleged fraudster with pictures and offers reward to public for info The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has added India-born Manjit Singh Bedi to its most-wanted fraudsters list over his alleged role in a scheme that defrauded the US government of at least $600,000 in SNAP benefits between March 2024…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) Sanju Samson is back in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming series against Afghanistan, giving the wicketkeeper-batter another chance to reclaim his place at the top of the order.Samson was left out of the squad for the Zimbabwe tour after being dropped from the playing XI following three…
Aamir Khan recalls Reema Kagti’s ‘harsh’ scolding on ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Talaash’ sets: ‘She blasted me so badly and said, how dare you come late?’ Aamir Khan has often spoken about his professional equation with filmmaker Reema Kagti, but their collaboration has not always been smooth. Recalling their time together on the sets of ‘Lagaan’ and…
Simpson used salvaged road signs, bicycle parts and scrap metal to create towering structures that moved with the wind. Vollis Simpson spent much of his life repairing farm machinery in Wilson County, North Carolina. After retiring, he began building huge wind-powered sculptures on his farm using discarded materials. What started as a hobby soon grew…