The last time the two teams met in an ODI at this venue was in November 2022, when India suffered a seven-wicket defeat. (BCCI Photo) India will begin their five-match ODI series against New Zealand on Wednesday, with the first match scheduled to be played at Eden Park in Auckland. However, the venue has not…
Pop star Lady Gaga and her mother, Cynthia Germanotta, have spent more than a decade working to make mental-health support more accessible to young people. Their efforts reached a new milestone in May 2026, when the Born This Way Foundation announced that more than 100,000 Be There Certificates had been earned worldwide through a free…
Hollie Tang’s technology enables users to navigate devices through tongue movements and eye blinks (Photo: IEEE) A California high school student has won the top $10,000 IEEE Presidents’ Scholarship for 2026 after developing a system that allows people with movement-related disabilities to control computers and other devices using their tongue and eye movements.Hollie Tang, a…
A wildlife rehabilitation centre in Virginia wants to build a larger aviary where injured bald eagles can regain their strength and practise flying before returning to the wild. But the proposed facility has become the centre of a bitter dispute with a neighbouring restaurant owner, turning disagreements over traffic, noise and access to a shared…
Afghan deportees to be sent via Pakistan? Taliban urges US to act responsibly The Afghan Taliban government on Monday urged the United States to “act responsibly” while deporting Afghan immigrants back home, saying Kabul was prepared to engage constructively with Washington on the issue, news agency Reuters reported.The statement came amid plans by US President…
A woman posing as “Dorothy Chestnut” falsely claimed to be the sole heir to the property. (AI image) A Tennessee appeals court has revived the fraud claim of a woman who discovered, after returning to the United States from abroad in 2021, that the house she had inherited from her late brother had been sold…
Filmmaker and actor Abishan Jeevinth has another special reason to celebrate, this time away from the cinema screens. The young director has embraced fatherhood as he and his wife Akhila have welcomed a baby girl. Fans and well-wishers have congratulated him as he begins this new chapter in life. Abishan shared his happiness through a…
Brazilian footballer Neymar Jr and his family helped establish a social project in Jardim Glória, the neighbourhood in Praia Grande where he spent much of his childhood. The Instituto Projeto Neymar Jr operates from an 8,400-square-metre complex designed to expand opportunities for children, teenagers and families facing social and economic challenges. The centre has the…
Just days after filmmaker Sanjay Gupta’s demise, a video from his funeral in Mumbai took social media by storm. The clip, shared by a paparazzi page, purportedly shows his daughter, Dalai, making a middle-finger gesture towards photographers gathered outside. Gupta died on the night of October 30, 2026, at the age of 57, after suffering…
IndiGo sees growth potential despite industry headwinds, focuses on cost control IndiGo sees significant growth opportunities despite rising fuel costs and other pressures facing the aviation industry, CEO Willie Walsh said on Monday, adding that the airline would focus on maintaining a competitive cost base while navigating the challenges.At his first in-person briefing since taking…