NEW DELHI: Babar Azam led Peshawar Zalmi to a Pakistan Super League title, defeating Hyderabad Kingsmen by five wickets in the final at Gaddafi Stadium. The triumph marked Babar’s maiden T20 trophy as captain, sparking scenes of jubilation, cheers, and high emotion across the venue before a light-hearted moment stole the spotlight.During the post-match celebrations,…
Prithvi Shaw. (File photo) NEW DELHI: “I like to be in the present.” That sums up Prithvi Shaw’s outlook after a turbulent phase that saw him lose his IPL spot and his place in the Mumbai Ranji Trophy squad. Back after a mental reset, the Delhi Capitals batter is choosing clarity over noise.“Last year when…
A girls’ volleyball team at Community High School Texas in Collin County raised $9,000 to buy a car for their custodian, Abel Rodriguez, after discovering he stayed late to cheer them and often waited until 1 am for a ride home. According to reports and widely shared social media posts, the gesture gained attention when…
Virat Kohli’s aggressive celebration after Shubman Gill’s wicket. (Pic credit: IPL) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli’s intensity was on full display in the IPL 2026 final as Royal Challengers Bengaluru seized early control against Gujarat Titans at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday.While Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar delivered the crucial blows with the…
Paul McCartney offered fans a rare and deeply personal look at his friendship with the late John Lennon, revisiting the business disputes that strained their relationship during the final years of The Beatles while making clear that the memories which remained strongest were the good ones.In a new interview with NME, the music legend reflected…
ToneTag eKosha to convert UPI soundboxes into banking touch points MUMBAI: Bengaluru-based fintech ToneTag has launched a tech stack that allows shopkeepers to use their UPI soundboxes for conversational banking without requiring the tech savviness needed for mobile or internet banking. ToneTag’s speciality is enabling payments using sound-based contactless data transfer without a network, the…
Collectively, OPEC nations account for roughly 36 per cent of global oil output. (AI image) In a significant move which may have implications for the world oil market, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced that it will pull out of OPEC and OPEC+ alliances. The move comes amid the ongoing Middle East crisis which…
MS Dhoni and Sivakarthikeyan (Image credit: IPL/CSK) NEW DELHI: The love fans have for MS Dhoni is no secret. The cheers, noise, hoots, and chants of “Dhoni! Dhoni!” are inevitable every time he makes an appearance — and it was no different when he walked onto the stage. Beyond the excitement, fans continue to hope…
TOI correspondant from Washington: Some two centuries after Tipu Sultan’s Mysore projectiles, parlayed by the British into Congreve missiles, led Francis Scott Key to note the “rocket’s red glare” in the Star Spangled Banner, the US capital is about to discover that fireworks, no matter where they come from, are no fun on a fiendishly…
A week-long enforcement drive across Saudi Arabia uncovered over 22,000 violations Saudi Arabia’s sweeping enforcement drive against residency, labour and border violations has led to tens of thousands of arrests and legal actions within just one week, highlighting both the scale of the issue and the government’s firm response. Saudi Arabia’s joint field campaigns to…