In 2008, a diamond mining operation near Oranjemund, Namibia, resulted in the discovery of a significant piece of history when the wreck of the Bom Jesus, a Portuguese merchant ship lost at sea in 1533, was found after being buried for over 500 years beneath layers of sand and water. The discovery allows archaeologists to…
Trading volumes are likely to be subdued, with domestic commodity markets set to remain shut on March 31 and April 3 due to Mahavir Jayanti and Good Friday. In the domestic market, gold futures ended last week slightly lower at Rs 1.44 lakh per 10 grams, while silver closed higher, gaining Rs 1,182, or 0.52…
Wonder kid Vaibhav Sooryavanshi played an impactful innings in his first IPL 2026 match as the Rajasthan Royals opener scored 52 off 17 balls against Chennai Super Kings in Guwahati on Monday.Chasing 128, Sooryavanshi’s innings, which included four fours and five sixes, put Rajasthan in control early in the match. RR eventually won the match…
Delhi Capitals’ KL Rahul (ANI Photo) KL Rahul etched his name in the record books with another dominant outing against Rajasthan Royals, becoming the Indian with the most 50-plus scores against the franchise in IPL history. With this effort, Rahul moved to eight 50+ scores against RR, going past Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan, who…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in his first briefing since the two-week ceasefire with US-Iran ceasefire, signalled that the truce remains fragile, asserting that it is “not the end” and that Israel retains the option to resume military action if its objectives are not met. Emphasising a cautious stance, Netanyahu said Israel has its “finger…
New Zealand’s Matt Henry (Ben Whitley/PA via AP) Matt Henry has officially joined Jasprit Bumrah at the top of the ICC Men’s Test Bowling Rankings. In the latest rankings update released on June 24, 2026, both fast bowlers are tied at the top with 870 rating points each, making them joint World No. 1 Test…
TimesofIndia.com in Mullanpur: “Kya kamaal gend nikalti hai iske haath se” (There is magic in his hands every time the ball leaves them). This is the unanimous observation about Manav Suthar from everyone who has seen him up close, be it teammates, coaches, selectors or even India’s current Test skipper Shubman Gill.“In one of the…
Ex-SNP chief Peter Murrell Peter Murrell, the former chief executive of the Scottish National Party (SNP), has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than £400,000 from the party over a 12-year period, in one of Scotland’s biggest political finance scandals in recent years.Murrell appeared before the High Court in Edinburgh on Monday, where prosecutors said he…
This is the allegation that has followed Brad Pitt for over two decades and one he has never fully been able to shake. The rumours started during the filming of ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ in 2004, when Pitt was still married to Jennifer Aniston. The two confirmed their separation in January 2005, and just months…
Meet the actress whose father halted the shoot with pistol, starred opposite Geeta Bali, inspired ‘Zubeidaa’; but her life ended in plane crash The story of Zubeida Begum continues to intrigue cinema lovers decades after her death. Remembered as an actress whose life bridged the worlds of films and royalty, her extraordinary journey later inspired…