Lord’s Cricket Ground (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has rated the pitches used for the first Test between England and New Zealand at Lord’s and the third ODI between Pakistan and Australia at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium as “unsatisfactory” under its Pitch and Outfield Monitoring Process.Both venues have consequently been handed one…
Ariana Grande, the acclaimed singer renowned for her impeccable vocals, has been performing on her ‘Eternal Sunshine’ tour with a lavish production and her signature ponytail. The clips of the 32-year-old’s opening night went viral on Instagram after she started performing on June 6 in Northern California. Seven years after her last stage performance with…
A UK man has been handed a 12-month community order after becoming the first person convicted in a British Transport Police prosecution under new legislation targeting harassment motivated by a person’s sex.David Stroud, 44, of Dartford, admitted the offence at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court after an incident on a train travelling from Hastings to London,…
Rising oil prices, higher fertiliser costs and supply disruptions linked to the Iran war are beginning to cloud India’s economic outlook, with economists warning that prolonged tensions could push up inflation, slow growth and strain government finances.India, the world’s third-largest oil importer and consumer, imports about 90% of its crude oil requirements, making it among…
Actor Arjun Rampal married former Miss India and supermodel Mehr Jesia in 1998 after the two met during their modelling days. The couple went on to welcome two daughters, Mahikaa and Myra, and remained together for nearly two decades before announcing their separation in 2018. Their divorce was finalised in November 2019.Now in a recent…
Actor Akansha Ranjan Kapoor and filmmaker Sharan Sharma are reportedly ready to begin a new chapter in their relationship. After dating for nearly four years, the couple is set to get married in Mumbai next month.Known for keeping their romance away from the spotlight, Akansha and Sharan are said to be planning an intimate wedding…
Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan‘s granddaughter Navya Naveli Nanda has often made headlines for choosing entrepreneurship and business over a career in films. She also started her own podcast. Navya is the daughter of Shweta Bachchan Nanda and industrialist Nikhil Nanda, while her younger brother Agastya Nanda has stepped into movies. Recently, their father shared…
Alicia Hempleman-Adams has become the first British woman to complete a transatlantic journey in a hydrogen gas balloon after a four-day flight from the United States to Europe.The 36-year-old explorer travelled from Maine to Luxembourg alongside fellow balloonists Bert Padelt and Peter Cuneo, landing on Sunday after crossing the Atlantic Ocean in an open basket…
Kangana Ranaut, marking 20 years in cinema, reflects on her career’s evolving phases. Initially known for intense, troubled characters in films like ‘Gangster’ and ‘Fashion,’ she consciously shifted to relatable ‘girl-next-door’ roles in ‘Queen’ and ‘Tanu Weds Manu.’ Now, she embraces leadership figures and is entering a new phase portraying ordinary, unseen women, always breaking…
Scotland has become the first nation in the UK to legally require bird-friendly nesting spaces in new buildings, marking a significant step for urban wildlife conservation. The new measure centres on “swift bricks” – specially designed cavities built into walls that provide nesting sites for birds such as swifts, sparrows and starlings. Conservationists have long…