PV Sindhu in action on Day 4 of the BWF World Championships. (BAI) NEW DELHI: Up until the start of 2024, PV Sindhu had never lost to a Chinese shuttler at the Olympics and the BWF World Championships. An unblemished 9-0 record. Then she ran into He Bingjiao and that streak came to an end…
‘Better than Ranbir Kapoor’: Honey Singh’s take on Yash’s look as Ravana in ‘Ramayana’ Honey Singh took to Instagram Live on Thursday to share his thoughts on the much-awaited film ‘Ramayana‘, praising actor Yash‘s portrayal of Ravana and expressing hope that the film stays true to the epic he grew up watching. He also said…
England’s Joe Root celebrates hitting a half century. (AP Photo) Joe Root added another landmark to his extraordinary Test career on Thursday, equalling Indian batting legend Sachin Tendulkar’s record for the most half-centuries in Test cricket during England’s first Test against Pakistan at Headingley.Root brought up his 68th Test fifty on the second day before…
PC: Selah, Bamberger Ranch Preserve A drive through the Texas Hill Country can make the landscape appear almost timeless. Limestone ridges rise above open grassland, scattered trees break up the horizon and streams cut through the valleys. But the appearance can hide a very different history.When J. David Bamberger went looking for ranchland in 1969,…
Domestic solar cell supply shortage short term, market set to realign soon India’s shortage of domestically made solar cells is expected to ease as manufacturers increase production to meet local-content rules, industry players have said. At present, the country has around 32 GW of solar cell manufacturing capacity and is expected to rise to around…
A delegation of the Brazilian Football Confederation and others inspect the field at Salt lake Stadium, also known as Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) A five-member delegation from the Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) spent more than two hours inspecting Kolkata’s Salt Lake Stadium on Thursday ahead of the much-anticipated India-Brazil football match on…
The move could also help broaden the international use of the rupee. In a bid to push for greater adoption of rupee for trade settlement purposes, the government on Thursday revised parts of the Foreign Trade Policy to give exporters greater flexibility to invoice overseas transactions and receive export proceeds in Indian rupees.The changes apply…
An extraordinary rescue has emerged from the devastation left by a powerful earthquake in eastern Indonesia, after an 84-year-old woman was found alive beneath the ruins of her home three days after the disaster. Paulina Pobi, who lived in Nitunglea village on Flores, was trapped beneath the collapsed bamboo walls of her house after the…
The US Open is set to offer the biggest prize in Grand Slam tennis history, with the 2026 singles champions taking home $5.5 million each as the total player compensation for the tournament rises to a record $108 million.The United States Tennis Association (USTA) announced the prize-money structure on Thursday, ahead of the tournament’s start…
Pakistani singer Mustafa Zahid’s emotional note on ‘Awarapan 2’ honouring his legacy: ‘Received what I wanted, dignity and love’ Pakistani singer-composer Mustafa Zahid, whose voice defined the original ‘Awarapan’ in 2007, has expressed his gratitude after watching ‘Awarapan 2’. He reflected on how the sequel honoured the legacy of his iconic songs, despite him not…