• Monday, March 10, 2025

India vs England: India lose third T20I by 26 runs

ENGLAND beat India by 26 runs in the third T20 International in Rajkot on Tuesday (28), but still trail the five-match series 1-2. Chasing a target of 172, India ended at 145 for 9 in 20 overs with Hardik Pandya top-scoring with 40 off 35 balls. For England, Jamie Overton…

Disproportionate assets: Runaway ex-cop, aide arrested

SAURABH SHARMA, a former constable of the Madhya Pradesh Transport Department who was on the run for over a month after raids exposed his alleged disproportionate assets, was arrested by Lokayukta Police on Tuesday (28), a senior officer said. Among the three accused booked under the Prevention of Corruption Act,…

Journalist Rana Ayyub faces court action for ‘insulting Hindu deities’

A COURT in Delhi has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against journalist Rana Ayyub for allegedly making some derogatory posts in 2016-17 that included "insults to Hindu deities, spreading of anti-India sentiment and incitement of religious disharmony." The court said the plea before it disclosed the commission of…

UK varsity plans offshore campus in GIFT City

UK-BASED University of Surrey will open its campus in Gujarat's GIFT City, in collaboration with GUS Global Services, officials said on Tuesday (28). The University of Surrey will be the third UK institution to plan an offshore campus in GIFT City, with Gujarat's International Financial Services Centres Authority (IFSCA) already…

Teen girl dies by suicide after online search for ‘what…

A 17-YEAR-OLD girl in Nagpur allegedly committed suicide after searching online about "what happens after death", police said on Tuesday. The deceased, a Class 12 student of a private school and the only child of a RBI official, frequently searched for information about death and foreign cultures, they said. She…

Kriti Sanon to star opposite Dhanush in Anand L Rai’s…

ACTOR Kriti Sanon has been cast alongside Dhanush in Aanand L Rai’s upcoming movie “Tere Ishk Mein”, the makers announced on Tuesday. The film, slated for a November 28, 2025 release, will mark Rai’s third collaboration with Dhanush after “Raanjhanaa” (2013) and “Atrangi Re” (2021). Sanon revealed her role on…

Five Indian fishermen injured after Lankan Navy opens fire

FIVE Indian fishermen sustained injuries, two of them seriously, when the Sri Lankan Navy opened fire near Delft Island in the Palk Strait early Tuesday, triggering a strong reaction by India. The acting high commissioner of the island nation in New Delhi was summoned to the Ministry of External Affairs…

Coldplay India tour: Ahmedabad live stream draws 8.3 million views…

THE LIVE stream of Coldplay’s concert at Ahmedabad’s Narendra Modi Stadium on January 26 attracted 83 lakh views on Disney+ Hotstar, clocking 165 million minutes of watch time within three hours, the platform announced on Tuesday. The concert marked the final stop in India for the band’s “Music of the…

Dismissed twice by Archer, Sanju Samson hones skills to face…

SANJU SAMSON arrived at the Saurashtra Cricket Association ground in Rajkot on Monday (27) long before the rest of his India teammates turned up for practice ahead of the third T20I against England. Samson, who was dismissed by England quick Jofra Archer with a short ball in the first two…

NIA team to visit US to extradite 26/11 terror accused…

NATIONAL INVESTIGATION AGENCY officials will be travelling to the US to finalise the extradition formalities of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack accused Tahawwur Hussain Rana, ANI reports. The US Supreme Court recently turned down Rana's review petition, thereby dismissing his last legal challenge against his extradition to India to face the…