India’s KL Rahul (AP Photo) With the ODI series already secured after victories in the first two matches against Afghanistan, India have used the opportunity to test different combinations and assess players outside their established core group.The absence of senior figures Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah has allowed the team management to experiment,…
In north-west Wales, there is a village whose name has become almost a joke in itself, printed on souvenirs, railway signs and the occasional breathless attempt at pronunciation. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch doesn’t just stand out because of its length. It carries a sense of something assembled rather than inherited, as if parts of local history were stitched…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image generated via Google Gemini) There is a quiet, almost funny cruelty to this saying. Picture someone striding ahead, chin up, certain they are leading the way. Then they glance over their shoulder and find nobody there. Not a single person followed. In that instant, the grand march turns into…
Experts warn against panic selling, emphasizing the need to maintain investment discipline. (AI image) The US-Iran war has not just hit portfolios of Indian investors, it has also led to record outflows, and fewer inflows in equities. One big sign of the impact of the ongoing uncertainty has been a jarring figure from May 2026…
Jung Hae In has come under fire for allegedly being one of the few celebrities to keep supporting Kim Soo Hyun amid the allegations and controversy regarding Kim Sae Ron. Actor Kim Soo Hyun has been cleared of all allegations in his legal case with the family of the late Kim Sae Ron. However, his…
For years, a meteorite lay in the deserts of north-west Africa, seemingly no different from countless other rocks scattered across the landscape. Yet hidden inside it was a record of one of the Moon’s most violent eras, a geological story that had remained untold for more than three billion years.The meteorite, known as Northwest Africa…
In a city renowned for its skyscrapers, luxury hotels and desert adventures, this experience remains unheard of. Imagine you are sitting inside a fancy restaurant in Dubai and suddenly some cute little penguins join you for dinner. Yes, you read that right. Dubai, a city known for being home to the world’s tallest skyscrapers, Burj…
NEW DELHI: Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi has been cleared to travel to Canada for his country’s World Cup match against Germany despite being under investigation in France for alleged betting-related offenses.The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) had earlier said the 23-year-old would not be able to travel to Canada, but confirmed on Thursday that the…
There is a peculiar kind of exhaustion that comes from not saying what you really mean. It is the text you type and erase three times. The apology you offer even when you are hurt. The meeting where you have an idea, but decide someone else probably knows better. Most people have lived through moments…
Private sector banks led a broad-based deterioration in data reporting quality in the March 2026 quarter, as the latest round of the Supervisory Data Quality Index (sDQI) showed a marked decline in their scores compared with the previous quarter.The sDQI, a quarterly metric compiled by the Reserve Bank of India, tracks the quality of regulatory…
There’s an old Japanese proverb that sounds incredibly simple on the surface, but completely flips how you view your life once it finally clicks:”Uo gokoro areba mizu gokoro.”Translated literally, it means: If the fish has a mind, so does the water.It’s a beautiful bit of imagery, but it carries a punchy truth about reciprocity and…
Boy, 3, critical after crocodile enclosure incident as man arrested at UK zoo / Image – file A routine family visit to a popular Cambridgeshire zoo turned into a nightmare when a three-year-old boy was found critically injured inside a crocodile enclosure, triggering a major police investigation and the arrest of a man on suspicion…
