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Ayush Mhatre bat-check chaos (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: A bizarre and slightly comical moment took place during the IPL 2026 clash between Chennai Super Kings and Punjab Kings when young batter Ayush Mhatre walked in to bat at No. 3. What should have been a routine start quickly turned into chaos, even before he faced a … Read more
Florida man has been arrested after police say he used taco seasoning packets to steal trading cards worth nearly $40,000 from Target stores across the state.Police allege that 39-year-old Keith Wallis of Palm Beach carried out a series of thefts at Target locations from Miami to Orlando between July 2025 and February 2026. Investigators say … Read more
Iranian state-linked media on Friday claimed that a US fighter pilot had been downed and possibly captured inside the country, as conflicting reports emerged amid an intensifying regional conflict. There has been no immediate confirmation from Washington, with the US Central Command, the Pentagon and the White House yet to respond.According to Iranian outlets, the … Read more
Iranian blockade of Strait of Hormuz and the heavy price that global economy is paying these days bring back dark memories of a similar crisis that had enveloped the world nearly a decade after World War II had ended: the shutdown of the Suez Canal in the wake of a battle in which Egypt was … Read more
Q: What made you write ‘Meet the Savarnas’? A: It comes out of partly my life’s experiences also because I did not grow up in a Savarna family. I come from an intercaste marriage between a Scheduled Caste mother and an OBC father. And neither of those two sides of the family had a tradition … Read more
William Faulkner had a way of cutting through the romanticised “happily ever after” nonsense that usually clutters our social media feeds. He once famously wrote, “You don’t love because, you love despite; not for the virtues, but despite the faults.” And this quote has now become one of his timeless wisdoms which is apt even … Read more
With the rise of AI in educational settings, students are finding themselves using these tools more often for their assignments, transforming a once invaluable resource into a dependency that stifles originality and deep thinking. Experts caution that this trend may have lasting effects on young minds still in development. OpenAI presents ChatGPT as an all-purpose … Read more
What’s next for Raghav Chadha? Raghav Chadha’s outburst against Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leadership does not come as a surprise. For quite some time now, Chadha, who was once considered a close confidant of AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, was not on the same page with the party’s top leadership. Raghav Chadha’s growing distance from AAP … Read more
The sequel to Aditya Dhar’s blockbuster franchise, Dhurandhar: The Revenge, finally arrived in theatres on March 19 and has been generating significant buzz ever since. Headlined by Ranveer Singh, the film has not only impressed audiences but also sparked curiosity about its extensive casting process. In a recent interview, casting director Mukesh Chhabra shared insights … Read more
As per reports, Adar Poonawalla met Natasha in the early 2000s at Vijay Mallya’s famous New Year’s Eve bash in Goa. Natasha had just wrapped up her Master’s at the London School of Economics and was enjoying her first “parent-free” trip to Goa. While the rest of the crowd was lost in the whirlwind of … Read more