Ben Stokes (Getty Images) Ben Stokes‘ international career will be remembered for countless match-winning performances, World Cup glory and unforgettable Ashes heroics. Yet, among his many achievements, the England all-rounder walks away with a remarkably unique Test record that underlines the versatility he brought to the game. Ben Stokes unique stat Stokes, who recently announced…
Mumbai: The functioning of women counselling centres across Maharashtra came under scrutiny in the Legislative Council on Thursday, with members raising concerns over inadequate manpower, poor infrastructure and low honorariums for counsellors who provide support to women and children in distress. Women and child development minister Aditi Tatkare said 135 counselling centres are currently functioning…
New Delhi: Delays in completion of civic projects are often attributed to financial constraints, pending approvals or procedural bottlenecks. While such explanations are all too familiar, what’s far more difficult to justify is not opening projects, which have already been completed, to the public.Across civic bodies in Delhi, several high-profile public facilities have remained non-operational…
Phanikumar’s vinyl collection is on display at Alliance Francaise (AF) till July 5 Chennai: Composer Krishna Kumar, popularly known as K, had procured a rare vinyl record of A R Rahman’s 1990s hit ‘Gentleman’ 15 years ago for ₹100 from Moore Market. “Those days, vinyl records could be bought for ₹50 apiece,” he says. Today,…
Ahmedabad: A special court in Ahmedabad granted regular bail to two journalists — Abeda Shaikh and Sabir Shaikh — against whom the police had invoked the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC), alleging that they were part of an organised crime syndicate involved in extortion.Both journalists were initially booked by the Shahpur…
Kolkata: Two bikers snatched a high-end smartphone from a young woman standing in front of the University of Calcutta’s College Street campus. The bike they were on reportedly had no numberplate on it, CCTV footage revealed.The woman claimed ever since, she had been receiving obscene messages, linking it with the snatching. The incident took place…
Teachers appearing for an assessment Pune: The Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) in the state is now expected to be held in Sept after officials said the entire examination process has to be restarted and conducting the test immediately is not possible.Maharashtra State Council of Examination (MSCE) has begun preparations to conduct the assessment online, senior…
Panaji: Forty-three-year-old Bhakti, who has had albinism and is partially blind since birth, lives in Raia, 3.5 hours away by bus from her home in distant Pernem. But she isn’t complaining. In fact, for the first time in her life, she has found meaningful work at Avo Betty’s Cafe.The cafe in Raia is almost entirely…
Surat: Surat Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (Additional) has directed SpiceJet to pay Rs 20,000 in compensation to a city resident whose 8-year-old son suffered burn injuries after a cup of hot noodles spilled on him during a Delhi-Surat flight in 2021.The complainant, the boy’s father, stated that he was travelling with his family on SpiceJet…
NEW DELHI: RBI on Thursday made its stand over legalising cryptocurrency clear, amid fears that it can be a source of financing for crimes with transnational dimensions like drug trade and terrorism, persons familiar with the deliberations said after the central bank briefed a Parliamentary committee on virtual digital assets (VDAs).A lawmaker said RBI also…
