NEW DELHI: India all-rounder Deepti Sharma is on the brink of rewriting cricket history as she prepares to take the field against Bangladesh in India’s fourth Group A match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 on Thursday.The 28-year-old off-spinner is currently tied with former India pace legend Jhulan Goswami as the leading wicket-taker…
Representative image of Twana Jamal in French court (AI generated) A convicted Iraqi human trafficker, Twana Jamal, was traced to Leicestershire, where he is allegedly living under a false identity while awaiting a decision on his UK asylum claim.According to an investigation by BBC, an Iraqi man once labelled the “godfather of traffickers” has been…
West Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya (file picture) Kolkata: Bengal BJP president Samik Bhattacharya said on Saturday that despite the party’s efforts a section of party members is indulging in extortion. The state BJP chief and CM Suvendu Adhikari have both repeatedly cautioned against extortion rackets.“It will be wrong for me to say we have…
The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved seven major decisions covering infrastructure, semiconductor manufacturing, mobile phone production, fertiliser and railway projects. The package includes Semicon 2.0, the Mobile Phone Manufacturing Scheme (MPMS) and the National Investment Policy for Urea-2026, with a combined outlay of Rs 2,19,353 crore.The announcements came during a press briefing after the Cabinet…
Ammonia leak cleanup operation Chennai: A cleanup operation to remove the remnant ammonia at a private seafood processing unit at Kannigaipair village in Tiruvallur, where the accidental leak of the gas led to the death of 17 people, has been ordered by Tiruvallur district collector S Kavitha.An expert team has set up elaborate safety measures…
Freshers explore the campus on their first day at LSR on Tuesday Welcoming freshers with thunder and rain, Delhi University opened its doors for the new session on Tuesday. As students entered wide-eyed and bushy-tailed, Lady Shri Ram College for Women celebrated womanhood and equal opportunity. The packed hall was filled with vibrant musical energy…
Highrises to add to Ahmedabad’s carbon burden Ahmedabad: By 2050, five out of every six homes in Ahmedabad will be highrise flats, according to a study. Ahmedabad needs 3.1 million new homes in the next 25 years.Building them — at the height, density, and pace the city is currently planning — will consume 30.2 million…
Pune: The sugar industry needs to move beyond conventional sugar production and evolve into a multiproduct biomass resource by expanding into ethanol, biogas, bio-CNG and other value-added products to improve its economic viability, former state home and finance minister Jayant Patil said on Friday. Speaking at the 71st annual convention of the Deccan Sugar Technologies…
Trump, after threatening a renewed US naval blockade, has said that ships will be allowed safe passage via Hormuz for a 20% toll. (AP Photo) Adding to transit cost uncertainty, US President Donald Trump has proposed imposing a 20% reimbursement or toll on cargoes that are transported through the Strait of Hormuz. Traditionally, vessels have…
An AI-generated illustration shows workers at a regional transport office installing high-security registration plates on multiple vehicles Pune: The number of people approaching the city regional transport office (RTO) to get high-security registration plates (HSRPs) fitted on their vehicles has not improved even after 2,684 motorists were fined between July 1 and 15.The Pune regional…
