Kuldeep Yadav (ANI Photo) India batting coach Sitanshu Kotak firmly dismissed speculation surrounding Kuldeep Yadav’s absence from the Colombo Test, insisting the left-arm wrist spinner was genuinely down with viral fever and there was “no need to fake” an illness to leave him out of the XI.“If the team needs a spinner and then he…
Composite image of chimpanzee (left) and bonobo (right). Credits – Wikimedia Commons A bonobo named Louise at a sanctuary in Japan helped document the longest-lasting social memory recorded outside our species. When shown a photograph of her sister Loretta, whom she had not seen in more than 26 years, Louise stared intently at the familiar…
Michael and Lynne carried out much of the renovation themselves. (Pictures: Homes.com) A former bank building in Detroit, Michigan that sat vacant for about a decade has been turned into a two-bedroom home after a couple spent years restoring it by hand. The unusual property, built in 1925, is now on the market for $1.3…
Kapil Dev, Imran Khan, Sunil Gavaskar Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar are among 21 former international cricket captains who have written to Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, asking for proper medical treatment and welfare of jailed former Pakistan Prime Minister and World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan.The letter was initiated by…
KVS NVS Tier-2 Result 2026 released: Check PGT Physics and non-teaching post status KVS NVS Tier-2 Result 2026: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) has declared the Tier-II recruitment examination results for Post Graduate Teacher (PGT) Physics, Vice Principal and Stenographer Grade-II posts under the KVS and NVS Recruitment Drive 2025. The latest results…
Top stocks to buy in week starting August 24, 2026 Stock market recommendations: Crompton Greaves, and ICICI Prudential AMC- these are the top stocks that have been picked by Motilal Oswal Wealth Management Research Desk as stock recommendations for the week starting August 24, 2026: Stock Name CMP (Rs) Target (Rs) Upside (%) Crompton Greaves…
Phoenix coated 36 miles of roads to fight extreme heat Painting city streets with a light-coloured, reflective coating can cool the asphalt underneath, but it can also increase heat exposure for people walking on the road. That unexpected trade-off emerged from a major trial in the American Southwest. In 2020, the City of Phoenix Street…
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score, 2nd Test: Devdutt Padikkal emerged as India’s saviour on a testing opening day of the second and final Test against Sri Lanka, scoring a determined 117 to help the visitors reach 300 for five at stumps in Colombo on Sunday. The left-hander’s second century in as many Tests came…
Oil prices slip over $1 per barrel Oil prices eased more than $1 a barrel on Monday as investors booked profits ahead of a US announcement on new sanctions against Iran, with markets weighing the possibility of further disruption to Middle Eastern supplies.Brent crude declined 1.90% to $92.60 a barrel while WTI crude fell 1.96%…
Duleep Trophy (ANI Photo) After BCCI dissolves national selectors’ role in picking zonal teams, sanctity of the tournament comes under scannerCHENNAI/NEW DELHI: A few days before the Duleep Trophy got underway at the Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru on Sunday, BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia announced that the final will be shifted to MA Chidambaram…
