Hitting all six deliveries in an over out of the park is a feat that was first accomplished in cricket at any level on August 31, 1968, when the West Indies legend Sir Garfield Sobers hit 6 sixes in an over while leading Nottinghamshire against Glamorgan in a first-class match of the English County Championship….
PURI: Excitement filled the air in Puri town on Sunday as people eagerly awaited the unveiling of what’s inside the Ratna Bhandar, the sacred and spiritual treasury of Lord Jagannath, which is surrounded by many legends. The atmosphere was charged with a mix of apprehension and enthusiasm among the devotees during the opening of the…
BEIJING: China’s coast guard said on Sunday it will strengthen its law enforcement activities and carry out regular patrols around a small group of Taiwanese-controlled islands off the Chinese coast as tensions rise over the deaths of two Chinese nationals. Taiwan on Thursday defended the actions of its coast guard after two people on a…
BEIJING: Ten years on, the families of Chinese passengers who disappeared on board a lost Malaysia Airlines flight still are searching for answers. On Friday, a few dozen relatives of the passengers met officials at China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Beijing as part of their long journey for answers. They also visited the Malaysian…
BEIJING: China’s parliament on Monday revised a law to effectively grant the Communist Party more executive control over China’s cabinet, the State Council, after cancelling the premier’s post-parliament news conference for the first time in three decades. The amended State Council Organic Law passed by 2,883 delegate votes, with eight opposing and nine abstaining, during…
NEW DELHI: Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to continue his rule for another six years after a three-day with limited opposition. The election, held in a controlled environment, saw no public criticism of Putin or his actions in Ukraine. Putin’s political rival, Alexei Navalny, passed away recently, leaving other critics either in jail or…
NEW DELHI: Russia has accused Ukraine of engaging in ‘terrorist activities’ to disrupt its presidential election, with former President Dmitry Medvedev condemning protesters as ‘traitors’ for attempting to sabotage voting booths and ballot boxes. The ongoing Ukraine war has overshadowed the election, expected to secure President Vladimir Putin another six years in power, amidst sporadic…
LONDON: Hundreds of Border Force officers at London Heathrow, one of the world’s biggest airports, will go on strike again for four days from Saturday over working conditions, their union confirmed.The long-running dispute concerns the introduction of new rosters the union insists are “inflexible”, with the upcoming industrial action the latest by the officers over…
The X account of Barry Stanton, with a verified status and over 1.8 lakh followers, was suspended after Indian users raised alarms about its offensive content towards Indian immigrants and other ethnicities. The account had been on the platform since before Twitter rebranded as X, and its authenticity remains ambiguous with speculation that it might…
Prince Harry’s unexpected trip to England to attend the funeral of his uncle, Robert Fellowes had reportedly suggested that he is seeking a reunion with his father, King Charles III. The Duke of Sussex made the last-minute decision to fly to the UK to attend the memorial service on Wednesday, August 28, in Norfolk, where…
