The wedding of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana and musician Palash Muchhal was abruptly called off, leaving both families and fans heartbroken. Reports surfaced claiming that Palash had cheated on Smriti, leading to the cancellation. Earlier, the wedding was said to have been postponed due to the cricketer’s father’s deteriorating health. If reports are to be believed, Palash...

Kuala Lumpur: Malaysia's transport ministry said Wednesday that the deep-sea hunt for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 will resume Dec 30, renewing hopes of finally locating the jet that vanished without a trace more than a decade ago. The Boeing 777 plane disappeared from radar shortly after taking off March 8, 2014, carrying 239 people, mostly Chinese nationals,...

Raipur: Shubman Gill will play in the T20 International series against South Africa as vice-captain after recovering from a neck injury that kept him out of the ongoing ODI rubber, a BCCI source said Wednesday. Gill, who is India's Test and ODI skipper, sustained the injury during the opening Test against the Proteas in Kolkata. He was...

DubaiI: India stalwart Virat Kohli is only 32 rating points away from overtaking his teammate Rohit Sharma to lead the ODI batting rankings after he scored his 83rd international century to rise in the ICC Rankings update released Wednesday. In the first ODI of India's three-match series against South Africa in Ranchi, Kohli, 37, scored an impressive...

New Delhi: Several Opposition MPs, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chiefs Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, protested Wednesday against the new labour codes in Parliament House complex and demanded their scrapping. MPs of the Congress, DMK, TMC, Left parties, among others, participated in the protest in front of the Makar Dwar of Parliament. Carrying...

Mumbai: Actress Elnaaz Norouzi says stepping into the adult-comedy zone with Mastiii 4 came with its share of hesitation, given how sharply audiences react to bold humour today. But what finally convinced her was how the script “moved beyond what the franchise has done before”. Talking about what convinced her to take Mastiii 4 on, and how...

Dubai: India's pacer Harshit Rana has been reprimanded for the ICC Code of Conduct violation during his team's win against South Africa in the first ODI in Ranchi. Rana was found to have violated Article 2.5 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which pertains to “using language, actions or gestures which...

New Delhi: Congress parliamentary party chairperson Sonia Gandhi Wednesday claimed that since coming to power, the Modi government has displayed a particularly "venal streak of cynicism" in relation to environmental protection, while alleging that it has now "nearly signed a death warrant" for the Aravalli hills. She demanded that the government withdraw the amendments it "bulldozed" through...

Raipur:  South Africa skipper Temba Bavuma won the toss and opted to bowl in the second ODI against India  Wednesday. South Africa made three changes to the playing XI, including Keshav Maharaj, Lungi Ngidi and Bavuma himself after the skipper missed the first match. They have replaced Prenelan Subrayen, Ryan Rickelton and Ottniel Baartman. India, which led...

A senior Congress leader posted an AI-generated video of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on X, showing him selling tea on what appears to be a red carpet. In the clip, Modi is seen holding a kettle and a glass, with flags of several countries, including India, in the background. The AI-generated audio features a voice resembling Modi’s,...