Shreyas Iyer’s arrival at the crease made Brendon McCullum active in the dressing room balcony. McCullum flicked his neck with his right hand; the ominous visual looked straight out of a gangster move but the instruction from the England coach to his players was to start chin music, with a couple of close catchers on … Read more
A surprise decision by South Korean boy band BTS to take a break from live shows has rekindled debate about mandatory military service in a country setting global pop-culture trends while facing a decades old Cold War threat. Military service is hugely contentious in South Korea where all able-bodied men aged between 18 and 28 … Read more
More British football clubs are to adopt “safe standing” areas within their stadiums from next season, the UK government confirmed on Monday. Brentford, Queens Park Rangers and Wolverhampton Wanderers will be the first clubs to join early triallers of the initiative — Cardiff City, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur — in offering … Read more
Amazon Prime Video’s comedy talent hunt show Comicstaan is soon going to return to the OTT platform with a third installment. Hosted by Abish Mathew and Kusha Kapila, Comicstaan Season 3 will be judged by some of the most popular names in the Indian comedy scene, including Zakir Khan, Sumukhi Suresh, Neeti Palta and Kenny … Read more
Raksha Somashekhar Raksha Somashekhar was a Kannada model and film actress who hails from Bangalore. Born and was raised in Bangalore to a professional’s family. From a young age, she was has been fascinated by the world of entertainment, specifically, acting. She began her career as a model in a video commercials. Currently she’s in Kannada films as … Read more
Novak Djokovic said the start times for the evening sessions at the All England Club were effectively turning Wimbledon into an indoor tournament for players scheduled to play late matches on the main showcourts. The reigning champion beat wildcard Tim van Rijthoven in four sets under the Centre Court lights on Sunday, setting up a … Read more
In a breakthrough surgery that was possible because of robotic technology, three large tumors were removed from the adrenal glands of two siblings. Now this gland is vital to maintaining blood pressure and surgery is tricky as its functioning can be impacted with the slightest damage. Besides, both the children, Manan and Disha Joshi, had … Read more
A commercial truck transports rolls of plastic used in packing in New Delhi. Thousands of other plastic products, like bottles for water or soda or bags of chips, aren’t covered by the ban. But the federal government has set targets for manufacturers to be responsible for recycling or disposing of them after their use. (AP … Read more
Alia Bhatt on Monday evening shared a clip, a hint if you will, of what her fans can expect from her upcoming movie Darlings. The video, barely 40 seconds long, features only voices of the film’s lead actors — Alia Bhatt, Vijay Varma and Shefali Shah. The three discuss what is so funny when there’s … Read more
Japan protested to Beijing after spotting Chinese and Russian warships just outside its territorial waters around the disputed East China Sea islands on Monday. Japan’s Defense Ministry said a Chinese frigate sailed inside the “contiguous zone,” just outside Japanese territorial waters around Senkaku Islands, which Beijing also claims and calls the Diaoyu, for several minutes … Read more