NEW DELHI: India’s decision to field a full-strength squad for the upcoming Afghanistan T20I series has drawn sharp criticism from former cricketer Kris Srikkanth, who believes the selectors missed a valuable opportunity to expose more youngsters to international cricket.Srikkanth described the selection as a “mistake” and suggested that the recent defeats in Ireland and England…
5 spiritual habits people copy without ever truly feeling them Spirituality has quietly become part of the internet’s lifestyle vocabulary. Wake up at 5 am. Meditate for 20 minutes. Keep a gratitude journal. Read a few wise quotes before bed.None of these things are bad. The trouble starts when we start doing them because they…
‘Hanuman Ansh’ has turned into a surprise box office winner, raking in Rs 61 crore net in India over 27 days since its release. Interestingly, before the spiritual drama made its way to theatres, director Vishal Chaturvedi faced a rejection that, in hindsight, pushed him to move forward with the story of Neem Karoli Baba,…
You walk into a restaurant, find a table, pull out the chair, and start scanning the menu. A few minutes later, you are happily planning your first bite. Nobody walks into a restaurant thinking, “Hmm, I wonder which surface has seen the most hands today?” Fair enough. We are there for the food. But some…
File Pic: Harmanpreet Kaur leads out the team. (Getty Images) BENGALURU: With a 137-run win over Hong Kong, India sealed their place in the Women’s Asia Cup semifinals with a match to spare. Their final league outing, however, will be their toughest test yet after they brushed aside minnows Thailand and Hong Kong in their…
In a small village called Ranipur, under the Digheda Gram Sabha of Maniyar block in Ballia, Uttar Pradesh, a seven-year-old girl named Ragini has been quietly showing the kind of courage that most adults would find hard to muster. Every single day, Ragini hops nearly 400 meters on her one remaining leg to reach her…
Inside SAI’s ‘Little Japan’ (TOI Photo) BENGALURU: Shipping containers with exteriors painted with cherry blossoms and chochins — traditional Japanese lanterns — hung on the sides have been transformed into two-bedroom accommodation. Inside are modern amenities, an LED screen displaying information about the Asian Games and Japanese books such as Ikigai and Kaizen. The menu…
AI representation/ChatGPT What does a man accused in one of India’s biggest medical entrance exam controversies choose to read while behind bars? For Dhananjay Nivrutti Lokhande, currently lodged in Delhi’s Tihar Jail in the NEET-UG paper leak case, the answer is a mix of devotional texts and a book on Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj. As per…
Trump to use gifted Qatari jet for Ireland trip next week/Image: Reuters President Donald Trump is set to use the Boeing 747 gifted by Qatar for his trip to Ireland next week, a senior White House official told The Washington Post.The flight will be Trump’s first international trip on the aircraft since he was secretly…
Indian powerlifter Keyaa Kunal Banerji’s remarkable 140kg deadlift was supposed to be a moment of sporting celebration. Instead, the viral attention surrounding her silver-medal-winning performance at the 2026 IPF World Sub-Junior & Junior Classic Powerlifting Championships has exposed her to a deeply disturbing side of online fame.The 21-year-old powerlifter has revealed that she has faced…