Ayush Shetty, Lakshya Sen out of China Open 2026 (Images: X) India’s challenge at the China Open 2026 came to an end on Thursday after Lakshya Sen and Ayush Shetty suffered defeats in the men’s singles Round of 16 in Changzhou, China. Their exits, coupled with PV Sindhu‘s earlier loss, brought the curtain down on…
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Ashok Sharma getting his India cap from Sunil Joshi. (Pic credit: BCCI) NEW DELHI: India fast bowler Ashok Sharma described his international debut as a “dream come true” after receiving his maiden India cap ahead of the opening T20I against Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday, dedicating the emotional milestone to his elder brother whose sacrifice…
Drought has been declared in two areas of Wales and part of England, following record dry conditions, heatwaves, wildfires and dwindling rivers. North Wales and the Upper Severn become the first parts of the UK to officially announce the change in status, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said. The decision to declare drought comes after extended…
A Commonwealth Secretariat team is in The Gambia this week undertaking a Pre-Election Assessment Mission ahead of the country’s election in December, while supporting efforts to strengthen the Independent Electoral Commission’s (IEC) capacity to manage electoral complaints and disputes. The assessment mission is engaging a wide range of stakeholders to evaluate the prevailing electoral environment…
Bedfordshire Police and Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service (BFRS) have urged Bedfordians to avoid the area surrounding Brunel Road this evening (Thursday) due to an incident. In a social media post shared by both parties at 15:50 on Thursday (23 July), emergency services have said, “Crews are currently in attendance at an incident in Brunel…
India’s largest airline IndiGo has proposed a series of commitments (representative image) India’s largest airline IndiGo has proposed a series of commitments, including setting up a crisis management group, creating a dedicated passenger grievance mechanism and temporarily handing over airport slots during major disruptions, in a bid to address anti-competitive concerns raised by the Competition…
Kurukshetra University’s Department of Hindi organised an international lecture on Thursday on ‘The Development of Hindi in Sri Lanka: Prospects and Challenges’. Prof Virender Pal, Registrar, Kurukshetra University, said Hindi possesses immense potential for growth and is steadily emerging as one of the world’s major connecting languages. He noted that international academic interactions with scholars…
There’s a slightly mean question I often ask British people with an interest in the living world: can you name the environment secretary? I don’t intend to show them up: it’s not them I’m testing. I watch the brows knit, a finger go up, the mouth open and close. “It’s, you know, the one who…
The Middlesex chief executive, Andrew Cornish, has been dismissed after misconduct charges against him were upheld by an independent disciplinary panel. The Guardian revealed last November that Cornish had been suspended after Middlesex received a complaint about his alleged behaviour towards a fellow member of staff, which was referred to the Cricket Regulator, the independent…
