In a significant move, former South African cricketer Hilton Moreeng has been named the coach of the USA’s national women and Under-19 cricket teams, the country’s governing body revealed. Moreeng succeeds West Indies legend Shivnarine Chanderpaul and will lead the team in preparation for the upcoming T20 World Cup in Bangladesh later this year. With
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that terrorism in any form or manifestation cannot be justified and called on the international community to isolate and expose the countries that harbour terrorists, provide safe havens and condone terrorism. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar delivered these remarks on behalf of PM Modi at the Shanghai Cooperation
Volvo EX30 Geely-owned Swedish brand Volvo is going to launch its smallest EV yet – the EX30, in India next year. Volvo has promised to launch at least one EV every year in the mid-term and will bring the larger EX90 EV later. The smaller EX30 is currently the most affordable electric SUV in Volvo’s
Chennai: AstraZeneca India Private Limited (AZIPL), the Global Capability Centre (GCC) of the pharma group AstraZeneca on Thursday said it will invest Rs 250 crore on expanding its Global Innovation and Technology Centre (GITC) here. The expansion includes close to 1,300 roles focused on driving innovation, enhancing efficiency, and streamlining operations across the company globally.
London: Marketa Vondrousova became the first defending women’s champion at Wimbledon to lose in the first round the next year since 1994, eliminated 6-4, 6-2 by Jessica Bouzas Maneiro at Centre Court. Vondrousova was a surprise title winner at the All England Club 12 months ago, the first unseeded woman to claim the trophy at
Bengaluru: ‘Bhairavana Kone Paata’ bankrolled by Dr. Vaishak J Gowda, under his production house VJF – Vaishak J Films is the title of Hemanth M Rao’s next directorial starring Dr Shiva Rajkumar. On the question of how all his films titles have always stood out Hemanth M Rao says “I like titles that are close
Kolkata: Hearing on the defamation suit filed by West Bengal Governor, CV Ananda Bose, against Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was adjourned again, and the court on Thursday fixed July 10 as the next date of hearing. Incidentally, bypolls for four Assembly constituencies in the state will also be conducted on July 10. This is the
Mumbai: The government medical college with an intake capacity of 50 seats in the premises of Gokuldas Tejpal and Cama Hospitals in south Mumbai will start from the academic year 2024-25, said Maharashtra Medical Education Minister Hasan Mushrif on Thursday in the Assembly. He said the medical college will be affiliated with the Gokuldas Tejpal
Moscow: Russia’s S-350 Vityaz surface-to-air missile system has effectively intercepted Western missiles in the ongoing special military operation, TASS news agency quoted the Russian Ministry of Defence on Thursday. “In the special military operation zone, the combat crews of the S-350 air defence system successfully repelled enemy airstrikes,” the ministry said, reported Xinhua news agency.
Mumbai: Actress Shilpa Shinde, who is among the daredevils in ‘Khatron Ke Khiladi 14’, shared that the host of the upcoming stunt-based reality show, Rohit Shetty, might curate a stunt for her that involves electric shocks. The winner of ‘Bigg Boss 11’, Shilpa shared: “Based on my perception of Rohit Shetty, I think he might
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is set to visit Hathras in Uttar Pradesh, following a tragic stampede that claimed 121 lives during a religious congregation two days ago, announced senior party leader K C Venugopal on Thursday. Venugopal termed the event an ‘unfortunate incident’ and stated that Gandhi, who serves as the Leader of Opposition in
Indian tennis players Rohan Bopanna and N Sriram Balaji will compete in two ATP Tour events to hone their skills ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics. The tennis players will be in action in two ATP 500 events—one in Hamburg and the second in Umaag —before the Olympics. The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports’