Month: May 2026

Delhi to host 2026 Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship

May 6, 2026 admin

New Delhi, May 06 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and others hold the commonwealth-based placards after announcing the 22nd Commonwealth Table Tennis Championship 2026, scheduled from July 27 to August at Thyagraj Stadium, in New Delhi on Wednesday. Delhi cabinet minister Ashish Sood also present. (@gupta_rekha/ANI Photo) | Photo Credit: ANI Delhi will host…

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Gukesh sends out a massive message by beating Sindarov

May 6, 2026 admin

File picture of D. Gukesh. | Photo Credit: PTI Reigning world champion D Gukesh on Wednesday sent out a massive message to the chess buffs across the globe by beating his challenger for the world crown, Javokhir Sindarov of Uzbekistan in the fifth round of the Super Rapid and Blitz, a part of the Grand…

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Delhi tops metros in crimes by juveniles: NCRB data

May 6, 2026 admin

Delhi recorded the highest number of crimes committed by juveniles among all metropolitan cities in the country, according to the National Crime Records Bureau’s (NCRB) ‘Crime in India 2024’ report released on Wednesday. The national capital and 18 other metropolitan cities also recorded a slight uptick in the number of crimes by juveniles in 2024…

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CSK’s Hosein decodes his powerplay success formula

May 6, 2026 admin

CSK’s Akeal Hosein in action during the IPL match against DC on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters For a spinner who bowls majority of his overs in the powerplay, Chennai Super Kings’ West Indian import Akeal Hosein relies as much on mental fortitude as his skills to excel in the most unforgiving phase…

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He’s batting on different level’: Finch praises Samson for unbeaten 87 in CSK’s win over DC

May 6, 2026 admin

CSK’s Sanju Samson during the match against Delhi Capitals at the Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium in New Delhi on May 5, 2026. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Former Australian captain Aaron Finch praised Sanju Samson’s match-winning performance for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after their dominant eight-wicket win over Delhi Capitals (DC) on Tuesday night in…

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We would want Kuldeep to be better than this: DC head coach Badani

May 6, 2026 admin

Kuldeep Yadav during a practice session. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Delhi Capitals head coach Hemang Badani wants premier spinner Kuldeep Yadav to rediscover his best form with the franchise’s playoff hopes hanging by a thread following the loss to Chennai Super Kings. Defending a below par 155, DC were able to apply some pressure…

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‘Garmi se jung’: Delhi CM flags off 13 heat relief vans, unveils new Heat Action Plan

May 6, 2026 admin

CM Rekha Gupta having an ORS drink from a heat relief van. | Photo Credit: ANI Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Wednesday flagged off 13 ‘Mobile Heat Relief Unit’ vans, one in each district, and announced a campaign — ‘Garmi Se Jung, Delhi Sarkar Ke Sang’ — to provide citizens with timely relief and protection…

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In topsy-turvy Haryana politics, Sonipat latest amphitheatre for BJP-Cong. fight

May 6, 2026 admin

Bharatiya Janata Party’s Rajiv Jain, the outgoing mayor of Sonipat Municipal Corporation and the party’s nominee for the May 10 mayoral poll, made an unannounced visit to Nirankari Bhawan on Railway Road on Sunday. Skipping the usual cavalcade and crowd of supporters, Mr. Jain attended a ‘satsang (religious gathering)’ before kicking off a packed day…

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Rampant RCB faces a tricky LSG challenge

May 6, 2026 admin

LSG’s best chance of success will likely come through its own impressive pace battery – including Mohammad Shami, Mohsin Khan, and Prince Yadav Source link

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Can Wolvaardt 2.0 take the Proteas to the promised land?

May 6, 2026 admin

Laura Wolvaardt 4, India 1. That could very well have been the scoreline in the recent five-match T201 series in South Africa. The only match India won was the one in which Wolvaardt failed to reach 20. That was in the fourth T20I at Johannesburg, in which she was out for 18. That was the…

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