Month: May 2026

Ajinkya Rahane Kolkata Knight Riders IPL Kartik Tyagi Anukul Roy Delhi Capitals

May 25, 2026 admin

Anukul celebrates a wicket with Ramandeep. | Photo Credit: R.V. MOORTHY Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane said the team’s resilience and fighting spirit were the biggest positives in an otherwise disappointing IPL season. Speaking after KKR’s final league match — a defeat against Delhi Capitals — Rahane admitted that the side struggled in the…

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Akkaraipettai ROB likely to open soon as works near completion

May 25, 2026 admin

Construction works nearing completion at Akkaraipettai Road Over Bridge in Nagapattinam district. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With construction works nearing completion, the long-awaited Road Over Bridge (ROB) at Akkaraipettai in Nagapattinam is expected to be opened for public use soon, bringing relief to motorists and fishermen who have for years faced delays at the…

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Lots Of Luck, Bestidentification and The Archer impress

May 25, 2026 admin

Lots Of Luck, Bestidentification and The Archer impressed when the horses were exercised here on Monday morning (May 25). Grass track: 600m: Elfin Knight (Sai Kiran) 36. Moved attractively. 1000m: Aphelion (R. Pradeep) 1-7.5, 600/37. Strode out well. 1200m: Sensuous (Vishal B) 1-29.5, 1,000/1-12, 600/37. Impressed. Dasadyu (Bhawani S) 1-31, 1,000/1-12, 600/36.5. Worked well. Outer…

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IPL 2026 KKR vs DC | Delhi Capitals undone by inconsistencies and missed moments: Badani

May 25, 2026 admin

Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani. File | Photo Credit: Nagara Gopal Delhi Capitals coach Hemang Badani blamed missed moments, fielding lapses and inconsistency for the team’s failure to qualify for the IPL playoffs. He felt that a few crucial situations across the season ultimately went against the team, which finished with seven wins (sixth position)….

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Elderly man duped of ₹16.24 lakh in ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud

May 25, 2026 admin

When the victim expressed an inability to travel due to his age and health condition, the fraudsters allegedly told him that he could appear before a “Crime Branch Court” through an online hearing. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Cyber fraudsters posing as Mumbai Crime Branch officials allegedly cheated a 76-year-old Bengaluru resident of over ₹16.24…

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Karting – The Hindu

May 25, 2026 admin

Mumbai’s Krish Gupta (Leapfrog Racing) notched up a brilliant double, winning the Sprint and Feature races in the Senior Max class, to move to the top of the leaderboard at the conclusion of the second round of the Meco Meritus Cup karting championship at the Meco Kartopia, here on Sunday. Aided by two podium finishes,…

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Pakistan train bombing kills more than 30 people, official says

May 25, 2026 admin

Firefighters work to extinguish the burning cars at the site of a bomb explosion, in Quetta, Pakistan, on May 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP More than 30 people died in a suicide bombing of a train in southwestern Pakistan on Sunday (May 24, 2026), officials said on Monday (May 25), in the latest ‌attack…

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WHO chief says suspected Ebola deaths at 220 and ‘epidemic is outpacing us’

May 25, 2026 admin

A Red Cross worker wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) disinfects a coffin outside the house of a man who died of Ebola before retrieving his body, as aid agencies intensify efforts to contain a new Ebola outbreak involving the Bundibugyo strain, in Quartier Shuni 1, a residential sector in Mongbwalu, Djugu Territory of Ituri province,…

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Indian-origin player Nishesh Basavareddy stuns seventh seed Taylor Fritz in French Open

May 25, 2026 admin

Nishesh Basavareddy celebrates winning his first round match against Taylor Fritz, during the French Open on May 24, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indian-origin tennis player Nishesh Basavareddy caused the first major upset of the French Open as he stunned seventh-seeded American Taylor Fritz in the opening round in Paris. Wild card entrant Basavareddy, an…

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Chinese President Xi Jinping meets Pakistan PM Sharif as Iran war looms

May 25, 2026 admin

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif attend a meeting at the Great Hall of the People, in Beijing, China on Monday (May 25, 2026). | Photo Credit: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Beijing on Monday (May 25, 2026), state media reported, as diplomatic…

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