Oil prices extended gains on Thursday, with Brent holding above $100 a barrel as escalating Iran-US attacks on shipping heightened concerns over further disruptions to Middle East crude supplies.Brent crude futures rose 0.1% to $101.34 a barrel by 0107 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 0.5% to $96.55.Brent settled $3.29, or 3.4%, higher…
Photo credit: X/@HomeOfCricket Every corner of Lord’s Cricket Ground has a story. Since opening in 1814, the venue in London’s St John’s Wood has become one of cricket’s most iconic grounds. Generations of cricketers have played here, and many of the game’s most memorable moments have unfolded on its field.Away from the pitch, Lord’s is…
India’s Rishikanta Singh (PTI Photo) Kolkata: Manipur’s Rishikanta Singh Chanambam, who won a silver medal in the men’s 60kg weightlifting competition at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, has been forced to pull out of India’s Asian Games squad because of an injury.Speaking to TOI on Wednesday from Manipur, Rishikanta said, “I had been dealing with…
Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Image Credit: Ron Van Oers/Wikipedia Communities living beside Uganda’s Bwindi Impenetrable National Park have planted 4,053 agroforestry trees across 40 hectares of land, beginning the restoration of a damaged buffer zone around one of Africa’s most important rainforest landscapes. The work aims to improve habitat, support local livelihoods and reduce pressure on…
Prabhas became one of Indian cinema‘s biggest stars after the phenomenal success of the ‘Baahubali‘ franchise. The two-part epic changed the scale of his career and introduced him to audiences across the country. Before the franchise, Prabhas was already an established name in Telugu cinema. However, ‘Baahubali’ gave his popularity a nationwide reach.The films also…
Some situations require surrendering control when outcomes are beyond personal influence. The verse “Be still, and know that I am God” offers guidance for these moments. This stillness involves internal surrender, not passive inaction or ceasing rational thought. Faith does not depend on receiving desired results, but on seeing God within events. Peace during uncertainty…
West Asia conflict likely hindrance to cementing BRICS declaration NEW DELHI: India’s push for agreement at the BRICS summit beginning Sept 12 faces divisions among its members over the West Asia conflict.Russian officials, speaking to their country’s media, have acknowledged difficult negotiations, while Brazilian reporting has raised doubts about a strong final declaration. Yet Chinese…
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India’s Varun Chakaravarthy (Image: IANS) NEW DELHI: For a cricketer who made his international debut at 29, Varun Chakravarthy measures time differently.Now, at 35, he has just lived through a rollercoaster year: a T20 World Cup title on home soil where he finished as India’s joint-highest wicket-taker with 14 wickets, an IPL campaign played through…
Pakistan great Wasim Akram believes the crisis engulfing the country’s cricket system has become so deep-rooted that even he cannot fix it on his own, pointing to problems that extend from the national team to the domestic structure.The former Pakistan captain said the team’s struggles cannot be blamed on a single person or department, with…
