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Grace Hayden, daughter of Matthew Hayden, thanked Joe Root for his Gabba century, joking she’d stop her father from such future promises. More than Matthew Hayden or even Joe Root himself, the most relieved person after the England batter finally scored his maiden Test century on Australian soil was Grace Hayden. Root’s 40th Test hundred came on Day 1 of the second Test in Brisbane in the ongoing Ashes series, and it spared Hayden’s daughter from a very uncomfortable promise her father had made. Before the Ashes began, Hayden had jokingly vowed to run naked around the MCG if Root…

IND vs SA, 1st T20I: Ravi Shastri ended up making a huge gaffe during the toss in Cuttack and the internet is not pleased. Ravi Shastri is no stranger to conducting tosses before the start of competitive cricket games. For decades, the former India head coach has donned the hat of a broadcaster, and more often than not, he nails the demanding job. However, during the toss for the first T20I of the five-match series between India and South Africa, the former India all-rounder erred in judgment when he asked the two captains, Suryakumar Yadav and Aiden Markram, when asking…

Fire was reported just after midnight, and within six hours the owners of Birch by Romeo Lane, Arpora, Goa were on a flight from Delhi to Phuket. Its was barely five hours after a fire killed 25 people at their nightclub in Arpora village of Goa, that Saurabh Luthra and his brother Gaurav managed to get onto a flight to flee India. Goa Police got the first alert about the massive fire at 12:04 am on Sunday — meaning the club was filled with Saturday night party crowd when the blaze occured. Meanwhile, the Luthra brothers, prominent Delhi-based businessmen who…

Satya Nadella said that this was Microsoft’s “largest investment ever in Asia”, adding that this is meant to support India’s ambitions. Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thanking him for an “inspiring conversation on India’s AI opportunity”, and said that he is committing US$17.5 billion investment to help build and develop the country’s “AI first future”. Nadella said that Microsoft’s “largest investment ever in Asia” was aimed to help build the infrastructure, skills, and sovereign capabilities “needed for India’s AI first future”. In a post on X, the Microsoft boss wrote, “Thank you, PM@narendramodi ji, for…

CM Pramod Sawant on Tuesday directed the demolition of the Romeo Lane beach shack in Vagator. Goa authorities on Tuesday began demolishing Romeo Lane, the Vagator beach shack owned by Saurabh and Gaurav Luthra, following an order from chief minister Pramod Sawant. The demolition work started on Tuesday evening, with visuals circulating on social media appearing to confirm the action. The action follows a widening search for the brothers, who fled to Thailand shortly after the blaze gutted their nightclub-cum-restaurant, Birch by Romeo Lane, late Saturday, killing 25 people. According to Goa Police, the brothers boarded a New Delhi–Phuket IndiGo…

MEA’s Randhir Jaiswal commented on the state of democracy in Pakistan, particularly in the context of Imran Khan and the ongoing protests there. Ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal on Monday made a sharp comment on the political turmoil in Pakistan, saying “democracy and Pakistan don’t go together”. His remarks came during the weekly media briefing when he was asked about the state of democracy in the neighbouring country, particularly in the context of former prime minister Imran Khan and the protests there. Responding to the question on weakening democratic structures in Pakistan, Jaiswal said India continues to monitor…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi referred to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as “Bankim da”, prompting an objection from TMC MP Sougata Roy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered an impassioned speech in Parliament on Monday, marking the 150-year anniversary of Vande Mataram. In the address to the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister referred to Bankim Chandra Chatterjee as “Bankim da”, prompting an objection from TMC MP Sougata Roy. Modi was recounting the rise of the Swadeshi movement when he said, “This spirit created by Bankim da…” Roy immediately interrupted to point out that “da” was not the appropriate term to use. Vande Mataram,…

Residential plan price has been set at a monthly ₹8,600, that too after a steep ₹34,000 one-off payment for the necessary hardware. But that’s a beginning. Starlink, the satellite internet division of tech business tycoon Elon Musk’s SpaceX, formally entered the massive Indian market by announcing the prices for its its services for homes. This comes after months of regulatory groundwork and technical preparations. But what does this mean for the end user? Here are key points on what Starlink brings to India: For now, the announced prices immediately set the Starlink service apart as a premium offering. This led…

This was announced by Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring in a post on X. Navjot Kaur Sidhu, former Punjab MLA and wife of cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu, has been suspended by the Congress. This was announced by state Congress chief Amarinder Singh Raja Warring in a post on X, in which she shared the party’s official letter about it. The action came after she stirred a political controversy on Saturday after alleging that “one who gives a suitcase of ₹500 crore becomes the Chief Minister.” Her remarks drew sharp criticism from the BJP and AAP, which targeted the…

During a debate on Vande Mataram’s 150th anniversary, PM Modi condemned Congress’s past decisions regarding the song. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday launched a sharp attack on the Congress during a Lok Sabha debate marking 150 years of Vande Mataram, accusing former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru of echoing Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s opposition to the national song and “pandering to communal concerns”. Initiating the discussion, PM Modi said Nehru had once written to Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose that Vande Mataram might “provoke and irritate Muslims”, and suggested examining its usage. “This, despite Vande Mataram being born in Bankim Chandra’s Bengal,”…