TG20 Season 1: Himateja, Sai Krishna shine as Khammam Aces down Nalgonda Knights
Hyderabad, July 2 (IANS) Anvita Khammam Aces rode on a breathtaking unbeaten 80 from skipper Himateja Kodimela and a fluent half-century from G. Sai Krishna Reddy to post a daunting 211/2 in their 20 overs. Ved Reddy and Wafi Kachchhi then led a…
Harvey Weinstein rushed to hospital following breathing issues
Los Angeles, July 2 (IANS) Disgraced producer Harvey Weinstein has developed “breathing issues”, and is said to be in a hospital. The producer is “resting and recovering at the hospital where he will stay at least for the next few weeks”. His health…
1st T20I: Shreyas and Abhishek fifties, Dube’s 42 not out carry India to 189/7
Chester-le-Street, July 2 (IANS) Thanks to half‑centuries from skipper Shreyas Iyer and Abhishek Sharma, along with a late surge from Shivam Dube, India overcame slight drizzle and a gloomy evening to post 189/7 in 20 overs in the opening T20I against…
2026 FIFA WC: Kane’s brace helps England overcome Congo 2-1, seal last 16 spot
Atlanta, July 1 (IANS) Skipper Harry Kane led from the front and scored twice to help England fight back from a goal deficit at half-time to overcome Congo DR 2-1 in a Round of 32 match at the Atlanta Stadium on Wednesday and set up a last 16 clash with…
Bengal: Husband, in-laws refuse to take back mentally ill woman
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Amateur radio operators (HAMs) are finding it difficult to reunite a mentally challenged woman from West Bengal, whom they traced to Mumbai, with her family. The woman, mother of a 20-year-old son and a 16-year-old daughter,…
Gujarat Police review monsoon preparedness, deploy 1,036 SDRF personnel across vulnerable areas
Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) With the monsoon advancing across Gujarat, the state police have intensified disaster preparedness measures by deploying 1,036 personnel from 11 companies of the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) at vulnerable locations and…
Gujarat tops national improvement ranking in TB control after sharp decline in cases and deaths
Gandhinagar, July 1 (IANS) Gujarat has been ranked first in the country in the “States with Most Improvement” category for 2025 under the Centre’s Tuberculosis (TB)-Free India Campaign after recording a significant decline in TB cases…
Govt okays country’s 1st indigenous ‘PinS’ instrument approach procedure for helicopter ops
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The government on Wednesday announced the approval of the country’s first private Point-in-Space (PinS) Instrument Approach Procedure for helicopter operations at Undavalli Heliport, which is a significant milestone in India’s…
India pauses username feature rollout, WhatsApp responds on impersonation fears
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) After the Centre issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of its username feature on WhatsApp, the Meta-owned company said that to protect against impersonation, “we’ve held the highest-profile names like public figures,…
Govt halts WhatsApp username rollout in India, seeks reply in 3 days (Lead)
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Centre on Wednesday issued a notice to Meta over the proposed rollout of the usernames feature on WhatsApp in India, directing the company to explain the feature within three days and refrain from launching it until…