Dubai: Pakistan’s left-arm fast-bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus and UAE skipper Muhammad Waseem have made it to the shortlist for ICC Men’s Player of the Month award for April 2024. Afridi earns the nomination for his wicket-taking endeavours in the side’s drawn T20I series against New Zealand at home. Erasmus was a pivotal figure...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Monday directed the Maharashtra government to implement its directions such as ensuring disposal of cases, granting compensation to the kith and kin of the missing victims of the 1992 Mumbai riots and undertaking police reforms. Irked over the non-compliance of its directions issued in a judgment of November 4, 2022, a bench...

New Delhi: The reports claiming question paper leak in the medical entrance exam NEET-UG are "completely baseless and without any ground", the National Testing Agency (NTA) clarified Monday. Stressing that every question paper has been "accounted for", the NTA said that purported images of the question paper circulating on social media have no relation with the actual...

New Delhi: Actor Abhishek Bachchan is set to star in the upcoming comedy Housefull 5, the makers said Monday. The actor, who previously featured in the third installment of the film franchise, joins already announced cast members Akshay Kumar and Riteish Deshmukh in the new movie. Tarun Mansukhani, known for Dostana and Drive, will direct Housefull 5....

New Delhi: Star Indian pacer Jasprit Bumrah Monday wrote a heartfelt post for his wife Sanjana Ganesan on her birthday. Bumrah, who is currently playing for the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2024, came up with a loving caption as he shared wishes for his "favourite person". "happy birthday to my person, the one who completes me...

New Delhi: Congress candidate Kanhaiya Kumar Monday filed his nomination from the north east Delhi Lok Sabha constituency. Kumar filed his nomination at the District Magistrate's office in Nand Nagri in the presence of senior Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader and Delhi Minister Gopal Rai. He is pitted against BJP's two-time MP from the same constituency and...

Mumbai: Acclaimed actor Manoj Bajpayee has started shooting for the third season of The Family Man under the direction of the duo Raj & DK. Streaming giant Prime Video took to Instagram and shared a picture of the clapboard alongside an image of the cast. It was captioned: "#TFM3W us - shoot begins, drop your excitement." https://www.instagram.com/p/C6nfS2DORbD/?img_index=1  ...

Washington: Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams is ready to fly into space for the third time Tuesday as the pilot aboard Boeing's Starliner spacecraft in its the first crewed test flight. Boeing's Starliner will blast off for the International Space Station from Cape Canaveral in Florida. Starliner will carry Williams, 58, and Butch Wilmore to the International Space...

Bengaluru: The Karnataka CID’s SIT continued grilling former Prime Minister, HD Deve Gowda’s son JD(S) MLA HD Revanna Monday, even as he refused to sign the statement prepared by the authorities. HD Revanna was arrested Saturday in connection with the kidnapping case registered against him by the son of one of the victims who was seen being...

Berhampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Monday asserted that the expiry date of the BJD government in Odisha is June 4, the day the assembly election results will be announced. Addressing his first election rally in the state, Modi urged people to give a chance to the BJP to make Odisha the number one state in the country....