On a night packed with drama, milestones and momentum swings, five batters rose above the rest to set Kolkata's Eden Gardens alight in the IPL 2025 opener between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on Saturday. Virat Kohli marked his 400th T20 appearance with a vintage unbeaten 59, while Phil Salt torched his former team with a fiery 56. Ajinkya Rahane answered his critics in style with a captain’s knock, Sunil Narine turned back the clock with a surprise blitz, and ...

An Indian-origin woman has been charged with allegedly murdering her 11-year-old son after a three-day vacation to Disneyland. Image used only for representational purposes. Photograph: Eduardo Munoz/Reuters Saritha Ramaraju, 48, has been charged with one felony count of murder for slitting her son's throat, killing the boy after they went on a vacation to Disneyland during a custody visit. She has also been charged with one felony enhancement of personal use of a weapon, a knife.   ...

It was a protest which held a mirror to the government of a state taking pride in its commitment to democracy, gender equality and social indices. One person, who in his employed days had known governments and political parties at close quarters, told me that public perception of how the Kerala government handled the ASHA workers' strike had been terrible, reports Shyam G Menon. IMAGE: The large number of protesters gathered before the state secretariat in Thiruvananthapuram, the 36th day of ...

'With Chhaava, we had to look from a different lens.''We had to write it in such a way that apart from the sacrifice, the fight and the war, there's a lot more to understand about the history of Marathas.' IMAGE: Vicky Kaushal in Chhaava. Photograph: Kind courtesy Vicky Kaushal/Instagram Chhaava continues to rake in big numbers at the box office but not without a fair share of controversy. The Vicky Kaushal-starrer once again ran into troubled waters when Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra ...

'I have always looked at people and said, 'You just have to accept. You just have to love. You just have to let this person be and the trouble would be less'.''But we keep complicating things, and that is the tragedy -- our desire not to understand.' IMAGE: Tillotama Shome in Baksho Bondi. Tanushree Das (Film Editor, Eeb Alley Ooo) and her husband Saumyananda Sahi (Cinematographer, All That Breathes, Black Warrant)) worked together on a couple of films until they decided to direct their first ...

'As Maharashtra’s tiger population grows, territorial conflicts, human-wildlife interactions, and habitat pressures will only intensify. We must rethink our approach to conservation beyond just increasing numbers.' IMAGE: A dead tiger found in the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve National Park, Uttarakhand. Image used only for representation. Photograph: ANI Photo Maharashtra lost nearly one tiger every two days between December 30, 2024 and January 22, 2025, sparking concern among ...

After the 1962 War with China, there was a demand to forge greater defence cooperation between India and the West. One such voice was that of Sudhir Ghosh, a distinguished MP, to tie up strategic cooperation with the USA immediately after the Chinese attack on India, recalls Rup Narayan Das. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The elephant in the room in the diplomatic platform Quad consisting of democracies like the US, Australia, Japan and India is palpable. China's belligerence, be it ...

SCORECARD IMAGE: New Zealand pacer Jacob Duffy had figures of 4 for 14 in 3.4 overs as Pakistan were shot out for 91 in the first T201 in Christchurch on Sunday. Photograph: BCCI New Zealand continued their good run in white ball cricket, thrashing Pakistan by nine wickets in the first of five Twenty20 internationals in Christchurch on Sunday. Pakistan’s batting crumbled against the home side's pace attack and were all out for 91 in 18.4 overs, their fifth-lowest total in T20 ...

From hit-and-run strikes to the terrifying seige of Jaffar Express this week, the Balochistan Liberation Army has evolved into an outfit that can carry out audacious attacks with tactical precision, experts say. IMAGE: The Balocho rebels during the train hijack in Balochistan, Pakistan. Photograph: ANI Photo The shift has been evident in the banned outfit's rapidly evolving targets and tactics since early 2024, after which it has carried out more than 18 sophisticated attacks in the province ...