Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: The roar inside the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow was deafening as Rishabh Pant walked out to open the innings for Lucknow Super Giants against Gujarat Titans in their IPL 2025 clash on Saturday. Accompanied by Aiden Markram, Pant’s return to the top of the order was greeted with thunderous applause and chants, as fans welcomed the bold move with open arms. This marked a significant moment in Pant’s T20 journey. Before this match, he had opened the batting in T20s just 21 times across formats, scoring 644 runs at an impressive strike rate of 162.21 and an average of 32.2, with five fifties and a century to his name. However, in the IPL, Pant had rarely featured as an opener—doing so only four times back in […]

[ad_1] Pune: A comprehensive 34-year study tracking rainwater chemistry across India has found that Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), Prayagraj (Uttar Pradesh) and Mohanbari (Assam) are increasingly experiencing acidic rainfall.Though true "acid rain" is not yet a major threat, scientists associated with the study — conducted by India Meteorological Department (IMD) and Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) — have detected a concerning downward trend in pH levels across most monitored locations. The lower the pH, the higher the acidity of rain. pH is a measure that indicates how acidic or alkaline a substance is on a scale from 0 to 14, with 7 being neutral. Values below 5.65 in rainwater are considered acidic.The research, conducted at 10 Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) stations from 1987 to 2021, found a "general decrease in pH over time" at most locations, with significant reductions observed […]

[ad_1] Georgia has taken a historical step towards combating discrimination against Hindus, becoming the first US state to formally introduce legislation to recognise Hinduphobia. The landmark legislation -- Senate Bill 375 -- was introduced by a group of Georgia state senators, and is aimed at recognising and addressing Hinduphobia within the state’s legal and regulatory framework.The bill, by "Senators Still of the 48th, Jones of the 10th, Esteves of the 35th and Dixon of the 45th", seeks to include Hinduphobia under laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, colour, religion, or national origin.If passed, the legislation would require state agencies and local authorities to factor in a defined understanding of Hinduphobia: described as a “set of antagonistic, destructive, and derogatory attitudes and behaviors towards Hinduism," when enforcing anti-discrimination laws.The bill also allows consideration of Hinduphobia in criminal proceedings. Prosecutors could […]

[ad_1] Digvesh Rathi (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants spinner Digvesh Rathi has taken the IPL 2025 spotlight by storm—not just with his performances, but with his now-famous “notebook celebration.” After taking a wicket, the left-arm spinner theatrically pretends to pull out an imaginary notebook and jot something down, as if recording his opponent’s name. During the clash against Gujarat Titans at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Saturday, Rathi bagged the crucial wicket of Jos Buttler and debuted a new twist—this time, kneeling down to sign the grass, perhaps symbolising a respectful signature moment rather than a taunt.Rathi, who has publicly admired Sunil Narine and modelled aspects of his bowling on the West Indian star, has been under scrutiny for his celebrations. In a match against Punjab Kings, he repeated the notebook gesture after dismissing Priyansh Arya—an act […]