Month: April 2025

[ad_1] (L-R) Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Irfan Pathan. (PTI Photos) Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s jaw-dropping century got TOI to hit the rewind button and recall exploits of other talented Indian cricketers who became teenage superstars. Sachin TendulkarIt’s a pity there is no official record of that mad game in Peshawar in Dec 1989. Bad light ensured that an ODI was converted to a 20-over exhibition match. A T20, a decade and a half before T20 was formally invented. Tendulkar, all of 16, walked in when India needed 69 runs from five overs to chase down Pakistan’s 157. He smashed Mushtaq Ahmed for two sixes, which prompted legendary Pakistani leggie Abdul Qadir to slip in the now-infamous barb, “Bachchon ko kyon mar rahe ho? Hamein bhi maar ke dikhao (why are you hitting kids? Hit my deliveries and show me).” The 16-year-old […]

[ad_1] Prince William plans to strip Meghan Markle and Prince Harry of their HRH titles. Media reports have added that this might happen after Prince William ascends the British throne.Prince William will strip Prince Harry and Meghan Markle of their HRH (His/Her Royal Highness) titles when he becomes king, after Meghan made it clear she plans to continue using the honorific, the Daily Beast has reported citing sources. "Meghan and Harry promised the late Queen Elizabeth they would stop using the HRH titles when they left the royal family in 2020, but Meghan has reneged on that promise," the report added.She recently used “Her Royal Highness” in promotion of her personal brand, As Ever.Meghan says she is entitled to use the title“Harry and Meghan retain their HRH titles; however, by agreement, they do not use them for commercial purposes. While […]

[ad_1] Kuldeep Yadav and Rinku Singh were involved in a light-hearted banter after DC vs KKR match. (Screengrab) Delhi Capitals (DC) left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav was seen playfully slapping Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Rinku Singh after their Indian Premier League (IPL) match at the Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday.The incident occurred after the match, during the customary interaction between players from both teams. Given that both Kuldeep and Rinku represent Uttar Pradesh, the slaps appeared to be friendly jabs exchanged in a light-hearted manner.In the match KKR defeated Delhi Capitals by 14 runs to keep their IPL play-off hopes alive. With this win, defending champions KKR reignited their playoff hopes, though they remained at the seventh spot with nine points. DC stayed in the top four with 12 points.Invited to bat, a collective batting effort helped KKR post 204 […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The US has retained India on its "Priority Watch List," citing "inconsistent progress" in the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) and describing the country as one of the "most challenging major economies" on IPR.Apart from India, China, Indonesia, Russia, Argentina and Venezuela are among the countries under "priority watch."While citing concerns over the patent regime - from revocations to discretionary invocation of patentability criteria and delays - the US Trade Representative in its latest Special 301 Report also pointed to some of the gains it made. For instance, there was a word of praise for the special IPR benches in high courts as well as the Patent (Amendment) Rules notified last year. The report, however, said that stakeholders continued to express concerns over vagueness in the interpretation of the Indian Patents Act.At the same […]