Month: May 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India and Royal Challengers Bengaluru star batter Virat Kohli has finally opened up about his decision to retire from T20 internationals following India’s triumphant T20 World Cup campaign in 2024.Kohli called time on his T20I career after India, led by Rohit Sharma, clinched the T20 World Cup title with a thrilling seven-run win over South Africa in the final held in Barbados.In the high-octane final, Kohli delivered when it mattered the most, scoring a crucial 76 off 59 balls, earning him the Player of the Match award.Moments after lifting the trophy, Kohli announced his retirement from T20Is during the post-match presentation. Soon after, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja also confirmed their retirements from the format.Speaking on the RCB Podcast, Kohli explained the reasoning behind his decision.PollWhat do you think about Virat Kohli's decision to retire from T20 […]

[ad_1] Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday inaugurated the Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport in Kerala.Speaking on the occasion, the Prime minister said, ""On one hand, there is this big sea with so many opportunities and on the other hand, there is beauty of nature, in between there is this 'Vizhinjam International Deepwater Multipurpose Seaport', which is a symbol of new-age development."Built under a public-private partnership by Adani Ports and SEZ Ltd, the Rs 8,867-crore Vizhinjam project is India’s first dedicated deep-water transshipment port. Strategically positioned near key global shipping lanes and powered by semi-automated, AI-enabled systems, the port is designed to reclaim a large portion of India’s outbound cargo that is currently routed through foreign ports.PM Modi also used the occasion to attack the opposition saying, ""I want to say this to the CM (Pinarayi Vijayan)... you are a […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A chilling video has surfaced showing the murder of Suhas Shetty, a known rowdy sheeter in his early thirties, who was hacked to death on a busy Mangaluru road. The attack, captured on video shows at least five assailants using machetes and swords to fatally assault Shetty.The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday near Kinnipadavu Cross, when Shetty was traveling with five associates—Sanjay, Prajwal, Anvith, Latheesh, and Shashank. Their vehicle was intercepted by six attackers travelling in a Swift car and a pickup truck. The assailants dragged Shetty out and launched a violent assault, inflicting grievous injuries. Though rushed to AJ Hospital, Shetty succumbed to his wounds.Police have registered a murder case and launched a manhunt to identify and arrest the culprits. Preliminary investigation suggests the attack was premeditated, though the motive is still unclear.Shetty was […]

[ad_1] Ajinkya Rahane (ICC Photo) NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane has reaffirmed his unwavering determination to return to the Indian team, saying he still harbours the “desire and hunger” to represent the country again. The 36-year-old last featured in a Test match in 2023 and has been out of India’s white-ball plans for nearly a decade, but his focus remains clear."I would love to be back in the Indian set-up again. The desire, the hunger, the fire is still there. Fitness-wise, I am right up there. I just want to take one game at a time, thinking about this IPL right now, and then, let's see what happens in the future," Rahane said during Star Sports’ Press Room interaction on Friday."I am a guy who will never give up. (I) always try and give my best on […]

[ad_1] Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang is getting his first salary increase in a decade. In a proxy filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company revealed that Huang’s salary has increased to $1.5 million, a 50% increase from previous year. The filing said that his stock awards also increased to $38.8 million, raising Huang’s total compensation to $49.9 million.What the SEC proxy filing said about“The CC (compensation committee) raised Mr. Huang’s total target pay by $7 million to align more closely with the median of peer company CEOs. Specifically, his base salary increased by 50%, to $1.5 million, which aligned with the 75th percentile of peers,” the filing reads. “The CC believed this was appropriate in consideration of internal pay equity with the base salaries of other NEOs and as it represented Mr. Huang’s first base salary […]

[ad_1] Himanta Biswa Sarma and Gaurav Gogoi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday escalated his attack on Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, claiming that the Congress leader's children are not Indian citizens. He also raised questions about Gogoi’s alleged visit to Pakistan."I have evidence that Gaurav Gogoi's son and daughter are not Indian citizens. We are examining what he did there (Pakistan) for 15 days. There is no tourism place in Pakistan; it is only a terrorist adda,” Sarma told ANI. The BJP leader further alleged, "It is 100 per cent confirmed that he went there, but what did he do there in 15 days? Robert Vadra and Gaurav Gogoi are more concerned about Pakistan than India.”Sarma’s comments come a day after he made a cryptic post on X writing: "I say this with full […]