Month: June 2025

[ad_1] File photo of Roger Binny (L) and Rajiv Shukla (R). The Indian cricket board (BCCI) could get a new president soon when Roger Binny turns 70 on 19 July. Rajeev Shukla, in his current capacity as Vice President of the BCCI, would be the likely successor.Binny, who was elected BCCI's 36th president in October 2022, would be required to step down from his role in accordance with the age limit rules applied by the Lodha Committee.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Binny had succeeded former Indian cricket captain Sourav Ganguly, who completed his three-year tenure.Before the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in September, Shukla, 65, will likely be acting president for three months before tabling his candidature for full-time presidency.Bombay Sport Exchange Ep 4: Prof. Ratnakar Shetty on BCCI, cricket politics & Indian cricket's growthDuring Binny's presidency, […]

[ad_1] A Gnanasekaran has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Chennai Mahila Court for the Anna University rape case, with a minimum of 30 years in jail. CHENNAI: The Chennai Mahila Court on Monday sentenced the sole accused in the Anna University rape case, A Gnanasekaran, to life imprisonment. He must undergo at least 30 years of imprisonment.Mahila Court Judge M Rajalakshmi passed the order four days after declaring him guilty of all 11 charges framed, including rape.On December 24, a complaint was lodged by the survivor at the Kotturpuram All Women Police Station (AWPS), alleging that Gnanasekaran threatened her when she was with a male friend on the university campus and then raped her. According to the prosecution, Gnanasekaran recorded the act on his mobile phone.As the identity of the victim was leaked in the public domain on […]

[ad_1] Premlatha Vijayakanth and Edappadi K Palaniswam (R) NEW DELHI: The DMDK expressed dissatisfaction over AIADMK's decision to postpone the allocation of a Rajya Sabha seat to the party until 2026.DMDK general secretary Premlatha Vijayakanth said her party would announce its alliance plans ahead of 2026 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu, during a meeting in Cuddalore on January 9, 2026.Without directly accusing the AIADMK of breaking promises made before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Premalatha pointed out that parties like the PMK and TMC were already given Rajya Sabha seats by the AIADMK and insisted it was now DMDK’s turn. She revealed that AIADMK had given a written commitment to allot five Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat to the DMDK during the 2024 elections. However, when asked for a specific date, AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami reportedly […]

[ad_1] John Breknus passed away at the age of 54 (Image via X/@NFL_Convo) John Brenkus, the creator and host of the Emmy-winning show "Sport Science" and founder of production companies BASE and Brinx.TV, died Saturday at age 54 after battling depression, according to a post on his Facebook account.A social media announcement on Sunday night confirmed his death and revealed his struggle with mental health. "He had been battling depression and lost his fight with this terrible illness," the post stated, urging those struggling with depression to seek help.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Brenkus had previously discussed his mental health challenges openly. Back in January 2023, he revealed to Marcellus Wiley, his partner at Brinx.TV, that he had attempted suicide before being saved by his dog."Sport Science," which launched in 2007 on Fox Sports Net before […]

[ad_1] Shreyas Iyer played an unbeatable knock for the ages in IPL Qualifier 2 for Punjab Kings against Mumbai Indians. (AP) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: In the past few weeks, a podcast featuring Punjab Kings' (PBKS) Shreyas Iyer has gone viral, where he is humorously promised titles, a house, an entire colony, and even a Canadian bride if he wins the IPL trophy for Punjab Kings.In the podcast, "The Boundary Boys," the host says: "Veer ji Punjab nu IPL jitata na saari zindagi li sarpanch sadda pakka...Mohali vich Iyer naam di colony assi kat ke devange. Shreyas Iyer diyaan sadkein bana denge. 100 kille road te enu zameen de diyange, daah kille vich Kothi pa devange hor teh hod Canada de kudi de naal rishta karwa deveange.(If he wins the IPL for Punjab Kings, he will be our chief for the […]

[ad_1] ‘Assaulted, burnt with cigarettes’: 2 autistic brothers raped at boarding school in Dehradun DEHRADUN: Two autistic brothers, aged 9 and 13, hailing from Moradabad in UP were allegedly physically assaulted, burnt with cigarettes and raped by a staff member of a boarding school for special children in Dehradun, soon after their mother admitted them in April.The incident came to light when the mother visited them on Friday. When she took them to a friend's office in Dehradun, the children broke down and narrated their ordeal at the hands of the accused, identified as Monu Pal, 29, from Ghazipur, Uttar Pradesh.Their mother lodged a complaint against Pal at a police station in the city. In her complaint, she said the accused used to burn the children with cigarettes to instill fear so that they dare not inform anyone about the […]

[ad_1] Man who attacked the Pro-Israeli protesters (Left) and Eye witnesses Av Kornfeld and Ed Victor (Right) Eyewitnesses shared harrowing details of an attack in Colorado where a suspect used a "makeshift flamethrower" and threw Molotov cocktails that burned six victims during a march in support of Israeli hostages. The FBI described the incident "targeted terror attack."Ed Victor, a participant in the Run For Their Lives' walk, explained that these silent marches have occurred weekly since the Hamas attack of October 7, 2023, aiming to highlight the situation of hostages in Gaza. The group, comprising approximately 30 people that Sunday, regularly pauses at the courthouse to engage in songs, storytelling and recitation of hostages' names.According to Victor, while the marchers occasionally face verbal opposition, they maintain their peaceful procession along Pearl Street without responding. He noted that passersby often show […]