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India head coach Craig Fulton BENGALURU: Being the coach of an Indian hockey team at the moment is hardly an enviable job. With the FIH World Cup followed immediately by the Asian Games, Craig Fulton’s side has a packed calendar to negotiate. Add to that the controversy over the change in the team’s jersey colour, which threatened to overshadow their World Cup campaign. The chief coach, however, insists the team is focused, with all its energies channelled towards achieving their first podium finish in 51 years. Excepts…How do you balance the weight of expectation of breaking a 51-year-old medal drought?We…

The Nigerians were abducted on Feb 3 when jihadi militants stormed the village of Woro, killing over 160 others. Some of the 163 kidnapped Nigerians rescued from jihadi captivity have spoken of the suffering and fear they lived in for six months. The freed captives, mostly women and children, were among over 300 kidnap victims freed by Nigerian forces this week. They were handed over to the authorities by security forces in Ilorin, the capital of Kwara state, on Friday for medical attention and routine checks, and were anticipating their return home to reunite with their families.Mary Ishaya recalled days…

Image Credit: Facebook/@WCBM 680 Ten-year-old Herbie Martin IV from Maryland has turned a late-night baking effort into a remarkable achievement after his lemon blueberry buttercream cake sold for $15,000 at the Carroll County 4-H and FFA Fair’s charity cake auction. According to The Baltimore Sun, Martin stayed up until 2 a.m. perfecting the cake before it went on to become the auction’s top-selling entry. The annual auction raised more than $100,000 this year, with proceeds supporting future Carroll County 4-H and FFA fairs and related programmes.A late-night baking effortMartin, who participated through the Cheetah’s 4-H Club, put considerable effort into…

Meghan Markle and Prince Harry pose for a selfie in Canada. (Image credits: Instagram) Meghan Markle and Prince Harry can’t stop sparkling under sunlight – and their smiles show it. Channelling another trip and another laugh, the 45-year-old shared a post about her visit to Canada for a fundraising event celebrating the 40th anniversary of the David Foster Foundation. Supporting the beloved composer-producer, they smiled for the cameras on the red carpet.Meghan Markle shares glimpses of David Foster’s fundraising eventThe Duchess of Sussex shared a selfie with Prince Harry that seemingly appears to have been taken while travelling to the…

More than a dozen former Pakistan cricketers could be hit with two-year sanctions after participating in an “unsanctioned” T20 league in Zambia, with the tournament abruptly halted following intervention from the country’s cricket board.The Asian Legends League in Lusaka attracted several former international players, but the Zambia Cricket Union (ZCU) last week clarified that the competition was “not sanctioned, approved or endorsed” by the country’s official governing body.The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) subsequently said it had taken “serious notice” of the participation of its former players and warned that those who took part without the necessary approvals could face disciplinary…

Car bomb hits Colombia’s southwest as new President Abelardo de la Espriella takes charge A car bomb exploded Saturday at a toll plaza in southwestern Colombia, the army said, a day after conservative political newcomer Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as the country’s new president.The army blamed the attack on two dissident groups of the now-defunct Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), which rejected the peace agreement the guerrilla group signed with the Colombian government a decade ago.The blast took place at a toll plaza on the Pan-American Highway, a key road linking Colombia’s southwestern regions. Two security…

Quote of the day by Ram Dass (Photo: Ram Dass/ @BabaRamDass/ X) Ram Dass was a Harvard scientist and psychedelic, who later became a spiritual teacher after meeting his guru Neem Karoli Baba, and is credited with bringing the concept of Indian spirituality to the West.Previously, he talked about how the world often treats pain as a problem to be fixed. He doesn’t glorify suffering or ask us to seek it out, but tells us to see our difficult moments as part of a larger process of learning and inner growth.Even though we live in an age of instant solutions,…

‘Am I entering Rocky Bhai’s kingdom_’; ‘Toxic’ actor Nayanthara recalls first meeting Yash Nayanthara is known for limiting promotional appearances. However, she made an exception for ‘Toxic’. According to the actor, Yash personally reached out to her. His call was enough to convince her to attend the event.Nayanthara shared her experience of working with Yash in ‘Toxic: A Fairytale for Grown-Ups’. The ‘Jawan’ actor spoke highly of her co-star during the film’s trailer launch. She also explained why she chose to attend the promotional event.Nayanthara explains her decision to attendNayanthara said she does not avoid promotional events because she dislikes…

Ravindra Jadeja’s Kuldeep Yadav imitation leaves Gautam Gambhir in splits (Screengrab) Ravindra Jadeja brought some light-hearted fun to India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in Colombo when he imitated Kuldeep Yadav’s bowling action from the stands.The moment became even more entertaining when head coach Gautam Gambhir was caught laughing at Jadeja’s near-perfect act.The commentator summed up the scene, saying, “There you go, Ravindra Jadeja. He is imitating Kuldeep Yadav. I am telling you that. See the reaction, see the face, the expression. That is how he (Kuldeep) comes into the run-up,” while Gambhir’s priceless reaction added to the…

An Indian-origin transgender, non-binary Scottish Greens MSP has come under fire after a clip from a podcast interview recorded last year resurfaced on social media and went viral.Q Manivannan, who was elected to the Scottish Parliament in May, made the comments during an episode of The Subjective Space, a podcast hosted by Dr Sindhu Rajasekaran. The interview was recorded in February 2025, months before Manivannan entered Holyrood.In the clip circulating online, Manivannan discusses how society views rape and people who commit sexual offences. They argue that rape should not simply be understood through the image of a stereotypical “monster rapist”…