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NEW DELHI: Former India Under-19 World Cup winner Manjot Kalra was arrested by Sri Lanka’s sports anti-corruption investigators on Friday over allegations of attempting to bribe a player during the Lanka Premier League (LPL), according to news agency PTI.Kalra, who struck a match-winning century in the final of India’s victorious 2018 ICC Under-19 World Cup campaign, was taken into custody by the Police Special Investigation Unit for the Prevention of Offences Relating to Sports. He was later produced before a magistrate.The 27-year-old was part of India’s title-winning 2018 Under-19 World Cup squad led by Prithvi Shaw. The team also featured…

Maninder Singh Brar pleads guilty to fatal west London crash deaths. A 28- year-old Indian-origin man has admitted causing the deaths of a couple in their 60s following a fatal collision on the M4 in west London last month, PTI reported.Maninder Singh Brar pleaded guilty at Isleworth Crown Court on Wednesday to two counts of manslaughter, two counts of causing death while uninsured, causing serious injury by dangerous driving, handling stolen goods and failing to stop after a road traffic collision.The Metropolitan Police said Brar had been driving a black BMW in Hillingdon on the night of June 1 when…

When people imagine pirates, a few familiar images instantly come to mind – a tricorn hat, a wooden leg, a hook for a hand, a parrot on the shoulder and of course, an eye patch. While many assume pirates wore eye patches because they had lost an eye during battles, historians suggest there may be another, far more practical reason behind this enduring symbol.While some pirates surely did suffer injuries to their eyes during battles, there is also a popular idea that the famous eye patch was used because of the difficulty of engaging in combat and performing work on…

CG Vyapam has released the Pre B.Ed Entrance Examination 2026 results for candidates who appeared in the June 11 test. Along with the scorecards, the board has issued the merit list and final answer key on its official portal. Qualified candidates can now verify their ranks and use the documents for the forthcoming B.Ed admission and counselling process. CG Vyapam Pre BEd result 2026: The Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board (CG Vyapam) has announced the Pre B.Ed Entrance Examination 2026 results on July 17, 2026. Candidates who have taken part in the entrance examination can download their result cards via the…

Actor Sameera Reddy has never shied away from speaking about the challenges she faced before making her mark in Bollywood. Although acting was never part of her original plan, she found herself stepping into the industry after appearing in Pankaj Udhas’ hit 2000 music video ‘Ahista Kijiye Baatein’. The song’s popularity eventually paved the way for her acting debut opposite Sohail Khan in ‘Maine Dil Tujhko Diya’ (2002). Looking back, Sameera recently revealed that the experience was far from glamorous, recalling severe anxiety on set and opening up about her lifelong struggle with stammering.Speaking to Hauterrfly, Sameera revisited the first…

NEW DELHI: Pakistan star all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz has been suspended for three months after failing a dope test during the T20 World Cup earlier this year. The International Cricket Council (ICC) announced the decision on Friday, saying the positive test was linked to a “substance of abuse” that was not related to improving sporting performance.However, Nawaz’s suspension will be reduced to one month if he successfully completes a substance abuse treatment programme. His period of ineligibility has been backdated to May 1, the date he began a voluntary provisional suspension.ICC on NawazThe ICC said in a statement: “Pakistan spin-bowling all-rounder…

For years, China’s empty subway stations became some of the internet’s favourite examples of “ghost cities” and questionable urban planning. Images of polished platforms, escalators and station entrances surrounded by fields appeared to show infrastructure built far ahead of demand. Among the most famous examples was Caojiawan Station in Chongqing, which seemed to stand alone in the middle of nowhere after opening in 2015.But the story did not end there. Over time, roads, housing developments and businesses began moving closer, turning once-isolated areas into growing urban districts. What many critics saw as a costly mistake was part of a larger…

Travelling or moving abroad often becomes easier when the locals there are welcoming and willing to help newcomers settle in. While landscapes, food and attractions matter, the warmth of local communities can leave the strongest impression on the people. According to the InterNations Expat Insider 2026 survey, some countries stand out for making expatriates feel at home through their hospitality, openness and ease of social integration. This helps people from other countries to accommodate easily while travelling or moving to any other country. The ranking is based on the Ease of Settling In Index, which evaluates expat experiences across three…

NEET UG AIR 3 Uplakshya Goyal (Credits: PTI) When the alleged paper leak forced the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test Undergraduate (NEET UG) 2026 to be conducted again, many candidates were left wondering whether months of preparation had gone to waste.For Uplakshya Goyal, who secured All India Rank (AIR) 3 in the re-examination, the uncertainty did not last long.After the initial disappointment, he decided to look at the second examination differently.”It felt uncertain whether the result would have any value after so much hard work. Later, I saw the re-examination as an opportunity to correct my mistakes,” Goyal told PTI.His…

Punjabi singer Jasmine Sandlas, how claimed to fame with the song ‘Jaye Sajana’ from Ranveer Singh, Akshaye Khanna, R Madhavan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Rampal starrer ‘Dhurandhar’ recently opened up about her first experience with menstruation. Speaking a podcast, she revealed that the lack of awareness around periods left her terrified as a young girl. The singer said she initially mistook her first period for a serious illness and believed she had cancer.Jasmine Sandlas feels Periods are beautiful thing but can be the scariest experienceIn an conversation with Hauterrfly, Jasmine shared that menstruation was never discussed at home before she reached…