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Could Arjun Kumal be the next big thing in Nepali cricket?

Kathmandu, April 5 -- At just 20 years of age, Arjun Kumal has become the fastest player to score 1,000 runs in the Men's PM Cup, Nepal's premier one-day tournament. Kumal, who plays for Gandaki Prov... Read More


CSK let them go, DC and RR cashed in: Sameer Rizvi and Tushar Deshpande make Chennai look back at lost talents

India, April 5 -- One IPL day does not prove a franchise has got everything wrong, but April 4 offered Chennai Super Kings a particularly awkward reminder of what can happen when identified talent mat... Read More


Centre-state clashes weaken constitutional fabric: Justice BV Nagarathna

New Delhi, April 5 -- A sharp rise in legal confrontations between states and the Union government risks undermining India's constitutional design, Supreme Court judge Justice BV Nagarathna said on Sa... Read More


UP schools mandate POCSO awareness, adolescent education for 2.9 crore students

PRAYAGRAJ, April 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh Basic Shiksha Parishad (Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Council) has, for the first time, announced a statewide awareness campaign on the Protection of Children f... Read More


Akerkar: An accidental chef who redefined fine dining in Mumbai

India, April 5 -- More than two decades ago, when Rahul Akerkar's celebrated restaurant Indigo was the toast of Mumbai's gourmands, cartoonist Hemant Morparia immortalised the moment with a wry sketch... Read More


Why is Easter called Easter? The surprising ancient, Pennsylvanian & German roots of this holiday

Happy Easter 2026, April 5 -- Every spring, billions of people across the globe mark Easter with church services, chocolate eggs, and visits from a gift‑bearing rabbit. Yet remarkably few of tho... Read More


324 schools declared ineligible for government grants across state

India, April 5 -- The Maharashtra school education department has declared 324 secondary schools and 412 junior college divisions "permanently ineligible" for government salary grants after they faile... Read More


Espionage, sabotage module: UP ATS probe reveals suspects planned VVIP recce, serial blasts

LUCKNOW, April 5 -- The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) probe into the four recently arrested terror suspects has uncovered what senior police officials described as a "multi-layered conspira... Read More


Rain, hailstorm lash UP, batter crops; five dead

LUCKNOW/KANPUR, April 5 -- Unseasonal rain and hailstorms across Uttar Pradesh caused widespread damage to crops in Bundelkhand and claimed three lives in Kanpur and two in Kasganj. However, the downp... Read More


Roadside well claims nine lives in Nashik; FIR against well owner

India, April 5 -- Nine members of a family, including six children, died after their vehicle plunged into an unprotected roadside well in Shivajinagar area of Dindori town in Nashik district late on F... Read More