NEW DELHI: English club cricketer Brian Devine, popularly known as “Clicky Ponting”, has received a two-year ban from cricket following a cheating scandal that attracted worldwide attention.The 38-year-old became infamous earlier this year after a video showed him clicking his fingers as the ball passed an opposing batter, seemingly trying to make it sound like…
In 1996, Nicolas Cage bought a rare ‘Superman’ comic for USD 150,000, which was stolen; found 11 years later, and fetched USD 15 million at auction. (YouTube) Nicolas Cage is well known for his eccentric hobbies and purchases. From buying multiple real estate properties, such as two castles, to a dinosaur fossil, Cage has spent…
Image courtesy: Instagram/@nivuandvayu For two young boys, the excitement of Diwali now comes with a different kind of cracker. Instead of buying boxes of firecrackers, their mother, Swati Jain, has found a way to recreate the familiar crackling sound using nothing more than 80 wooden ice cream sticks. The sticks are woven together in a…
Physical gold can involve significant upfront costs. Jewellery making charges can be particularly high. (Image for representative purpose only) Are you planning to buy gold on Dhanteras or Diwali this year? Buying precious metals such as gold and silver is seen to be auspicious during the festive season, but experts caution that investment decisions should…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission (EC) on Friday announced that voters excluded from the draft electoral rolls during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in seven states will be given another opportunity to have their names included in the final electoral rolls.The directive applies to electors who were issued enumeration forms but were left…
Aaryavir Sehwag, son of former India opener Virender Sehwag India Under-19 began their Under-19 Asia Cup campaign with a 10-wicket win over Nepal Under-19 on Friday, after fast bowler Ishan Sood’s three-wicket spell with the new-ball set up a straightforward chase for the openers in Al Amerat, Oman.Aaryavir Sehwag and Lakshya Raichandani remained unbeaten as…
दतिया में धनतेरस और दीपावली पर बाजारों में भीड़ को नियंत्रित करने के लिए पुलिस प्रशासन ने यातायात व्यवस्था में बदलाव किया है। शहर में चार प्रमुख स्थानों पर ट्रैफिक प्वाइंट बनाए गए हैं। यहां से तीन पहिया वाहन, चार पहिया भारी वाहन और टैक्सियों को बाजार क्षेत्र में प्रवेश नहीं दिया जाएगा। यह व्यवस्था…
Shubman Gill, Gautam Gambhir India captain Shubman Gill believes the ongoing ODI series against New Zealand could play an important role in the team’s preparations for next year’s World Cup, with the conditions during the current tour expected to offer a glimpse of what awaits them at the global tournament.With the World Cup scheduled for…
Farah Khan may have never shied away from calling out superstars on a film set, but there was one actor she simply couldn’t bring herself to scold: Amitabh Bachchan. The filmmaker and choreographer has now opened up about this, and also recalled how Shah Rukh Khan once urged her to shout at him in front…
When was the last time you went an entire morning without looking at your phone? For most of us, that probably sounds like an impossible challenge. We wake up and check notifications, spend hours staring at laptop screens, scroll through social media during breaks and often end the day watching something on our phones. Somewhere…
