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Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s Krunal Pandya(PTI Photo/Shailendra Bhojak) BENGALURU: Nearly 15 years ago, on matting wickets in Palej, a small town in Gujarat’s Bharuch district, a lanky youngster learnt the value of adaptation. Bowling with coated balls in local village tournaments, he quickly realised there would be little assistance for spin and survival depended on discipline,…

US stocks today: Wall Street fell in red on Monday, as uncertainty over the Middle East conflict intensified after Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz after a brief reopening. Dow Jones dipped 10 points to 49,437 while Nasdaq tumbled 100 before recovering to 54 points or 0.2% to 24,413. S&P 500 was also down,…

NASA’s top leadership has sparked fresh debate about Pluto’s status in the solar system. Jared Isaacman, the current NASA administrator, has openly said he supports the idea of restoring Pluto as a full planet. His comments were made during recent US congressional hearings on NASA’s future budget. The discussion quickly shifted from funding and missions…

When people think of murder cases, they rarely imagine the accused being a child. Yet one of Indiana’s most disturbing criminal cases involved a boy who was only 13 years old when he admitted to killing his two younger siblings. The case of Nickalas Kedrowitz shocked the community of Osgood, Indiana, and raised difficult questions…

Veteran film producer RB Choudary has died in a fatal car crash near Udaipur on Tuesday. Reports suggest the accident took place around 3 pm. The exact cause of the crash and the condition of others involved are yet to be confirmed.The producer, who founded the Super Good Films banner, had been a prominent name…

Mario, the mustachioed superhero plumber, has been entertaining us for decades. Almost anyone alive can recognise the bright and cheerful hero, thanks to his blue overalls, red cap, and trademark moustache. While millions of players have guided Mario through the Mushroom Kingdom, few really know that the trusted friend of Princess Peach owes his name…

Many say that some relationships seem to have a strange intensity. Even in spirituality, they become caught up in a new wave of emotional awareness. These are hard things to put into words, but perhaps astrology can give a different perspective—one that doesn’t call those connections coincidence, but rather astrological influence, karma and zodiac compatibility.Astrologers…

Emily Blunt is having the kind of year most actors only dream of. She is back in the ‘Devil Wears Prada’ universe, with ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ having already crushed expectations at the box office, and today, June 12, 2026, she stars in Steven Spielberg’s UFO thriller ‘Disclosure Day,’ playing a Kansas City meteorologist…

Most people are aware that sparrows have seen a sharp decline in population across India. The reasons are many — rapid urbanisation, loss of nesting spaces, pollution, and changing food habits. But have we ever thought of doing anything about it? Panna Lal Mahto who lives in a small village in Jharkhand’s Ramgarh district is…

West Indies head coach Daren Sammy on Sunday defended the tournament’s pre-seeding system, saying group placements may have motivated teams like Zimbabwe to raise their level and perform beyond expectations at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.Zimbabwe finished on top of Group B ahead of Sri Lanka, while former champions Australia were eliminated — an…