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The Afghanistan vs New Zealand one-off Test has been a total disaster so far. Despite there being minimum rain, no play has been possible for 4 sessions in the historic Test, courtesy of poor drainage and outfield conditions at the venue. Not a single ball was possible on the opening day of the match, resulting in a complete washout. On Day 2, the match couldn’t start at the scheduled time either as the outfield was still wet. Rain did come down on Day 1 in the evening for some time but since then, there has been no precipitation at the venue. Yet, the groundsmen couldn’t get the field ready for play. On Day 2, some… Read More »Grass Patches Cut, Fans To Dry Outfield: Bizarre Scenes In AFG vs NZ Test

Chinese tech giant Huawei on Tuesday unveiled its new smartphone, billed as the world’s first trifold phone, just hours after US competitor Apple lifted the curtain on its new iPhone built for AI. The Mate XT was officially launched in a keynote presentation by Huawei executive Richard Yu at the firm’s headquarters in the southern city of Shenzhen. Originally designed as a premium phone for a niche audience, over three million people registered interest in buying the Mate XT ahead of its launch. Advertised in a sleek red and gold design, the phone officially goes on sale on September 20. “Huawei has always been a leader in the foldable phone industry,” Yu said at the… Read More »Hours After Apple’s iPhone 16 Launch, Huawei Unveils Triple-Folding Phone

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has been reduced to the state government’s mask, and a handful of BJP leaders are running the government from behind him, Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav told NDTV in an exclusive interview. “The Chief Minister has nothing now. He is just a mask now. A handful of people from the BJP are running the government,” he said. With a year to go for the Bihar Assembly polls, Mr Yadav ruled out any possibility of another tie-up with the Nitish Kumar-led JDU, a former ally known for repeated flip-flops across the political aisle. “There is no point (of a tie-up). We have given him several opportunities. We didn’t go to… Read More »Another Chance To Nitish Kumar? What Tejashwi Yadav Told NDTV

Wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat has expressed disappointment over his niece Vinesh Phogat’s decision to join the Congress party. Mahavir Phogat said that she could have postponed this move until after the 2028 Olympics, suggesting that her focus should have remained on securing the gold medal for India. Vinesh, who faced disqualification during the Paris Olympics in 2024 for being overweight by just 100 grams, has now pivoted from the mat to the political arena and is on course to fight the Haryana Assembly elections from Julana next month. While acknowledging her achievements in wrestling, Mahavir Phogat said that the country had pinned hopes on her for a gold medal at the Olympics, and he… Read More »What Coach Mahavir Phogat Said After Vinesh Phogat Joined Congress

Wrestling coach Mahavir Singh Phogat has expressed disappointment over his niece Vinesh Phogat’s decision to join the Congress party. Mahavir Phogat said that she could have postponed this move until after the 2028 Olympics, suggesting that her focus should have remained on securing the gold medal for India. Vinesh, who faced disqualification during the Paris Olympics in 2024 for being overweight by just 100 grams, has now pivoted from the mat to the political arena and is on course to fight the Haryana Assembly elections from Julana next month. While acknowledging her achievements in wrestling, Mahavir Phogat said that the country had pinned hopes on her for a gold medal at the Olympics, and he… Read More »“Vinesh Should Have Focused On Olympic Gold”: Uncle Mahavir Phogat