As the crowd cheered for every Indian player whose name was read out according to the batting order following the exchange of team sheets and the toss, a collective sigh of disbelief descended into a ‘nooooo’ – or perhaps an ‘ohhhh’ – when it became known that Washington Sundar, and not their bapu, Axar Patel, was in the XI.Axar had been rested for the game against the Netherlands to give Washington a run in a low-stakes fixture. India had, in fact, waited patiently for Washington to regain fitness, resisting the temptation to name a replacement. Even so, it was widely…
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These are the key developments from day 1,460 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Listen to this article | 4 minsinfoPublished On 23 Feb 202623 Feb 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareHere is where things stand on Monday, February 23:Fighting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy blamed Russia for an attack in the western Ukrainian city of Lviv, near the border with Poland, which killed a 23-year-old policewoman and wounded at least 24 others. Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi described the incident as a “terrorist” act. Russian forces attacked Kyiv and the region surrounding the capital overnight on Sunday, killing at least one person and wounding…
Thumbs up, by Devesh Sharma, Filmfare : …n the end, the film is held together by its performances. The actors commit with such conviction that they make even the wildest flourishes feel momentarily plausible. You may roll your eyes at the excess, but you will not be bored. Like any good opera, it demands surrender. And if you give in, it rewards you with spectacle, passion and performances that linger long after the curtain falls. The ending hints at a sequel, so expect more of the same…. full review Thumbs up, by Aakash Kumar, Filmi Beat : …Overall, O Romeo…
South Africa ended India’s 12-match winning streak in the T20 World Cup with a dominant 76-run victory in Ahmedabad on Sunday during the opening Group 1 Super Eights match. Batting first, South Africa posted 187 for 7. David Miller played an aggressive knock of 63 runs, while Tristan Stubbs added important runs towards the end to lift the total. In reply, the defending champions were bowled out for 111 in 18.5 overs. It was the first time in the tournament that India had to chase a target, and they struggled badly. Left-arm fast bowler Marco Jansen delivered an outstanding spell,…
South Africa ended India’s 12-match winning streak at the T20 World Cup with a crushing 76-run win in Ahmedabad on Sunday in the opening Group 1 Super Eights match. After a counter-attacking 63 by David Miller and some late hitting from Tristan Stubbs took South Africa to 187-7, the defending champions were all out for 111 in 18.5 overs, failing badly in their first chase of the tournament. Left-arm quick Marco Jansen finished with 4-22, while left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj took 3-24 as the South African bowlers exposed India’s fragile batting line-up. “Great performance. Very different type of wicket to…
Sindh Education Department has officially banned all forms of photography and videotaping in the government girl colleges. This resolution comes after some grave complaints of invasion of privacy in which the digital platforms were involved in distributing intimate pictures of students and staff. The order, which was given by Professor Qazi Arshad Hussain Siddiqui, Director of College Education (Karachi Region), is to help contain the increasing abuse of images of female teachers and female students. Authorities noticed an alarming pattern of so-called stealth photography in which classroom shots were taken without permission and shared on WhatsApp groups and Facebook newsfeeds.…
February 23, 2026 — 1:06pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAA group of students were stranded in Springbrook National Park for 10 hours overnight after becoming lost.The three women and two men, aged in their late teens and early 20s, became lost while hiking in the park about 7.30pm on Sunday.Emergency services worked to find the group overnight, finding them within three hours and helping them to safety by 4.30am on Monday.Springbrook National Park…
Brought to you by BULLS N’ BEARSRowena DuckworthFebruary 23, 2026 — 1:10pmSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.Save this article for laterAdd articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime.Got itAAAGateway Mining has thickened and stretched its emerging Haflinger gold discovery in Western Australia’s Yandal belt, delivering another wide, high-grade hit that adds real weight to the growing shear-hosted system.The headline intercept from the latest aircore campaign is a massive 64m running at 1.2 grams per tonne gold from 56m, including 24m grading a serious 2.4g/t gold.…
The investigation into the 85-year-old’s mistaken abduction has intensified today as officers comb through dense bushland in Glenorie, located about 44 kilometres from the city centre, as hopes of finding him alive beginning to fade.A 2022 model Toyota Corolla found burned out in Westmead with cloned plates has now been forensically linked to a property in Dural, where police believe suspects in the case may have stayed in the aftermath of the kidnapping.The search for Chris Baghsarian is centred on Glenorie, north-west of Sydney CBD. (NSW Police)The burnt-out car found on Good Street. (NSW Police)Police yesterday said the the car,…
Anthony Albanese has claimed ousted Opposition Leader Sussan Ley was not given a fair go during her time in the top job, as the Nationals gear up for a “tough battle” to clinch her soon-to-be vacated lower house seat. Speaking to reporters in Albury, Ms Ley’s hometown, the Prime Minister said Ms Ley had been “shabbily treated by the Liberal Party and (they) didn’t give her a fair crack as Liberal leader”. “She was undermined by (new Opposition Leader) Angus Taylor and by (Liberal MP) Andrew Hastie and others, from day one, didn’t even get to give a budget reply,”…