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Veteran England spinner Adil Rashid continues to make vital contributions in white-ball cricket at the age of 37. Recently, he took eight wickets in three ODIs against South Africa and has been named in England’s playing XI for the first T20I against the Proteas. Rashid, a World Cup winner in both ODI and T20 formats, has not played red-ball cricket since 2019. Though he hasn’t formally retired from Test cricket, he is unlikely to return to the format soon. Rashid shared insights into his retirement plans, emphasizing his focus on continuing as long as his body allows. “I like to…

Almost immediately, more than 2,000 party functionaries from the Erode region resigned in solidarity with Sengottaiyan. However, this did not include any former ministers or senior leaders, with the sole exception of former MP Sathyabama.Political analyst Durai Karuna said Sengottaiyan’s voice is heard since he is the senior most leader in the party. “People think Sengottaiyan has no heavyweights behind him. But in AIADMK, elections are not won by big names—they are won by grassroots functionaries.It is they who bring in voters, and they are overwhelmingly supportive of Sengottaiyan’s call for unifying all AIADMK factions. Their voices may not be…

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla Thursday called for strengthening parliamentary institutions through meaningful debates, but warned against “deliberately created disruptions” that “decline the dignity” of discussions. Birla was speaking at the inauguration of the 11th Conference of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) India Region at Vidhana Soudha, Bengaluru. The theme of the 3-day conference is “Debates and Discussions in Legislative Assemblies, Winning Public Trust, and Fulfilling Their Aspirations”. Addressing presiding officers from across the country, Birla said, “India’s democratic tradition is rooted in diversity and dialogue. The Constituent Assembly, through deep debate and deliberation, gave the nation the world’s finest…

The Karnataka High Court said on Tuesday that the cap of Rs 10,000 on monthly maintenance payments for senior citizens under the Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens Act 2007 ought to be raised, given the rising inflation and cost of living. A group of siblings and one of their spouses challenged a compensation of Rs 5 lakh granted under the Act to the siblings’ father and stepmother. After the death of the siblings’ mother in 1996 and ensuing property disagreements, the father and stepmother complained through a helpline that the petitioners were occupying their premises, forcing them…

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah warned that legislatures worldwide risk becoming subservient to dictators rather than serving as arenas of democratic dialogue, as he identified fanaticism as democracy’s primary enemy at the 11th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association India Region Conference in Bengaluru on Thursday. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony at the Vidhana Soudha, Siddaramaiah painted a stark picture of democracy under siege globally. “Hollow fanaticism creates dictators who silence dissent, the phenomena which we are seeing worldwide. In such moments, legislatures risk submission to a dictator rather than serving as arenas of dialogue,” he stated, highlighting what he termed the first major…

Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday questioned heavy-handed actions by central authorities on AAP MP Sanjay Singh, who was allegedly stopped from joining the protest against the arrest of party MLA Mehraj Malik. Omar Abdullah stated that Sanjay Singh was “locked” in the guest house and criticised the central government for “always taking a stringent stance” in Jammu and Kashmir. “It’s not a claim; it is a reality that Sanjay Singh was locked. Repeatedly, such things are being done. It is said that everything is fine in Jammu and Kashmir and a new J-K is emerging,…

James Lisle/Searchlight Pictures RATING : 7 / 10 Pros Endearing performance from Brendan Fraser Moving examination of loneliness and found families Cons Can verge on overly sentimental at times In a world where families are flung further across the globe than ever before and the notion of a community has become increasingly rare, people are starved for the kind of relationships we used to take for granted as being utterly essential. Hikari’s “Rental Family” is an earnest and sentimental exploration of loneliness and the longing for…

The Board of Cricket Ireland has endorsed the proposal for former Chair Ross McCollum to return to the organisation as interim Chief Executive Officer. His tenure will begin next week and will continue until a new permanent CEO is in place. He will replace Warren Deutrom, who stepped down from the CEO role at the end of last week. “The process for finding a new CEO for Cricket Ireland continues apace, and we have a high-quality level of candidates who have expressed an interest in the role,” said Brian MacNeice, Chair of Cricket Ireland. The CEO role at Cricket Ireland…

The role of a senior executive of a payment gateway firm has come under scrutiny in an Enforcement Directorate (ED) investigation into alleged money laundering of over Rs 2,000 crore by illegal online betting and gaming apps operated by arrested Karnataka Congress MLA K C Veerendra Puppy.ED has named Gulshan Khattar, a director associated with Fonepaisa Payment Solutions Ltd, as a key associate of Puppy, 43, who helped funnel funds from the MLA’s illegal online betting operations by various means. ED has alleged in case documents, which have been placed in the courts in Bengaluru, that Gulshan Khattar “funded a…

Bengaluru: Communally charged speeches, threats to cut off heads, open targeting of religious minorities and repeated demands that people identify as ‘Hindus’ and not by their caste. These were just some of the highlights of the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) rally in the communally tense region of Maddur in Mandya district Wednesday, which it took out as a show of strength after communal clashes during a Ganesha idol procession. The main opposition party in Karnataka mobilised hundreds, sporting saffron shawls and chanting slogans, to march through the sugarcane-growing district, accusing Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and the ruling Congress party of favouring…