Bodh Gaya, May 5 (IANS) Vietnamese President To Lam visited Bodh Gaya, the place where Lord Buddha achieved enlightenment, and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple. Earlier in the day, Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary extended a warm welcome to the Vietnamese President upon his arrival in Gayaji for a three-day visit to India.Earlier, in 2011, he had planted a Bodhi tree at the Phat Tich Pagoda in Bac Ninh, which was brought from Bodh Gaya.The Bihar CM expressed confidence that the Vietn…

Srinagar, May 5 (IANS) The J&K Police’s Crime Branch said on Tuesday that it has arrested a government employee involved in a fraud case of forgery and illegal appointments.Officials of the Crime Branch Jammu said that the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) Kashmir of Crime Branch Jammu and Kashmir has arrested a Health Department employee in connection with a long-pending fraud case involving alleged forgery and illegal appointment.The arrest was made in FIR No. 19/2017, registered under Sections…

Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Former India veteran Sunil Gavaskar believes Jasprit Bumrah needs to simplify his approach to rediscover his rhythm, following another underwhelming outing in the Mumbai Indians’ six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2026. Bumrah, widely regarded as one of the finest T20 bowlers, has endured a rare dip in form this season, struggling to make an impact even as MI chase momentum in the closing stages of the league.Gavaskar pointed out that the issue is not a lack o…

New Delhi, May 5 (IANS) Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Bangar has criticised Rishabh Pant’s captaincy, saying that the wicketkeeper-batter needs to show greater clarity and composure as a captain following Lucknow Super Giants’ defeat to Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium on Monday. LSG slumped to a six-wicket loss despite posting a formidable 228/5 on the back of Nicholas Pooran’s blistering 63 off 21 balls as Mumbai chased down the target comfortably in 18.4 overs, courtesy of a 143-ru…

Ahmedabad, May 5 (IANS) Adani Sportsline Garv Hai-supported India’s top para table tennis player Nurjahan Noorali is participating in an important international series, featuring four tournaments in Europe and Asia. These events are key to her efforts to qualify for the 2026 Asian Para Games, scheduled in Aichi Prefecture and Nagoya, Japan, this October. Nurjahan, ranked World No. 27 in Class 7 according to the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) World Para Table Tennis rankings, approa…

Bhopal, May 5 (IANS) The Indian men’s and women’s U-18 hockey teams will each take on Australia’s U-18 teams in a four-match series from May 15 to 20 at the Udhav Das Mehta (Bhai Ji) Central Centre here. The exposure series follows the U-18 National Coaching Camp, which began at SAI Bhopal on April 19, 2026, and will serve as vital preparation for the U18 Asia Cup in Kakamigahara, beginning later this month. For the women’s team, the four-match series against Australia will begin on May …

Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Mumbai Indians (MI) bowler Raghu Sharma termed his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) wicket a dream-come-true moment, opening up on his long and emotional journey to the big stage after his side’s six-wicket win over Lucknow Super Giants at the Wankhede Stadium. Raghu finished with figures of 4-0-36-1 in a high-scoring encounter where the Mumbai Indians chased down a daunting 229-run target in 18.4 overs, powered by Rohit Sharma (84) and Ryan Rickelton (83), to register a…

Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actor and comedian Krushna Abhishek was seen getting emotional as ‘Mami’ Sunita Ahuja recalled his younger days at her house.Talking about it, Sunita revealed that despite being a pure vegetarian, she allowed non vegetarian food in her house only because Krushna liked it.“I used to love him more than my children. He even had a separate room. In fact, that’s why I started cooking non-vegetarian food at home, since Krushna loves fish.”Yes, of course, love my son and …

Mumbai, May 5 (IANS) Actor Deepak Dutta has opened up on his experience of working with Bollywood veteran star Neetu Kapoor. The actor who is all set to share screen space with Neetu Kapoor in the upcoming movie Dadi Ki Shaadi, spoke about how warm and amazing Neetu Kapoor is in real life, further stating that he has been a fan of her.Talking about his experience, Deepak said, “We have all grown up watching Neetu ji’s films, so naturally, I was a bit nervous. For us, she’s still that bubbl…

Chennai, May 5 (IANS) A film clip that actor and music director Premgi Amaran posted on his X timeline which showed actor Vijay seated in a car bearing the registration number TN 07 CM 2026 has now gone viral in the wake of Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) scoring an emphatic win in the recently held Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. The clip, which was taken from director Venkat Prabhu’s 2024 film ‘G O A T’ (Greatest Of All Time), showed Vijay seated in a car and having a humourous con…