Bengaluru, Aug 8 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team departed for Australia in the early hours of Friday from Kempegowda International Airport, Bengaluru, as they gear up for a crucial four-match series against the hosts. The series, set to take place at the Perth Hockey Stadium from August 15 to 21, will serve as vital preparation for the upcoming Hero Asia Cup 2025, scheduled in Rajgir, Bihar later this month. The tour is expected to provide the team with valuable match exposure against one …

Trinidad, Aug 8 (IANS) The West Indies have suffered an injury setback ahead of their three-match ODI series against Pakistan, with young pacer Matthew Forde sidelined due to injury.The 22-year-old pacer dislocated his left shoulder while attempting a catch during a training session on Wednesday and will be replaced by uncapped all-rounder Johann Layne in the West Indies squad.”West Indies Academy pacer Johann Layne will replace Matthew Forde in the squad for the three matches against Pakistan s…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The stage is set for an electrifying start to the Pro Kabaddi League Season 12, with a southern derby between Tamil Thalaivas and Telugu Titans scheduled to kick off the league on August 29 in Visakhapatnam. With the league stage spanning Vizag, Jaipur, Chennai, and New Delhi, PKL’s return to these venues has players and fans brimming with anticipation.The league’s official Instagram saw a live with raiders Pawan Sehrawat of the Tamil Thalaivas and Telugu Titans’ Vija…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) South Africa pace spearhead Kagiso Rabada has urged his teammates to look beyond their historic ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final triumph and shift their focus to upcoming challenges, including the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup and the 2027 ODI World Cup.Rabada admitted the joy of beating Australia at Lord’s in the WTC Final was immense, but stressed that the Proteas must now move on and target the upcoming major ICC trophies.“It was kind of like a relief. But th…

Chennai, Aug 8 (IANS) The makers of director Rishab Shetty’s eagerly awaited film, ‘Kantara: Chapter 1’, which will be a prequel to the blockbuster ‘Kantara’, on Friday released the first look of actress Rukmini Vasanth, who plays the character of ‘Kanakavathi’ in the film. Hombale Films, the production house producing the eagerly awaited film, took to its X timeline to release the first look of the actress in the film. It said, “Introducing @rukmini_vasanth as ‘KANAKAVATHI’ from the world o…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Amidst a risk challenge on the couple’s reality show Pati Patni Aur Panga, Avika Gor’s fiance, Milind Chandwani, got a tattoo in her honour, a gesture the actress said she will cherish forever. In the latest episode in the high-stakes challenge, partners had to show their dedication in the most creative and impactful way possible.Talking about her fiance getting a tattoo, Avika said: “Milind always said he’d get this tattoo for me someday but I never imagined it would …

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Comedian-actor Kapil Sharma may soon get protection from the Mumbai police following the shooting incident outside his cafe in Canada. This is the 2nd such incident outside his cafe in Surrey, British Columbia. Given the second shooting incident comes within a span of 30 days, the Mumbai police is on alert, and is assessing the threat to the actor’s life. A police official said that after the firing incident, a post went viral on social media, claiming that the Canadian fi…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Vijay Raaz-starrer “Udaipur Files” has finally got a green light and has been released in 4,500 cinemas across the country after receiving approval from the censor board. Udaipur Files’ is based on the murder of Udaipur tailor Kanhaiya Kumar. Kanhaiya Kumar was killed for allegedly sharing a social media post in support of Indian politician and Bharatiya Janata Party spokesperson Nupur Sharma, whose comments led to the 2022 Muhammad remarks controversy.Upon the film’…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) India is OpenAI’s second-largest market in the world after the US, and it may well become its biggest market in the near future, according to its CEO Sam Altman.OpenAI sees India as a rapidly growing market, with plans to enhance AI accessibility and affordability, he added.“It’s incredibly fast-growing, but what users are doing with AI, what citizens of India are doing with AI, is really quite remarkable,” Altman said while launching GPT-5, the latest version of …

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Union government has fixed the ceiling price of four emergency-use medicines and 37 other drug formulations, which include antibiotics and painkillers.The prices were fixed by the National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA), and the medicines range from treating infections, heart ailments, and inflammation to diabetes and vitamin deficiencies.”Manufacturers selling branded or generic or both versions of the medicines at a price higher than the ceiling price (plus…