VIJAYAWADA: The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) has formally extended an invitation to Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) to consider Visakhapatnam as their new home ground, should they relocate from Hyderabad. According to sources, the ACA has offered to host the remainder of SRHs matches in Visakhapatnam. Additionally, the ACA has proposed hosting the team mid-tournament, and providing tax incentives to the IPL franchise. The ACAs offer comes amid an ongoing dispute between the Hyderabad Cricket Assoc

HYDERABAD: The Vigilance and Enforcement department has launched an investigation into allegations that the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has been blackmailing Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) IPL team management. Following an order from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, Vigilance Director General Kothakota Srinivas Reddy formed a seven-member team. On Tuesday, Vigilance officials questioned HCA officials at Uppal Stadium. Sources said that HCA Secretary R Devraj was among those questioned. The inv

Art and culture have always been the soul of society. Music and dance, in particular, serve as powerful forms of expression, preserving the essence of our heritage while constantly evolving. Every year, the Music Academy of Madras honours the finest artistes who have dedicated their lives to these traditions, shaping the cultural landscape of the country. The 2025 awards, announced on Sunday, recognise unique talent in Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam. This years Sangita Kalanidhi, the highest h

PATNA: A 36-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI) was shot dead by unidentified armed criminals in Bihars Vaishali district, police said on Saturday. The incident took place when the victim identified as Anand Shankar, an engineer working in the United States (UN), was returning to his native village Sakrauli Buchauli village under Mahisaur police station limits in Vaishali district on Friday. The assailants waylaid Shankar near Ufraul Dainipul under Rajapakar police station and attempted to snatch

NEW DELHI: Hundred crore Indians do not have any extra income to spend, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge claimed on Thursday and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's version of Viksit Bharat emptied ordinary Indians' pockets and filled the coffers of select billionaires. India is staring at a global tariff war and trade barriers and the Union budget announcements have turned out to be a damp squib, he further said. Narendra Modi ji, 100 crore Indians do not have any extra income to s

NEW DELHI: Outgoing Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar on Monday stressed the need to have a totaliser system to ensure confidentiality in polling station-wise voting patterns He also said that it is high time that NRIs are empowered to vote from their locations. In his farewell address ahead of his retirement on attaining the age of 65 years, he also said consensus for remote voting mechanisms is must to facilitate crores of migrant voters. Biometric authentication at polling booths should

The Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is all set to begin in the capital city of our state of Odisha from Wednesday. A large number of NRIs and Indian diaspora members from nook and corner of the globe have arrived in the temple city of Bhubaneswar. We have left no stone unturned to extend royal hospitality to the guests. Though the biennial event is being organised by the Ministry of External Affairs, I on behalf of the people of the state, extend my gratitude to Honourable Prime Minister Narendra Modi a