IPL 2025: 14-year-old Vaibhav Suryavanshi becomes youngest player to score century in men’s T20s

Rajasthan Royals’ 14-year-old batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi made history as the youngest player to hit a century in men’s T20s. Suryavanshi pulled Rashid Khan for six to bring up the second fastest hundred in the Indian Premier League (IPL) – and fastest by an Indian player – from 35 balls. The teenage left-hander smashed seven fours…

Retired police officer launches collection of short stories

The launch of ‘A’, a collection of short stories by retired police officer and author Chilukuri Rama Umamaheshwara Sarma, was held on Sunday at the Jubilee Hills International Centre. The event saw the presence of senior journalist K. Srinivas, Sahitya Akademi Award-winning children’s writer Pattipaka Mohan, authors Mohammed Khadeer Babu and Unudurthi Sudhakar, as well…

Spanish distributor says restoring power after major outage could take 6–10 hours; Portugal also affected

Spanish power distributor Red Eléctrica said that restoring power to large parts of the country after a massive and unprecedented outage Monday that also hit Portugal could take 6-10 hours. The company declined to speculate on the causes of the blackout. The Portuguese National Cybersecurity Center issued a statement saying there was no sign the…

Call to ensure farmers’ welfare

Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana Mallu Batti Vikramarka at the Farmers’ and Labourers’ Conclave organised by the DCC in Kozhikode on April 28, 2025. DCC president Praveen Kumar and AICC general secretary Deepa Dasmunshi are seen. | Photo Credit: K. Ragesh Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka said that farmers were the custodians of food…