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Surrey have signed Indian seamer Auqib Nabi for their next three County Championship fixtures as they battle to stay in Division One.The 29-year-old is available for their two home matches with Yorkshire and Glamorgan, as well as the away fixture against Sussex at Hove.Surrey won three successive titles between 2022 and 2024, and were runners-up in 2025. This summer, they have won just one of their 10 matches so far and sit eighth in the table, just three points above the relegation places. Nabi was recently called up to the India squad for their Test series against Sri Lanka having…
Cricket accessories (AFP Photo) Hampshire have faced a strong reaction from their own supporters after including controversial New Zealand cricketer Scott Kuggeleijn in their squad for the County Championship match against Warwickshire, despite not publicly announcing his signing.The 34-year-old was listed among Hampshire’s 15 players on X, with the county yet to officially confirm his arrival as an overseas player.Fans quickly criticised the move, with one calling it “a disgrace” and another describing it as “shameful” and “a new low for the club”.Kuggeleijn’s controversial pastKuggeleijn was charged in 2015 with sexual violation by rape and indecent assault involving two separate…
Global private equity firm Permira is set to acquire a 25.71% stake in Kids Clinic India Limited (KCIL), the parent company of Cloudnine Hospitals, in a transaction that values India’s largest maternity and paediatric hospital chain at around Rs 11,000 crore, people familiar with the matter said.According to a summary of the proposed combination, the acquisition will be through NuageLux BidCo a private limited company newly incorporated under the laws of Luxembourg.The summary noted a potential indirect and minuscule vertical relationship has been identified between a controlled entity of Permira which is engaged in the manufacture and sale of pharmaceutical…
School textbooks for Classes 1 to 8 are being prepared in 22 different languages of the country, said Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi.New Delhi: Revised NCERT textbooks for classes 10 to 12 are being prepared in mission mode, Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi said.The minister also said that the textbooks for classes 1 to 9 as per the new National Curriculum Framework (NCF) have already been released.Joshi made the comments in his address at the 66th Foundation Day of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT).”NCERT is playing a crucial role in building a Viksit Bharat and nurturing skilled,…
‘Kalki 2898 AD Part 2’ update_ Nag Ashwin confirms 10-day shoot at Dulquer Salmaan’s ‘I’m Game’ event. The much-awaited sequel to Prabhas starrer ‘Kalki 2898 AD’ has completed only a brief shooting schedule so far. Director Nag Ashwin has confirmed that the team has filmed for around 10 days. The next major schedule will begin once Prabhas becomes available.The sequel follows the success of ‘Kalki 2898 AD’, which released in theatres in 2024. The film featured Prabhas, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Haasan and Deepika Padukone in key roles. It emerged as one of the biggest commercial successes of that year and…
Top stocks to buy today on September 2, 2026 Stock market recommendations: NLC India, Deepak Nitrite, and Hindustan Copper have been picked as the top stocks to buy today on September 2, 2026 by Mehul Kothari, DVP – Technical Research at Anand Rathi Shares:NLC India: Buy between Rs 273–277 | Stop Loss: Rs 255 | Target: Rs 305, Rs 315NLCINDIA is trading near its previous demand zone around Rs 265–270, where buying interest had emerged earlier. This zone is likely to act as an important support area and can provide a base for a potential recovery. RSI is forming a…
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan have bought a castle estate in Ireland that covers around 440 acres. The couple will use Strancally Castle in County Waterford as a home during their visits to the country, where Meta has its international headquarters. While the price of the private deal has not been disclosed, the Irish Times estimated the property’s value at between €20 million and €30 million. Confirming the purchase, a spokesperson said: “Mark and his family are excited to continue caring for this historic home and look forward to spending time in Ireland, where Meta maintains…
A total of five Australians missing after devastating floods ravaged the Nepal-Tibet border last week have been found.Of the five Australians confirmed safe, one was found in Nepal, one in Tibet, and three outside the crisis-hit area. The total number still missing is 38.These Australians had not spoken to families and next of kin since the disaster struck seven days ago.There were “grave concerns” for the dozens of citizens still missing in the disaster, the minister for multicultural affairs, Anne Aly, told the ABC on Wednesday morning.“There are real logistic issues, including communications to find out where people are,” she…
Each one of us has questions throughout our life. And we know the answers to only a few. Efforts of varying degrees go into getting the answer. We can ask our parents, teachers, friends, a book, an article, the internet or an expert who helps us find the answer. The process takes time, which means many failed attempts and a lot of reflections. But since 2023, we have a new answering tool that knows it all- Artificial Intelligence. And this tool has become much smarter with lesser mistakes in 2026.(Sign up for THEdge, The Hindu’s weekly education newsletter.) “The unexamined life is not worth living”, the words supposedly uttered by Socrates, who was forced out of the world for just questioning, need a revival today. Repeated questioning and critical…
The price nears $96 a barrel as US-Iran strikes stoke fears of supply disruption Oil prices extended their sharp rally on Wednesday, rising nearly 1 per cent in early trade as the latest US-Iran military escalation heightened fears that disruptions to crude supplies could worsen.Brent crude futures rose 87 cents, or 0.92 per cent, to $95.52 a barrel by 0008 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 80 cents, or 0.89 per cent, to $91.02. The move came after both benchmarks surged more than $4 on Tuesday. Brent recorded its biggest daily gain since July 24, while WTI posted…