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New Delhi: In a landmark change set to reshape the way fielders operate near the boundary ropes, the International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a significant amendment to the rules governing catches made while airborne outside the playing area. The revision, targeting the much-debated “bunny hop” style boundary catches, will be incorporated into the ICC’s playing conditions starting June 17, 2025, and formally integrated into the Marylebone Cricket Club’s (MCC) laws by October 2026. The update comes after growing debate over fielders jumping from beyond the boundary to make multiple touches mid-air before completing a catch inside the field. While…

New Delhi: As South Africa close in on their first-ever ICC World Test Championship (WTC) title at Lord’s, a fresh setback looms for India—not on the field, but at the administrative level. According to a report by the Telegraph UK, the International Cricket Council (ICC) is poised to retain England as the host venue for the next three WTC finals, dealing a blow to India’s long-standing ambition to host the prestigious event. The development comes amid South Africa’s dominant position in the ongoing WTC final against reigning champions Australia. Chasing a target of 282 runs, the Proteas ended Day 3…

New Delhi: Aiden Markram delivered one of the finest innings in South Africa’s cricket history on Friday, etching his name alongside legends like Don Bradman and Michael Clarke with a match-defining century in the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final 2025 at Lord’s. Markram’s unbeaten 102* off 159 deliveries, studded with 11 elegant boundaries, came under immense pressure in the fourth innings of a gripping Test match against Australia, as South Africa chased a daunting target of 282. Markram not only became the first South African cricketer to score a century in an ICC tournament final, but also joined an…

New Delhi: After a string of five delays, Indian Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla’s much-anticipated maiden space voyage is finally set to lift off on June 19, 2025. The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) confirmed the new date, marking a major milestone as Shukla prepares to become only the second Indian to travel to space, four decades after Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma’s historic Indo-Soviet mission in 1984. The mission, titled Axiom-4 or Mission Akash Ganga, is a collaborative effort between Houston-based Axiom Space, NASA, and SpaceX. It will send a four-member international crew aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft,…

Team Goemkarponn Panjim:  often celebrated for its high literacy, superior quality of life, and vibrant civil society — has long presented a paradox when it comes to politics. Despite being plagued by frequent party defections, unbalanced development, and recurring environmental agitations, the state continues to rank among the top performers in terms of per capita income, birth rate, and happiness index among small states in India. A new book attempts to unpack this contradiction with extensive historical and political analysis. On Monday, former Chief Minister and Rajya Sabha MP Luizinho Faleiro will release the much-anticipated book titled “Post-Colonial Politics in…

New Delhi: In what has become one of the darkest moments in India’s aviation history, a haunting final transmission from the cockpit of Air India Flight AI-171 has surfaced, capturing the last desperate plea from the pilot just seconds before the aircraft plunged to the ground. The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, bound for London Gatwick, crashed shortly after takeoff from Ahmedabad airport on Thursday, leaving at least 274 dead and just one confirmed survivor. Chilling Final Transmission: “No Power… No Thrust… Going Down…” Captain Sumit Sabharwal, the senior pilot of the ill-fated flight, issued a brief but alarming Mayday call to…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA:  A drone survey has been conducted to assess the condition of a dangerously tilted storage tank containing over 20-year-old molasses at a long-defunct alcohol factory in the Canacona Industrial Estate. The aerial footage, captured on Friday, has been submitted to the Canacona Deputy Collector, who also heads the Taluka Disaster Management Authority. A structural stability test is also underway and expected to be submitted shortly, sources informed. The urgent survey was ordered after a joint inspection by the Canacona Deputy Collector, Mamlatdar, officials from the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB), Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), and representatives…