PCB confirms Michael Smith's appointment as batting coach

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:12 PM

Lahore, Aug 4 (IANS) The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of former South Africa first-class cricketer Michael Smith as the new batting coach of the Pakistan men's cricket team for a two-year term.

Pak tried to trigger communal tensions but Indians foiled plan by seeing through their evil design: Gen Bakshi (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | August 4, 2026 12:01 PM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Major General (Retd.) G.D. Bakshi has alleged that Pakistan's strategy behind recent terror attacks is to incite communal unrest in India by selectively targeting victims based on their religion. Referring to the terror attacks in Pahalgam and Kulgam, the former Army officer said the objective was to provoke retaliatory violence, disrupt peace in Jammu and Kashmir, and damage the region's economy by hurting tourism. However, Indians saw through Islamabad's evil designs and maintained peace.

Santhosh Narayanan roped in to score music for Dhruv Vikram's next

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:54 AM

Chennai, Aug 4 (IANS) The makers of director Karan A Kumar's upcoming film, featuring Tamil star Dhruv Vikram in the lead, on Tuesday announced that one of the top music directors of the Tamil film industry, Santhosh Narayanan, had now been roped in to score music for their film.

L&T wins over Rs 15,000 crore order from ADNOC Offshore

IANS | August 4, 2026 11:47 AM

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Larsen & Toubro on Tuesday informed that its L&T Energy Hydrocarbon Offshore (LTEH Offshore) has secured an "ultramega" order worth over Rs 15,000 crore from ADNOC Offshore for a major project in the Middle East.

Floods reignite questions over Kerala's disaster management architecture

Sanu George | August 4, 2026 11:32 AM

Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 4 (IANS) Even as political parties trade charges over the handling of the latest floods, a larger and more fundamental question has resurfaced in Kerala. Has the state really become better prepared to deal with natural disasters despite spending years building institutions and investing heavily in disaster resilience after the devastating 2018 floods?