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Letter arrives almost 30 years after it was posted in UK; sender & recipient both dead
short by Apaar Sharma / on Sunday 22 January, 2023
A 60-year-old man in UK has received a letter that was posted in 1995, the BBC reported. John Rainbow said he was "shocked" by the delivery as the letter was addressed to a previous house owner. The letter is about family stories dating back to the 1880s, containing childhood memories. Notably, both the sender and the recipient have since died.
Tilak Varma becomes first MI batter to be retired out in IPL history
short by Anmol Sharma / on Saturday 5 April, 2025
Tilak Varma on Friday became the first-ever MI batter to be retired out in the history of IPL. The 22-year-old was retired out for 25(23) in the 19th over of MI's innings when they needed 24 runs off seven balls. He hit two boundaries during his knock. MI went on to lose the match by 12 runs.
read more at ESPNcricinfo
IPL's most expensive player Pant gets out for 2, scores 19 runs off 32 balls in 4 innings
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
LSG captain Rishabh Pant, who's the most expensive player in IPL, got out for 2(6) against MI in their IPL 2025 match in Lucknow. Pant has scored 19 runs off 32 balls in four IPL 2025 innings so far. Pant has hit zero fours and one six in the tournament so far. He was bought by LSG for ₹27 crore.
read more at Wisden
Hardik Pandya records his best-ever bowling figures in T20 cricket
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Hardik Pandya on Friday recorded his best-ever bowling figures in T20 cricket. The 31-year-old all-rounder, who had never taken more than three wickets in an IPL match, took five wickets against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in their IPL 2025 match in Lucknow. Hardik registered figures of 4-0-36-5.
read more at ESPNcricinfo
Tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, North India after 5-magnitude earthquake in Nepal
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude on the Richter scale struck Nepal on Friday, with tremors being felt in Delhi-NCR and other parts of North India. This comes just days after tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR following a 7.7-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar. Notably, earthquake tremors were felt in Delhi-NCR in February as well.
read more at NCS
Crude oil prices drop to lowest levels in 4 years
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
Crude oil prices fell to their lowest levels since 2021 after China retaliated with fresh tariffs in response to US President Donald Trump's levies. Brent futures dived by $5.72 to $64.62 a barrel and US West Texas Intermediate crude futures lost $5.90 to $61.05. Brent crude, the global benchmark, has plunged more than 10% in just two days.
read more at News18
MS Dhoni likely to captain CSK against DC: Report
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
MS Dhoni will likely captain CSK for their IPL 2025 match against DC in front of their home crowd at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. CSK will host DC on Saturday, with the match to start at 3.30 pm. CSK's regular captain Ruturaj Gaikwad got injured during their match against RR and is doubtful for the match against DC.
read more at Indian Express
Heat wave warning issued for 8 states/UTs, list released
short by Anmol Sharma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued heat wave warning for several states/UTs for the next two days. Heat wave is very likely in Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday. While, it is very likely in Punjab on Saturday, as per the latest IMD bulletin.
read more at IMD
Why Sensex crashed 1,000 points on Friday?
short by Pragya Swastik / on Friday 4 April, 2025
Sensex crashed 1,000 points on Friday amid trade war concerns following US President Trump's tariff announcement and FII selling. "Markets are going through heightened uncertainty that's likely to last some time," Geojit's VK Vijayakumar said. US stock market's biggest single-day loss since 2020 kept investors away. Trump's warning of 'never seen before' pharma tariff rattled Indian pharma stocks.
read more at NDTV Profit
China retaliates with extra 34% tariff on US goods
short by Ankush Verma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
China's finance ministry on Friday said it will impose additional tariffs of 34% on all US goods from April 10. This comes as a countermeasure to the tariffs imposed by US President Donald Trump. China's State Council Tariff Commission stated that US' actions violate international trade rules and constitute unilateral economic coercion.
read more at Reuters
Avoid rhetoric that spoils the environment: PM Modi to B'desh govt head Yunus
short by Ankush Verma / on Friday 4 April, 2025
During his meeting with Muhammad Yunus in Bangkok, PM Narendra Modi told the Bangladesh government head to avoid rhetoric that spoils the environment, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. "PM Modi also underlined India's concerns over the safety and security of minorities in Bangladesh and reiterated India's support for democratic, stable...and inclusive Bangladesh," Misri added.
read more at ANI
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