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India batter and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)’s star finisher Dinesh Karthik on Saturday announced his retirement from all forms of representative cricket. The 39-year-old picked his birthday, to bid farewell to the sport. The wicketkeeper-batter took to his official social media accounts to post a statement, announcing his decision to retire from professional cricket and pursue new opportunities. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. “I’ve been overwhelmed by the affection, support and love I have received in the last few days. My deepest gratitude and sincere thanks to all the fans vino have…
Just one victory away from eternal glory, Borussia Dortmund and Real Madrid clash in the 2024 Champions League Final today at Wembley Stadium. While the German outfit are looking to hoist their first Champions League trophy since 1997, Madrid have an opportunity to win an astounding ninth title over that same timespan. The Champions League Final is about to start, at 3:00 p.m. ET, and will be televised on CBS in the United States. However, if you don’t have cable and want to watch the Champions League final online, we have five different ways you can stream Dortmund vs Real…
Volunteering has become a hallmark of the Emiratis, embodying the humanitarian legacy of the late Founding Father — Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, emphasised Sheikh Sultan bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Frontline Heroes Office. He expressed his pride in the pioneering project, the National Platform for Volunteers – Volunteers.ae, on its sixth launch anniversary. He added, “Since the establishment of our beloved country, we have recognised that the true strength of nations is based on its people’s unity and solidarity.” “Volunteering is not just a charitable work; it is a bridge that…
Cricket ventures into uncharted territory on Saturday as the first ever major tournament to be staged in the United States gets under way in Texas with the opening game of the T20 World Cup. A month-long festival of the fastest and most explosive form of the sport — which is being shared between venues in Texas, Florida, New York and the Caribbean — begins with the US taking on Canada at the Grand Prairie Stadium on the outskirts of Dallas on Saturday. It marks the opening skirmish of the first ever major International Cricket Council (ICC) event to be held…
AMD’s CEO Lisa Su will make this year’s keynote speech for Team Red at Computex 2024 in the coming days, and rumors are swirling that it’ll include the big debut of AMD’s long-awaited Zen 5 processors. That may mean desktop, it may mean mobile, it may mean both, but we will absolutely hear about AMD’s developments in the artificial intelligence space. You can’t be a tech company in 2024 without talking about what you’re doing with AI, after all. If you want to catch the announcements as they’re made, here’s how to watch AMD’s Computex 2024 keynote address. How to…
Carrying items in hands, trolleys and purchasing reusable bags – shoppers across malls and supermarkets were seen adjusting to the ban on single-use plastic and paper bags enforced today in Dubai. A Dubai-wide ban on single-use bags went into effect on June 1, with stores not obligated to offer free alternatives. “We read about it in the news, but it completely slipped our minds. Since this initiative helps the environment, we decided not to buy the bags available at the counter. We want to change our habits. So, I put everything in the cart and loaded it into our car,”…
A record temperature registered this week for the capital New Delhi of 52.9ºC was too high by 3ºC, the Indian government said on Saturday, blaming a weather sensor error. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) had investigated Wednesday’s reading by the weather station at Mungeshpur, a densely packed corner of Delhi, “and found a 3ºC sensor error”, Earth Sciences Minister Kiren Rijiju said. “Corrective measures are now in place,” the minister said, sharing the conclusion of a draft report about the all-time high reading on social media platform X. He did not give a corrected figure for Wednesday’s temperature. The IMD…
DWTC kicks off summer season with diverse business and community events Trade show highlights this month include INDEX, the Hotel Show, China Home Life and the International Appliance and Electronics Show Much-anticipated community events Dubai Sports World and Modesh World set to make their return for the summer Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 31 May 2024: Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) is gearing up for an exciting month in June, with a lineup of diverse events set to attract exhibitors and visitors from around the world and across the city. The calendar is packed with high-profile exhibitions, conferences, and trade shows,…
A new video from the European Space Agency (ESA) shows a stunning flyover of Mars’s Nili Fossae trenches that was constructed using data from the Mars Express mission. The dramatic landscapes of Mars include huge mountains like Olympus Mons, the largest mountain in the solar system, and deep canyons. The trenches which make up Nili Fossae are hundreds of meters deep and are miles long, with a set of parallel trenches forming a structure called a graben. The trenches were formed when Mars was impacted by an enormous meteorite, which struck the surface billions of years ago and created an…
A massive fire broke out in one of the industrial areas of Sharjah on Saturday, according to authorities. The fire broke out in a used car spare parts warehouse in industrial area 6. It was first reported around 3.05pm, Sharjah Civil Defence Authority said. Thick smoke from the site of the blaze could be seen billowing for hours over nearby highways. Stay up to date with the latest news. Follow KT on WhatsApp Channels. Check out the video shared by a KT reader below: Firefighters from the Sharjah Civil Defence managed to control the blaze before it could spread to…