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World Cup-winning coach with India and Test Mace winner with South Africa reveals ‘the level of interference’ at that level in Pakistan cricket surprised him

World Cup-winning coach with India and Test Mace winner with South Africa reveals ‘the level of interference’ at that level in Pakistan cricket surprised him

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3 min readUpdated: Mar 21, 2026 01:47 PM IST The musical chairs of Pakistan coaching jobs seem to be a never-ending one. Former World Cup-winning coach with India and Test Mace winner with South Africa, Gary Kirsten, who tried his luck in the Pakistan coaching job, revealed that the level of interference and noise from the outside at this level was surprising to him. Kirsten was handed a two-year contract in the Pakistan white-ball set-up; however, he could only manage to stay in the job for six months, after which Jason Gillespie, who was the red-ball coach, stepped in as a quick-fix to manage the white-ball tour to Australia. “The thing that surprised me more than anything was the level of interference. I don’t think I have ever seen it at that level before. Did it surprise me? I don’t know, but it was significant,” Kirsten said while speaking to talkSPORT Cricket. “It is quite difficult for a coach to come and formulate a way that you can work with the players when there is …

Battle of prowess: wrestlers to fight it out for coveted silver mace in Bihar’s Jamui

Battle of prowess: wrestlers to fight it out for coveted silver mace in Bihar’s Jamui

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Power play: Wrestlers competing at the inaugural edition of ‘Maati Ka Bal – Dangal’ held in Begusarai last year. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Nearly 200 wrestlers from across Bihar are set to converge at Jamui on Saturday to showcase their physical prowess at the two-day ‘Maati Ka Bal – Dangal’. The State-level wrestling event is being jointly organised by the Bihar State Sports Authority (BSSA) and the Wrestling Association of Bihar. The event, now in its second edition, will be held at Sri Krishna Singh Memorial Stadium in Jamui, following the success of the inaugural edition in Begusarai last year. A total of 186 wrestlers, 162 men and 24 women, have registered for the competition so far, with registrations set to end on Friday midnight. The event will feature five weight categories for men – 50-60 kg, 60-70 kg, 70-80 kg, 80-90 kg, and 90 kg and above – and two for women: 50-60 kg, and 60 kg and above. The top three winners will receive cash prizes of ₹1 lakh, ₹50,000, and ₹25,000 respectively, …

Nancy Mace lashes out at ‘disgusting human being’ Bella Hadid, fumed netizens ask her to ‘Look in the mirror’

Nancy Mace lashes out at ‘disgusting human being’ Bella Hadid, fumed netizens ask her to ‘Look in the mirror’

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Representative Nancy Mace blasted supermodel Bella Hadid as “disgusting human being” for posting an old image of herself endorsing a map that shows all of Israel as Palestine amidst the ongoing war in the Middle East. Nancy Mace slams Bella Hadid on social media for displaying Palestinian map that excludes Israel. Hadid reportedly posed with the map, which is titled “Western Palestine,” during her 2022 visit to the Qatar National Library. Sharing a screenshot of her post on X on Sunday, Mace, a fervent Israel supporter (R-SC), wrote, “Bella Hadid is a disgusting human being.” While it is still unknown when Hadid uploaded the picture on Instagram, the Qatar National Library had shared a Facebook post on the supermodel’s 2022 visit, which included a photo of her holding the map. “We were delighted to welcome Palestinian-Dutch supermodel Bella Hadid to the Library where she was acquainted with the historical items in our Heritage Library that showcase the significant history of Palestine,” the library’s 2022 post stated. Nancy Mace’s anti-Hadid remarks fume netizens Mace’s remarks against …

MACE in Ladakh opens its one-of-a-kind eye to cosmic gamma rays

MACE in Ladakh opens its one-of-a-kind eye to cosmic gamma rays

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The blue spot at the centre of the red ring is an isolated neutron star in the Small Magellanic Cloud. Neutron stars are formed after heavy stars go supernova, in the process emitting gamma rays alongside radiation at other energies. | Photo Credit: ESA and NASA The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) telescope is a state-of-the-art ground-based gamma-ray telescope inaugurated in Hanle, Ladakh, on October 4. Located at around 4.3 km above sea level, it is the highest imaging Cherenkov telescope in the world. It boasts of a 21-metre-wide dish, the largest of its kind in Asia and second-largest in the world. The facility was built by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, the Electronics Corporation of India Ltd., and the Indian Institute of Astrophysics. Light comes in a wide range of wavelengths but humans can only see a small portion. In the electromagnetic spectrum, gamma rays have the shortest wavelength and the highest energy, with each light-particle possessing more than 100,000 electron volts. (Visible-light photons have around 1.63-3.26 eV …

India Unveils MACE Observatory, the World’s Highest Imaging Cherenkov Telescope

India Unveils MACE Observatory, the World’s Highest Imaging Cherenkov Telescope

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The Major Atmospheric Cherenkov Experiment (MACE) observatory, the world’s highest imaging Cherenkov telescope, has been inaugurated in Hanle, Ladakh, at an elevation surpassing 4,300 metres. This facility is set to advance India’s role in space research and cosmic-ray studies, marking a new milestone in high-energy astrophysics. The observatory aims to explore cosmic phenomena such as supernovae, black holes, and gamma-ray bursts. Inauguration by Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty Dr Ajit Kumar Mohanty, Secretary of the Department of Atomic Energy (DAE) and Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission, officially inaugurated the MACE observatory. The event, held during the DAE’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, included the opening of commemorative plaques, highlighting the telescope’s significance in India’s scientific community. According to Dr Mohanty, the observatory’s capabilities will bolster international collaborations and elevate India’s role in multimessenger astronomy. Indigenous Development by BARC The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) constructed the MACE observatory in collaboration with the Electronics Corporation of India Limited, along with other Indian industry partners. As Asia’s largest imaging Cherenkov telescope, the facility underscores the strength of indigenous engineering …