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‘Virat has always been fit but Rohit…’: Shikhar Dhawan weighs in on India veterans’ run to 2027 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

‘Virat has always been fit but Rohit…’: Shikhar Dhawan weighs in on India veterans’ run to 2027 ODI World Cup | Cricket News

3 min readUpdated: May 1, 2026 08:11 AM IST Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are both in the thick of their respective IPL teams’ campaigns in the 2026 season of the tournament, although the latter has been out injured for the last four matches that Mumbai Indians have played. Kohli and Rohit have retired from T20Is, making the IPL the only tournament in which fans get to see the two India veterans play in the shortest format. The pair have however shown that they are far from losing their touch. Kohli is striking upwards of 165 in the nine innings he has played in and has consistently been in the top five of the Orange Cap table. Rohit before his injury was the struggling MI’s most consistent runscorer. In international cricket, though, the pair are now active only in ODIs, which had initially led to questions around their place in the Indian team. However, they now seem to have silenced them with some stellar performances, especially in the case of Kohli who has scored 50 …

Stalin’s test: DMK veterans seek one last battle, but can they be persuaded to step aside? | Political Pulse News

Stalin’s test: DMK veterans seek one last battle, but can they be persuaded to step aside? | Political Pulse News

(As Tamil Nadu gears up for the Assembly polls, every week, Arun Janardhanan decodes the electoral trends, political signals, and campaign moves shaping the contest.) In 1963, when the Congress was losing its organisational vitality, K Kamaraj, then the party’s national president, proposed what came to be known as the Kamaraj Plan. The idea was simple but radical: senior leaders holding powerful government posts should resign and return to full-time party work, allowing younger leaders to take over governance and electoral politics. Under that plan, several Union Ministers and Chief Ministers stepped down to strengthen the organisation. Six decades later, Tamil Nadu may witness a different version of that unfold. After months of negotiations with allies, including the Congress, Chief Minister M K Stalin appears to have largely settled the alliance arithmetic for the coming Assembly elections. But the more difficult conversation may now lie within his party, DMK. It is a question that every dominant party eventually confronts: what to do with its veterans. For Stalin, the challenge is unusually sharp. Several senior ministers …

Mizoram Governor lauds armed forces-civilian camaraderie| India News

Mizoram Governor lauds armed forces-civilian camaraderie| India News

Aizawl, Mizoram Governor Vijay Kumar Singh on Saturday lauded the long-standing camaraderie between the armed forces and local communities. Mizoram Governor lauds armed forces-civilian camaraderie Addressing a statewide ex-servicemen rally here, Singh, himself a decorated retired general, commended the courage and devotion to duty displayed by veterans, describing their discipline as a model for the nation. He remarked that Mizoram’s ex-servicemen are among the “smartest” in the country, adding, “This is the epitome of how an ex-serviceman should conduct himself.” The governor highlighted Mizoram’s proud tradition of peace and mutual respect, praising the unique harmony, mutual respect and goodwill shared between civilians and personnel in uniform. He described the rally as a clear reflection of mutual trust and cooperation between the public and the armed forces. Emphasising that veterans are “living embodiments of selfless service,” the governor recalled their sacrifices, noting the long periods spent away from families in the country’s most challenging terrains to ensure national security. Singh also welcomed the establishment of a dedicated medical camp and a grievance redressal cell to assist …

Saints GM Mickey Loomis high on QB Tyler Shough and noncommittal on aging veterans

Saints GM Mickey Loomis high on QB Tyler Shough and noncommittal on aging veterans

METAIRIE, La. — If Saints quarterback Tyler Shough was seeking an endorsement from general manager Mickey Loomis, he could start with the way Loomis talked about how he plans to use New Orleans’ eighth overall pick in the upcoming NFL draft. The Saints will be free to “take the best player that’s available that can impact our team, as opposed to, we have to have this position or that position,” Loomis said Wednesday while reviewing New Orleans’ season. In other words, the Saints won’t feel compelled to use a high draft choice on a QB after watching Shough win five of his nine starts as a rookie this season on a team plagued by skill-position injuries. New Orleans finished 6-11 under first-year coach Kellen Moore. Loomis said the Saints were “obviously pleased,” and not necessarily surprised, by the 26-year-old Shough’s performance after being drafted 40th overall out of Louisville last spring. “We thought a lot of him going into the draft,” Loomis said. “That’s why we drafted him.” Less certain are the futures of veterans …

Debutant faces veterans in Ponnurunni East poll battle

Debutant faces veterans in Ponnurunni East poll battle

UDF candidate Jain Gray campaigning in the Ponnurunni East division of the Kochi Corporation on Friday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin An interesting battle is under way in the Ponnurunni East division of the Kochi Corporation, where the Left Democratic Front (LDF) has not tasted defeat in over four decades. The United Democratic Front (UDF) candidate, Jain Gray, contesting on the Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) ticket, had won the division as a CPI(M) candidate two decades ago, whereas the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate, Sunitha Dixon, had won the neighbouring Vyttila division as an RSP candidate in 2020 before switching to the saffron party just ahead of this election. Ms. Gray says that her shift from the LDF to the UDF cannot be described as a political switch, considering she has not been a CPI(M) member for more than a decade since her lone electoral victory in 2005, whereafter she was preoccupied with raising her child. “But the contacts I built all those years ago seem to be intact, as people keep asking me why …

VA benefits: Veterans disability compensation set to rise in 2026, how much will you receive? All on rating system

VA benefits: Veterans disability compensation set to rise in 2026, how much will you receive? All on rating system

Veterans who are receiving disability compensation will experience a slight rise in their payments for the year 2026, attributed to the verified 2.8 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will be officially enacted on December 1, 2025. Veterans’ disability payments will rise by 2.8% in 2026 due to a cost-of-living adjustment effective December 1, 2025, with various monthly increases based on disability ratings.(Unsplash) While the precise figures will not be finalized until that date, the current estimates already provide a clear indication of what the majority of veterans can anticipate. These tax-exempt benefits are provided to former service members whose injuries or illnesses are linked to their period of military service. This encompasses conditions that originated during their service, health problems that deteriorated while they were on duty, and disabilities that may manifest later but can be attributed to their military responsibilities. Veterans who have dependents, a spouse with a disability, or significant injuries such as the loss of a limb may be eligible for additional compensation beyond the standard rating. Also Read: SSI payment: Social …

There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special

There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special

There’s a Gary Cole for everyone. There’s a Gary Cole for every TV fan. Now, he’s leading an ‘NCIS’ Veterans Day special Whether you know him from “The West Wing” or “Veep,” “The Good Wife” or “Office Space,” “Dodgeball” or “Midnight Caller,” you most likely know his face. For a while he was the “hero of the schoolyard” with his daughter’s classmates for appearing in “Cadet Kelly” alongside Hilary Duff. These days, though, it’s his role as Alden Parker on the long-running CBS crime procedural “NCIS” that has him stopped in the street. Centered on the U.S. Navy’s investigative unit in Washington, D.C., the show is currently airing Season 23. “It’s pretty powerful, that impact,” says Cole of the program’s devoted broadcast audience. “So a lot of people have followed the show and they have followed it, some of them, forever,” he adds. Cole’s character was brought in during Season 19 to run the team after Leroy Jethro Gibbs left. In a Veterans Day special, a first for the franchise, “NCIS” and “NCIS: Origins” will …

How CSK’s reluctance to change, their auction failures, and dependence on veterans shoved them out of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

How CSK’s reluctance to change, their auction failures, and dependence on veterans shoved them out of IPL 2025 | Ipl News

It was a comment that Stephen Fleming might not have expected to come back to bite him so soon. After their match against Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where they suffered the first of their eight defeats this season, Fleming was asked whether their structured way of constructing an innings – start slow, pick up pace and end with a flourish had become outdated. For the first time in 15 seasons as the head coach of the franchise, the usually composed Kiwi lost his cool. “You talk about firepower. We have got firepower all the way through. I don’t understand this question. Just because we don’t swing from ball No.1 and have some luck go our way, just see the end, who wins it. It is a positive brand of cricket. Don’t discount us.” From that early summer night to peak summer now, with a month of IPL still left, nobody is counting Chennai for the race to play-offs. They have become the first team to be eliminated. Since that defeat, Chennai have plummeted to several lows …

Army veterans outraged after IAF officer assaulted in Bengaluru: ‘Does he have to learn every state’s language?’

Army veterans outraged after IAF officer assaulted in Bengaluru: ‘Does he have to learn every state’s language?’

Indian Air Force Wing Commander Aditya Bose and his wife Squadron Leader Madhumita were assaulted in a road rage incident in Bengaluru. New Delhi: Army veterans have voiced strong condemnation over the alleged assault of IAF Wing Commander Aditya Bose and his wife, Squadron Leader Madhumita, in Bengaluru. What began as a road rage incident reportedly turned into a conflict over language. Veterans are now raising concerns about whether defence personnel should be expected to learn the local language of every state they are posted in. Army veterans on Bengaluru road rage incident  In a post on X, former Chinar Corps Commander Lieutenant General (retd) KJS Dhillon pointed out that a defense officer is typically posted to 10-15 different states throughout their service. He questioned whether it is necessary for these officers to learn the language of each state before they can lay down their lives protecting the nation, including its people. “Banglore – Always knew it as a beautiful city with wonderful ppl living in peace & harmony. A defence forces officer gets posted to …

MEET actor born to popular Bollywood veterans, half-brother of Sahid Kapoor, worked with Janhvi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, also featured in international series, he

MEET actor born to popular Bollywood veterans, half-brother of Sahid Kapoor, worked with Janhvi Kapoor, Katrina Kaif, also featured in international series, he

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