We didn”t deserve to win: Gill blames fielders for loss against KKR
Kolkata: Gujarat Titans skipper Shubman Gill blamed his team’s poor fielding effort for the 29-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders, saying they “didn’t deserve to win” after dropping multiple catches against the former champions in the IPL match here on Saturday . GT endured a sloppy outing in the field, spilling four catches, including a…
Pakistan’s ‘answer’ to Dhurandhar exits before the titles begin
Pakistan apparently decided that if Bollywood could produce a roaring blockbuster like ‘Dhurandhar’, it too could roll out a cinematic missile in response. The result was ‘Mera Lyari’ – a film that now deserves entry into record books for achieving what most filmmakers spend crores trying to avoid: empty theatres. The film reportedly sold just…
Prosecute Mamata — If Not Now, When?
MS Shanker The political earthquake in West Bengal has clearly left the defeated establishment rattled. The reported unrest in parts of North Asansol following discussions over regulating loudspeaker decibel levels atop mosques is not merely a law-and-order issue; it is symptomatic of a deeper crisis that has haunted the state for years — the dangerous…
India, Netherlands elevating ties to strategic partnership: PM Modi after talks with Dutch counterpart
The Hague: India and the Netherlands on Saturday decided to elevate their relationship to the strategic partnership level following extensive talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten amid shifting global geopolitics. Modi began his two-day visit to The Hague on Friday as part of four-nation trip to Europe that is…
Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son arrested in POCSO case, remanded to judicial custody
Hyderabad: Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar’s son, Bageerath, was arrested on Saturday night in a POCSO case registered against him, and later remanded to judicial custody by a magistrate. “Police have arrested the accused,” a senior police official told PTI. In a release issued after midnight, the Cyberabad Commissioner of Police announced that various teams…
Whirlwind Allen, Raghuvanshi keep KKR alive with 29-run win over GT
Kolkata: Finn Allen’s breathtaking 93 and Angkrish Raghuvanshi’s equally engaging 82 were the differentiators as Kolkata Knight Riders made Gujarat Titans pay heavily for their sloppy fielding to secure a 29-run win, keeping their slender playoff hopes alive in the IPL match here on Saturday. Allen’s explosive 35-ball knock laid the platform before Raghuvanshi, whose…
Netherlands hands back Chola dynasty copper plates to India
The Hague: The Netherlands on Saturday handed back 11th-century Chola dynasty copper plates to India, in an event attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Dutch counterpart Rob Jetten, signifying the strengthening of ties between the two countries. PM Modi, who arrived in the Netherlands on Friday after a brief stopover in the UAE…
Sack Dharmendra Pradhan: Rahul to PM amid NEET row
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday stepped up its attack on the Centre over the NEET paper-leak issue, with Rahul Gandhi demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately sack Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan or take responsibility himself. The youth wing of the Congress staged a protest here demanding Pradhan’s resignation over the issue and…
It Was Never About 57 Clubs. It Was Always About the Marketplace Behind Them — Part IV
Vinay Rao The Boy Who Allegedly Paid Rs 25 Lakhs to Play for Hyderabad A complaint is lying inside the grievance system of the Hyderabad Cricket Association. A copy has already been marked to the Single Member Committee headed by Justice P. Naveen Rao. Weeks have passed. Nothing visible has moved. Nobody appears suspended. Nobody…
Why BJP’s Southern Mission Is Taking Time?
In my personal view, one of the biggest mistakes political observers make while assessing the Bharatiya Janata Party in South India is judging it through the lens of immediate electoral victories. The BJP does not usually think in terms of one election cycle. It thinks in decades. That is what fundamentally differentiates it from most…
