(Online Sports Desk) Erling Haaland scored an 86th-minute winner to send Norway to a dramatic 2-1 win over Ivory Coast – and set up a mouth-watering World Cup last-16 clash with Brazil. With a tense round-of-32 game heading towards extra-time, Norway’s main man stepped up to tap in Sander Berge’s cross and earn Norway their…
Online Desk Kylian Mbappé scored twice, and Michael Olise was in scintillating form as France beat Sweden 3-0 at the World Cup on Wednesday to set up a Round of 16 clash with Paraguay. Mbappé finished a superb move to break the deadlock just before half-time in the last-32 tie watched by 80,663 at the New…
New Delhi: The Monsoon session of Parliament is likely to commence from July 20 and is expected to go on for three weeks, officials said on Tuesday. The Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA) is yet to take a final decision. Usually, Monsoon and Winter sessions have 20 sittings and are spread over four weeks….
Chester-Le-Street: England have their tactics drawn up for Vaibhav Suryavanshi even as suspense prevails over the Indian batting sensation’s T20I debut in the series opener here on Wednesday. The three-time world champions India will take on England in a five-match series starting here on Wednesday, and it remains to be seen if the 15-year-old Suryavanshi…
Washington: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday struck down President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship, upholding that any person born on American soil is a citizen. The Supreme Court ruled that the 14th Amendment guarantees birthright citizenship to children born in the US, including those whose parents are in the country unlawfully or…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday spoke with his Irish counterpart Helen McEntee and conveyed his best wishes as Ireland assumes the Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Jaishankar said they also discussed ways to deepen India-Ireland cooperation, including in trade and education. “Glad to speak to FM @HMcEntee of…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a telephonic conversation on Tuesday with President of Iran Masoud Pezeshkian, who briefed him on the recent developments in West Asia and the way forward. The prime minister said he reiterated in his interaction with the Iranian leader the importance of freedom of navigation in the Strait of…
Vinay Rao (…..Contd) To understand why none of these questions found their way into the courtroom, one must first understand what many affiliated clubs within the Hyderabad Cricket Association have gradually become. For a significant section of HCA’s membership, cricket development has ceased to be the primary purpose of affiliation. The affiliated club is no…
Politics in Telangana is entering a decisive phase. The honeymoon period of the Congress government is fading, while the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS), once the dominant political force in the state, continues to grapple with an identity crisis after transforming itself from the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) into a national party. As one struggles to…
Upadhyayula Lakshman Rao In the resonant cadence of Tristubh and Gayatri chandas, the sage Agastya raises a hymn that is at once a plea, a surrender, and a profound alignment with cosmic forces. The Maruts—the radiant storm deities, embodiments of movement, vitality, and luminous force—are invoked with humility and longing. The sage approaches them not…
