Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) wants former India captains Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to play in the 2025-26 edition of the Vijay Hazare Trophy. The premier domestic one-day tournament is scheduled to take place from December 24 to January 18. According to a report in the Times of India…
Dharamshala: Rohit Sharma’s match fitness will be tested, but India’s team management would also closely monitor Nitish Kumar Reddy’s performance as a back-up for injury-prone Hardik Pandya when they formally begin their 2027 World Cup preparations with the first ever ODI series against Afghanistan here on Saturday. Having nursed a hamstring niggle during the IPL,…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the NDA government’s efforts are rooted in dignity, opportunity and empowerment, and these have helped create an environment where women can realise their full potential and contribute even more strongly to nation-building. Modi said that over the last 12 years, the NDA government has worked to…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the passing away of Asian Games gold medallist shooter Jaspal Rana, and said his demise was a profound loss to the world of Indian sports. Rana, 49, breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on Thursday night. “Deeply saddened by the passing of Shri Jaspal Rana…
New Delhi: Jaspal Rana, the Asian Games gold medallist shooter who later guided Manu Bhaker to her historic double bronze-medal feat at the Paris Olympics as a coach, has died. He was 49. According to National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) president Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo, Rana breathed his last at a Delhi hospital on…
New Delhi: The government has restricted industrial, commercial and institutional users from buying petrol and diesel from petrol pumps and instead asked them to source their requirements from bulk sale points, according to an official order. The restrictions, which will be in place for up to 90 days, follow abnormal demand growth, particularly that of…
Washington: US President Donald Trump said that a deal to end the war with Iran is nearly complete and is expected to be signed over the weekend in Europe. Trump made these remarks at the Oval Office in the White House on Thursday afternoon, hours after calling off military strikes on Iran and threatening to…
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee left the West Bengal CID headquarters here on Thursday night after he was questioned for nearly six hours in the signature forgery case over the party’s choice of Leader of Opposition in the state assembly. Banerjee reached the CID headquarters at around 5.50 pm after the Calcutta…
New Delhi: Mallikarjun Kharge, Pawan Khera, Satish Poonia, Tarun Chugh, and others were among 24 candidates elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. Elections for two Jharkhand seats and one Mizoram seat will be held on June 18, with competitive races expected. The NDA secured 19 seats and Congress five, underscoring strong party control in several…
Helsinki: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday stressed the need for resilient and diversified supply chains, sustained diplomatic efforts and greater international cooperation to deal with the fallout of ongoing conflicts, saying their impact extends “far beyond the regions” where they occur. Participating in a discussion on “Emerging Powers and the New Geopolitical Competition”…
