New Delhi: Shubman Gill has “already passed his toughest test as captain in England”, asserted India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday as he lauded the young leader for earning the dressing room’s respect by “saying and doing the right things”. As he turned 44 on Tuesday, Gambhir had more than one reason to celebrate…
NEW DELHI: (Oct 14) The Congress on Tuesday attacked the government over US President Donald Trump’s praise for Pakistan Army Chief Asim Munir, saying what kind of signal is the American leader sending to India, despite PM Narendra Modi’s “desperate attempts” to ingratiate himself with him. What sort of friendship is this between Trump and…
New Delhi: The BJP on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar Assembly elections, fielding Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha from Tarapur and Lakhisarai seats, respectively, and six state ministers. The list also includes nine women candidates, including sitting Minister Renu Devi, who will seek re-election from…
Dhaka: At least nine people were killed in a fire that broke out at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday, local media reported. According to the state-run BSS news agency, the devastating fire in two buildings of the garment factory and chemical warehouse at Mirpur in the capital also…
New Delhi: Google will invest USD 15 billion over the next five years in setting up an AI hub in India, which will include the country’s largest data centre in partnership with Adani Group. The project is expected to create 5,000–6,000 direct jobs and 20,000–30,000 total jobs in Andhra Pradesh, a government statement said. The…
Sharm El-Sheik (Egypt): US President Donald Trump on Monday praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming him, saying “India is a great country with a good friend of mine at the top”. Trump, addressing a summit of world leaders at this Egyptian city after a ceasefire reached in Gaza ending the Israel-Hamas war,…
New Delhi: The India U-23 men’s national team was held to a 1-1 draw by Indonesia in their second friendly in Jakarta on Monday. After a goalless first half, Korou Singh Thingujam (47′) put the Blue Colts in the lead, before Dony Tri Pamungkas (71′) equalized for the hosts. India had defeated the hosts 2-1…
Patna: Candidates were yet to be announced by both the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc in poll-bound Bihar on Monday, even as just four days remain for filing nominations for the first phase, and the process begins for the second leg. However, state BJP president Dilip Jaiswal, who was back from Delhi a…
New Delhi: Calling it lack of sensitivity and propriety, the Supreme Court on Monday criticized Justice N Senthilkumar of the Madras High Court for entertaining petitions on the Karur stampede at actor-politician Vijay’s rally and ordering an SIT probe. A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and N V Anjaria said, surprisingly, the single judge…
When I began writing this column, my purpose was never personal. It was — and remains — to highlight the persistent injustices faced by aspiring cricketers from the rural and semi-urban districts of our young Telangana state. Ten years have passed since Telangana was formed, yet our boys continue to be treated as outsiders on…
