Dubai: No Indian player features among the nominees for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award which has Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu and New Zealand’s Amelia Kerr, among others. The other two players nominated for the honour are Australia’s Annabel Sutherland and South Africa captain Laura Wolvaardt. “Sri Lanka’s all-format captain has been…
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh): Andhra Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan on Monday said the makers of Allu Arjun starrer ‘Pushpa 2’ should have reached out to the family of the woman, who died in a recent stampede at a theatre in Hyderabad, sooner. A 35-year-old woman was killed in the stampede, and her eight-year-old son…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday condoled the demise of former US president Jimmy Carter and praised him as a statesman of great vision who worked tirelessly for global peace and harmony. “Deeply saddened by the passing of former USA President Mr. Jimmy Carter. A statesman of great vision, he worked tirelessly for…
Dubai: India’s peerless fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah was on Monday nominated for the ICC Test Cricketer of the Year award along with England’s prolific scorer Joe Root. Another English batter Harry Brook and Sri Lanka’s Kamindu Mendis also featured in the list. Bumrah has been the best bowler in Test cricket in 2024 with 71…
Chennai: Amid the outrage in Tamil Nadu over the sexual assault of a woman student inside a technical varsity recently, actor-politician Vijay on Monday urged Tamil Nadu Governor RN Ravi for steps to ensure safety of women in the state. The Tamizhaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) founder called on Governor Ravi at the Raj Bhavan here…
New Delhi: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Monday announced that his party would launch a ‘Pujari Granthi Samman Yojana’ if it gets re-elected in Delhi, promising a monthly allowance of Rs 18,000 for Hindu temple priests and granthis of gurdwaras. The announcement comes ahead of the Delhi Assembly elections, with AAP seeking to retain power…
Melbourne: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Monday said the 184-run drubbing at the hands of Australia in the fourth Test here is “mentally disturbing”, conceding that his team failed to fight in the match. India will now head to Sydney for the fifth and final Test trailing 1-2 in the five-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The series…
Chandigarh: Life was hit in several places of Punjab due to a ‘bandh’ imposed by farmers who have been agitating against the Centre for a legal guarantee of a minimum support price for their crops. Rail and road traffic was crippled and commercial establishments remained shut in many places of the state. Farmers staged ‘dharnas’…
Melbourne: India slumped to a demoralising 184-run loss to Australia in the fourth Test here on Monday with contemporary greats Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli failing to come good yet again, signalling that their walk towards the exit door is not too far. Chasing a near improbable target of 340, both Rohit (9 off 40…
India’s humiliating defeat in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia has reignited debates about the leadership of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. With both players struggling to perform and one Test remaining, perhaps it’s time for a change at the top. Sunil Gavaskar, India’s first cricketing icon, has been vocal about his…
