Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders skipper Ajinkya Rahane admitted that his team’s struggles at the top of the order this season are proving costly, after yet another underwhelming batting display ended in a 39-run defeat to Gujarat Titans here on Monday. Chasing 199, KKR batters stuttered to 159/8. “I thought 199 was chaseable, we came back…
Kolkata: Skipper Shubman Gill’s elegant 90 off 55 balls on a challenging Eden Gardens pitch was complemented well by a disciplined bowling from Gujarat Titans as defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders succumbed to a 39-run loss in an IPL match here on Monday. Gill’s innings, adorned with 10 fours and three sixes, along with Sai…
Arun Sharma Dehradun: With the registration figure of devotees reaching 17 lakh even before the start of Chardham Yatra, the Uttarakhand government on Monday decided to increase the limit of online registration to 75 per cent. More registration counters on the yatra route of each dham will also be opened, the state government said. Garhwal…
New Delhi: India and the US said Monday that they made “significant progress” in negotiations for a mutually beneficial bilateral trade pact as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US Vice President JD Vance held wide-ranging talks focusing on boosting cooperation in areas of defence, energy and strategic technologies. The talks took place hours after Vance,…
Pope Francis, the first Jesuit and the first Latin American pontiff to lead the Roman Catholic Church, passed away in Vatican City at the age of 88. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in Buenos Aires, Argentina, he ascended to the papacy in 2013 and spent more than a decade transforming the Church’s relationship with the modern…
From the towering heights of Mount Vindhya, emerging from the depths of a cavern vast and shadowed, came forth the divine bird Sampathi, son of Aruna and Syeni, charioteer of Lord Aditya. His presence cast a solemn hush over the gathered warriors on the ocean’s shore. With eyes that had witnessed the ages and a…
Sri Sarvamangala Temple is located in Korba, a city in the state of Chhattisgarh. The temple is situated on the banks of the Haesdeo river, surrounded by scenic natural beauty and peaceful surroundings. Maa Sarvamangala is considered the guardian deity of Korba, and the land is believed to flourish under her blessings. Long ago, Korba…
Kochi: Pope Francis’s connection with India was marked by a mix of hopes and challenges. His long-held wish to visit the country remained unfulfilled. However, just months ago, he elevated an Indian priest, who is a Vatican official, to the rank of Cardinal–a notable moment for the Catholic community there. Francis, who was the first…
Mumbai: India captain Rohit Sharma on Monday thanked his long-time friend Abhishek Nayar, days after the latter was removed as national team assistant coach by the BCCI. Rohit, who roared back to form with an unbeaten 76 for Mumbai Indians in the IPL on Sunday, shared a photo of himself celebrating his fifty on Instagram…
San Francisco: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday said India is “actively engaging” with the new US administration and hopes to conclude the first tranche of the bilateral trade agreement “positively” by fall (September-October) this year. “We are one of the countries that is actively engaged with the new administration of the United States of…
