Thomson and Hingsen, Kings of athletes Daley THOMPSON (Great Britain) and Jurgen Hingsen (West Germany) first met at the European U20 Championship in 1977, and then the campaign that would last for the best part of a decade gathered pace in May 1980 in Gotizis at the world-famous Decathlon. The competition in Austria was won…
The dominance of just two major players in a market hinders healthy competition, discourages innovation, and discourages the development of new features or payment services by emerging market entrants. The overwhelming market presence of PhonePe and Google Pay has made it difficult for smaller competitors like Paytm to bring and develop innovative solutions to the…
Sydney: The legendary Sunil Gavaskar on Sunday expressed his displeasure after not being invited to present the trophy, named after him and Allan Border, to Australia following their win over India in the high-voltage five-match rubber. Australia reclaimed the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket win over India in the fifth and final…
Dantewada(Chhatisgarh): Four Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, a senior police official said on Sunday. A head constable of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was also killed in the face-off, he said. The gunfight broke out on Saturday evening in a forest in south Abujhmaad along the border…
India’s 3-1 Test series defeat to Australia was not just a loss but a wake-up call for Indian cricket, exposing cracks in strategy, selection, and performance. The series highlighted glaring failures, and the blame cannot be pinned on a single individual. Instead, it must be shared across players, the coaching staff, and selectors. The return…
Sydney: India lost the Border-Gavaskar trophy after 10 years with a six-wicket loss to Australia on day three of the fifth and final Test here on Sunday. Australian chased down the 162-run target in 27 overs with Travis Head (34 not out) and Beau Webster (39 not out) taking the team home. India lost the…
Washington: A major focus of President-elect Donald Trump‘s foreign policy will likely be on the China challenge; and will likely involve building stronger strategic ties with India, an influential American expert has said, adding that Quad will also likely remain an important forum for engagement for the incoming administration. Trump, 78, will be sworn in…
Washington: Outgoing US President Joe Biden on Saturday presented US’ highest civilian award to former secretary of state Hillary Clinton, controversial philanthropist George Soros, Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour, scientist Bill Nye, and actor Denzel Washington along with 14 others with the country’s highest civilian award – the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Due to scheduling conflict,…
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday accused the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the state of corruption, saying his party’s goal is to form a ‘PDA’ government by winning the Assembly elections due in 2027. ‘PDA’ is an acronym given by Yadav for ‘picchde, Dalit, alpsankhyak’ (backwards,…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday slammed Arvind Kejriwal for building a “sheesh mahal” for himself instead of creating infrastructure in the capital during his nearly 10-year term as Delhi chief minister, saying the AAP convenor will have to give an account for it. Addressing an event after inaugurating a working women’s…
