London: All-rounder Washington Sundar feels the presence of “solid” batters in the dressing room will allow India to chase 193 against England on a tricky day five pitch at Lord’s. It was Washington’s four-wicket haul that enabled India to bowl out England for 192 on day four. In response, India stumbled to 58 for four…
New Delhi: Indian badminton star Saina Nehwal and husband Parupalli Kashyap, who is also a top former shuttler, have announced their decision to part ways mutually. Taking to Instagram on Sunday, Saina shared the personal update that has taken the sporting world by surprise. “Life takes us in different directions sometimes. After much thought and…
Singapore: India will play an increasingly important role globally as the world “inexorably” transitions into multipolarity, Singaporean Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan said after holding talks with his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar on Sunday. Jaishankar, who was in this city-state as part of his two-nation trip, also met President Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Deputy Prime Minister Gan…
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha nominee Ujjwal Nikam recalled his conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday ahead of the Ministry of Home’s notification about Rajya Sabha nominations. He told news agency ANI that he had received a phone call from PM Narendra Modi, who asked him if he should talk in Hindi or Marathi. “He spoke…
LUCKNOW: (Jul 13) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that the Brahmos missile proved instrumental in Operation Sindoor and since then, more than a dozen countries have expressed interest in it. Singh said this at an event in Lucknow where he unveiled a statue of former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Chandra Bhanu Gupta at…
London: Washington Sundar put India in the best possible position to win the Lord’s Test with a four-wicket haul before batters stuttered to 58 for four at stumps on day four, chasing 193 on a rapidly deteriorating pitch in London on Sunday. After the good work of the pacers, Washington made the ball talk with…
London: Jannik Sinner halted Carlos Alcaraz’s winning run as he defeated the two-time defending champion in the Wimbledon 2025 final in a four-set thriller. Sinner has become the first-ever Italian player to win the Wimbledon title with his victory over Alcaraz by 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4. Sinner completed his Roland Garros redemption as he handed Alcaraz…
India is no stranger to breathtaking monuments and natural wonders, but few heritage treasures are as quietly magnificent and sustainably ingenious as Meghalaya’s living root bridges. Woven not by architects or engineers but by generations of the Khasi and Jaintia tribes, these botanical marvels are, quite literally, alive. Last week, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…
MS Shanker The rot in the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has deepened dramatically, with last week’s crackdown by the Telangana State CID following a damning Vigilance and Enforcement Directorate (VED) report. Five arrests have already been made — including HCA President Jaganmohan Rao, CEO Sunil Kante, Treasurer CJ srinivas, and others linked to the infamous…
For decades, there has been an invisible line in India’s education system – the front bench and the back bench. While students sitting on the front bench are often considered “brilliant”, those on the back bench are seen as a symbol of neglect and ridicule. But a recent change in Kerala’s government schools challenges this…
