- Sunday, March 09, 2025
AFTER Pakistan's early exit from the Champions Trophy, the former Pakistani cricketers are weighing in their opinions on what went wrong with the national team, and some of them have criticised the Indian cricket board for skewing things in their favour. Former champion off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, who was head coach…
INDIA'S cricket board defended its World-Cup-winning captain Rohit Sharma after comments about his lack of fitness from a spokesperson for the Congress party. Sharma, who turns 38 next month, is leading the Indian cricket team in the Champions Trophy but was criticised for his weight by Shama Mohamed, who said…
MAHARASHTRA minister Dhananjay Munde on Tuesday (4) resigned from the state cabinet, days after his close aide Walmik Karad was named as the mastermind in the murder of a sarpanch in Beed district. Chief minister Devendra Fadnavis told reporters at Vidhan Bhawan that he has forwarded the resignation of Munde,…
VIRAT KOHLI did not finish the chase for once, but his measured 84-run knock steered India into their fifth Champions Trophy final with a clinical four-wicket win over an under-strength and profligate Australia in the first last-four clash in Dubai on Tuesday (4). The Indian triumph ensures that the final…
THE BOMBAY HIGH COURT on Tuesday (4) stayed for four weeks a special court's order directing FIR against former Sebi chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch and five other officials for alleged stock market fraud and regulatory violations. A single bench of Justice Shivkumar Dige said the special court order of March…
US PRESIDENT Donald Trump has paused military aid to Ukraine following his clash with Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky last week, a White House official, deepening the fissure that has opened between the two one-time allies. "President Trump has been clear that he is focused on peace. We need our partners…
THE BODIES of the last four of the trapped workers were pulled out from the site of the avalanche-hit Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp in Chamoli on Sunday (2), taking the death toll to eight as authorities ended the nearly 60-hour rescue operation. Army doctors said 46 workers who were…
SHREYAS IYER'S pressure-defying fifty and Varun Chakravarthy’s spin masterclass helped India script a 44-run win over New Zealand in Dubai on Sunday (2) to top Group A, setting up the semifinal against Australia in the Champions Trophy. Iyer made a composed 79 off 98 balls under pressure but New Zealand,…
HOLLYWOOD veteran Harrison Ford will give the 97th Academy Awards a miss after being diagnosed with shingles. The 82-year-old actor's representative confirmed Ford's diagnosis and his absence from the ceremony to the entertainment news outlet Variety. Ford, whose latest film appearance is "Captain America: Brave New World", was supposed to…
ZENDAYA has been cast in the fifth installment of the animated fantasy series "Shrek," set for release in 2026. She will voice the daughter of Shrek (Mike Myers) and Fiona (Cameron Diaz), joining the original cast that includes Eddie Murphy. According to The Hollywood Reporter, "Shrek 5" will be directed…
