- Tuesday, March 11, 2025
FLAMBOYANT Indian opener Prithvi Shaw and seam-bowling all-rounder Shardul Thakur failed to find any takers but Washington Sundar was bought by Gujarat Titans for ₹32 million (£301,655.26) on the second day of the IPL mega auction in Jeddah on Monday. Meanwhile, Mumbai Indians bought Afghanistan's mystery spinner Allah Ghazanfar for…
A WOMAN deputy superintendent of police has been booked after a woman lawyer in Bengaluru died by suicide accusing the officer of stripping her while conducting interrogation in the Karnataka Bhovi Development Corporation scam. She also accused the DySP of demanding ₹2.5 million (£23,597) bribe. The Banashankari police registered a…
PAKISTAN'S Punjab province of over 120 million people remained cut off from the rest of the country following the second consecutive day of a protest march of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) with police arresting hundreds of its workers. With the blockade of main roads within Lahore and other parts…
JASPRIT BUMRAH led a feisty bunch of Indian cricketers to their most dominant Test victory on Australian soil, winning by a massive 295 runs in a remarkable turnaround that will find a pride of place among the country's golden moments in international cricket. The stand-in skipper led by example with…
BENCHMARK equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, helped by a rally in blue-chip stocks and the BJP pulling off a stunning performance in Maharashtra, winning a record number of seats to propel the party-led ruling Mahayuti alliance to a landslide victory. Extending its…
DURING a conversation at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa to celebrate Raj Kapoor's centenary, actor Ranbir Kapoor addressed criticisms of his films glorifying violence and controversial themes. Responding to a question about Animal and Sanju, Kapoor emphasised the dual role of an actor as an entertainer…
THE SUPREME COURT on Monday (25) dismissed pleas challenging the 1976 amendment to the Constitution adding the terms 'socialist', 'secular' and 'integrity' to the Preamble. A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Sanjiv Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar had on November 22 reserved its verdict on a batch of…
THE TOLL in the clashes between police and protesters opposing a court-ordered survey of a Mughal-era mosque in Sambhal, Uttar Pradesh, rose to four following the death of one more injured person, officials said on Monday. Police have lodged seven FIRs in connection with the Sunday's violence naming Samajwadi Party…
INDIA recorded a dominant 295-run win in the first Test after dismissing Australia for 238 in their second innings on day four in Perth on Monday. With the thumping win, India lead the five-match series 1-0. It did not take long for India to complete formalities after reducing Australia to…
YASHASVI JAISWAL on Sunday emerged as the unofficial flag-bearer of Indian batting for the next decade and a half as India's lead crossed 400. A little over a month shy of his 23rd birthday, Jaiswal, who has already announced his arrival on the big stage, notched up a classic 161…
