• Saturday, March 01, 2025

Yorkshire can host internationals as board approves reforms

YORKSHIRE County Cricket Club can continue to host international cricket at Headingley after its members voted in favour of governance reforms on Thursday (31), meeting the conditions set out by the England & Wales Cricket Board (ECB). Yorkshire were barred from staging internationals in the wake of a racism scandal involving allegations…

Imran Khan slams US for ‘meddling in Pakistan politics’

PAKISTAN prime minister Imran Khan has accused the United States of meddling in Islamabad’s politics – a claim quickly denied by Washington – as a debate on a no-confidence motion against him in parliament was postponed. No Pakistan premier has ever seen out a full term, and Khan is facing…

Sri Lanka lifts curfew after violent protests

POLICE in Sri Lanka’s capital lifted a curfew on Friday (1) after protests in which dozens of people were arrested and several policemen were hurt near the home of president Gotabaya Rajapaksa over his handling of an economic crisis. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Rajapaksa’s residence in a Colombo suburb…

Priyanka Chopra’s mother reveals she is yet to meet her…

On January 21, 2022, Priyanka Chopra and Nick Jonas announced the arrival of their first child through surrogacy. The couple, who married in India in December 2018 in a two-day event that included Christian and Hindu ceremonies, took to Instagram to share the good news with the world. While PC and Jonas are busy…

Nushrratt Bharuccha starts filming her next Selfiee

Last seen in the Amazon Prime Video film Chhorii (2021), actress Nushrratt Bharuccha on Thursday started filming for her upcoming Hindi film Selfiee. Bankrolled by Dharma Productions, Selfiee is the official remake of the successful Malayalam-language film Driving License (2019) and also stars Akshay Kumar, Emraan Hashmi, and Diana Penty in lead roles. Bharuccha joined the sets of the…

The Wanted singer Tom Parker dies; bandmate Siva Kaneswaran shares…

Siva Kaneswaran has shared a personal tribute to his The Wanted bandmate Tom Parker. The singer passed away at the age of 33 after being diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer, the British boy band have announced. Parker’s wife Kelsey Hardwick confirmed the devastating news that the singer breathed his last on Wednesday…

Truss calls for stronger ties during India visit

STRONGER ties with India are more important than ever before in view of the crisis in Ukraine, British foreign secretary Liz Truss said Thursday (31), but she said the UK would not tell India not to buy discounted Russian oil. Her comments came after talks with India’s external affairs minister S…

Victim calls Imran Ahmad Khan MP “a child molester” during…

AN alleged sexual assault victim has said the actions of Tory Wakefield MP Imran Ahmad Khan were “pretty clear signs of a child molester”, according to a report. He told Southwark crown court he had alerted the Conservative Party headquarters about the abuse three days before Khan’s election in 2019, The Times reported. According…

Citi exits Indian retail banking operations

CITIBANK has joined the list of foreign banks that have exited their retail banking business in India. The US-based lender announced the sale of its consumer banking portfolio to Axis Bank for an estimated Rs 123.25 billion (£1.24 bn). Global banking majors such as ANZ Grindlays, RBS, Commonwealth Bank of…

Kohli says de Villiers will be first person on his…

Virat Kohli feels if Royal Challengers Bangalore were crowned champions for the first time this season, it would mean a lot to AB de Villiers, who would be the first person on the former captain’s mind after the triumph. One of contemporary cricket’s greatest batters, de Villiers retired from all…