- Friday, February 28, 2025
THE yoga craze hit east Asia in a big way but took a temporary hit from a pandemic called SARS. After the threat ended, in 2003, I resumed my search for yoga classes like many others in Hong Kong, and within a week, I signed up with a centre offering…
INDIA’S opposition Congress has unanimously decided that Sonia Gandhi should continue as its president till organisational polls after she expressed readiness to “make any and every sacrifice” in the party’s interest. The Congress suffered heavy losses in the recently held elections in five states, including in Punjab where the party…
INDIA is considering taking up a Russian offer to buy its crude oil and other commodities at discounted prices with payment via a rupee-rouble transaction, two Indian officials said, amid tough Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. India, which imports 80 per cent of its oil needs,…
Sri Lankan veteran Lasith Malinga will return to the Indian Premier League as a fast bowling coach for Rajasthan Royals, the franchise announced Friday. Malinga remains the leading wicket-taker in the world’s most valuable cricket league with 170 scalps for five-time champions Mumbai Indians — with whom he won four…
Australian Usman Khawaja finally reached a hundred in the country of his birth Pakistan on the opening day of the second Test in Karachi on Saturday. The 35-year-old pushed spinner Sajid Khan for a sharp single towards square leg, punching the air to celebrate his tenth Test hundred, his second…
Paytm shares nosedived 13 per cent Monday after Indian regulators banned the beleaguered payments platform from enrolling new customers and reports its founder was arrested for crashing into a police car. The firm enjoyed India’s biggest-ever initial public offering four months ago, with the backing of Chinese tycoon Jack Ma’s…
AN independent review of the government’s ambition to make England smoke-free by 2030 is considering a ban on under-25s buying cigarettes, The Times reported. Javed Khan, a former chief executive of the children’s charity Barnardo’s, is leading the review. He is now scrutinising whether national action on smoking goes far enough, the…
INDIA extended their lead to 204 after Jasprit Bumrah took five wickets to bowl out Sri Lanka for 109 on day two of the pink ball Test on Sunday (13). Angelo Mathews was the top scorer with 43, while Niroshan Dickwella added 21. The hosts were 61 for one at tea…
US officials have admitted that millions of ethnic minority Americans missed out in the Census while overcounting white and Asian people, according to a report. The error pointed out a steeper decline in the white population than initially announced, reported The Times. The review by the Census Bureau also found that many Hispanic, black…
SOUTH AFRICAN Faf du Plessis will succeed Virat Kohli as Royal Challengers Bangalore skipper, the Indian Premier League team has announced as it gears up to chase an elusive maiden tournament title. The former Test captain is a league veteran, making his debut for Chennai Super Kings in 2012 and…
