- Tuesday, February 25, 2025
AUSTRALIA banked on half centuries from opener David Warner and Mitchell Marsh to crush New Zealand by eight wickets to win their maiden World Cup title in T20s at the Dubai International Stadium in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday (14). The day belonged to the Kangaroos after captain Aaron…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi has presided over a meeting to speak over the future of cryptocurrencies, sources told Reuters on Saturday (13), amid reports that the government is mulling modifying a bill that would have imposed a ban. “It was strongly felt that attempts to mislead the youth through…
DARYL Mitchell, the hero of the first semi-final who took New Zealand to their maiden final in the T20 World Cup by beating England earlier this week, has made it to the Kiwis’ squad for the upcoming two-Test away series against India. He replaced Devon Conway who has been ruled…
AUTHORITIES have decided to close schools in New Delhi for a week and construction sites in the national capital for four days. Arvind Kejriwal, the chief minister of Delhi, on Sunday (14) said this while the city continues to protect its residents from a worsening air-pollution crisis. Kejriwal also said…
THE India Pavilion has emerged as one of the most-visited pavilions at EXPO2020 Dubai with the visitors’ footfall crossing three lakh in just 43 days as on Friday (12). The pavilion was inaugurated on October 1 by India’s commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal. “The huge interest of visitors in…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi, Indian National Congress president Sonia Gandhi and other leaders of the grand-old party on Sunday (14) paid tributes to Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), India’s first and the longest-serving prime minister on his 132nd birth anniversary. In a tweet, Modi said, “Tributes to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Ji…
NEGOTIATORS from almost 200 countries have accepted a new climate deal after COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, concluded its extra plenary on Saturday (13) with an agreement after India intervened to press the world to “phase down” rather than “phase out” fossil fuels. Indian environment and climate minister Bhupender…
SOURAV Ganguly, the president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), on Sunday (14) confirmed former India batter VVS Laxman will be taking charge as the head of the National Cricket Academy (NCA). Speaking to Asian News International over whether Laxman will take over as the head…
THE cricketing fraternity is set to witness a new world champion in the T20 format on Sunday (14) when trans-Tasman rivals Australia and New Zealand will lock horns for the crown in the final of the T20 World Cup in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. While Australia are playing…
IN a major boost to India’s capability to target enemy fighter planes and cruise missiles at long range, Russia has started supplying the S-400 Triumf air defence missile system to its old ally. “Russia has started supplying S-400 air defense system to India,” director of Russian Federal Service for Military-Technical…
