• Tuesday, February 25, 2025

England call uncapped off-spinner Shoaib Bashir for 5-Test series in…

SOMERSET off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, who is yet to play international cricket, has been picked for the England squad for the upcoming five-Test series in India starting in January. The 20-year-old Surrey-born cricketer has made his debut in first class, List A and T20 matches early this year and has played…

India economy & business news in brief for Dec 11:…

HERE are news in brief related to Indian economy & business for Monday, December 11, 2023: Infosys, India's second biggest information technology (IT) services provider, on Monday said Nilanjan Roy has stepped down as its chief finance officer (CFO) and would be succeeded by Jayesh Sanghrajka. Roy, who joined Infosys…

Australia’s new migration strategy unlikely to impact Indians

AUSTRALIA is undertaking futuristic reforms to its existing migration system with a greater scrutiny of antecedents of applicants but it will not have an adverse impact on the flow of Indian students and professionals into the country, people familiar with the matter said on Monday (11). In its new migration…

How Modi’s BJP foxes opposition by changing its leaders even…

PRIME minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) registered a massive electoral victory on December 3 when it clinched three key states in the Hindi heartland -- an achievement that would boost its confidence ahead of next year's general elections. After the results were out, the BJP went…

Pakistan-occupied Kashmir belongs to India, nobody can snatch it: Amit…

INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Monday (11) thundered in the parliament that "Pakistan-occupied Kashmir" or PoK belongs to India and nobody can snatch it. The leader, who is the second most powerful in the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led by prime minister Narendra Modi, said this while discussing…

India set to take quantum jump, we have to work…

PRIME minister Narendra Modi on Monday (11) exuded confidence that India will take a quantum jump during the current period and said the young generation has to be prepared in such a way that it provides leadership to the country and prioritises national interest over everything else. Launching "Viksit Bharat…

Pakistan blasts Indian top court’s verdict on Article 370 repeal:…

PAKISTAN on Monday (11) said the verdict given by the supreme court of eastern neighbour India upholding the abrogation of Article 370 of the country's constitution has "no legal value", asserting that the international law doesn't recognise New Delhi's "unilateral and illegal actions" of August 5, 2019. The Narendra Modi…

Erik ten Hag under scanner as Man Utd struggle for…

MANCHESTER United's future in this season's Champions League hangs by a thread ahead of Bayern Munich's visit to Old Trafford, with an early exit in Europe sure to put more scrutiny on manager Erik ten Hag. The Dutchman tried to argue after victory over Chelsea last week that United's season…

South Africa-India T20 series: First game washed out

THE first Twenty20 international between South Africa and India was abandoned without a ball being bowled at Kingsmead in Durban on Sunday (10). Steady rain fell throughout the afternoon before the umpires decided almost two hours after the scheduled start that no play would be possible. The second match is…

Why PM Sunak is facing his riskiest challenge this week

UK LEADER Rishi Sunak faces the riskiest week of his premiership, with lawmakers gathering Monday (11) to decide whether to back his flagship policy to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. Factions of MPs from across Sunak's divided Conservatives have convened meetings to consider how to vote when the controversial legislation…