- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
AN influential Jewish group has felicitated Indian American physician Dr Bharat Barai for his relentless effort to strengthen ties between India, the US and Israel and his stand against antisemitism. "We stand with you, our Jewish brothers and sisters," said Dr Bharat Barai, an ardent advocate of the India-Israel relationship…
SRI LANKA'S Dushmantha Chameera could be thrust straight into World Cup action against Afghanistan following his late call-up into the squad, according to assistant coach Naveed Nawaz. The 31-year-old Chameera, a veteran of 44 one-day internationals, was summoned after fellow paceman Lahiru Kumara was sidelined by a left thigh-muscle injury…
THE death toll from the series of explosions that rocked a convention centre in Kalamassery in the southern Indian state of Kerala increased to three on Monday (30) after a 12-year-old girl, who was among the injured, died at a local government hospital. The victim, identified as Libina, hailed from…
At least 13 people were killed and 50 were injured after two trains collided on the Howrah-Chennai line in Vizianagaram district of the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh on Sunday (29) evening, police said. The incident happened just months after a horrific train accident that took place in the…
HOSTS India continued with their superior show in the ongoing World Cup 2023 at Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow on Sunday (29) when they hammered reigning champions England by 100 runs in a game that the Three Lions had to win to remain the…
AT LEAST one person was killed while around 40 were injured after a series of blasts rocked a convention centre in Kalamassery area of Kochi in Ernakulam district of the southern Indian state of Kerala on Sunday (29). The explosions reportedly took place minutes after a prayer meeting started at…
NETHERLANDS captain Scott Edwards led from the front as they bounced back from a record World Cup defeat by Australia with an 87-run hammering of Bangladesh. Saturday's victory in Kolkata was the non-Test side's second win of the tournament after their shock defeat of South Africa. The Netherlands, as was…
FIVE-TIME champions Australia edged out gallant New Zealand by just five runs in the highest-scoring World Cup game in history on Saturday. Australia piled up 388 all out as Travis Head top scored with 109 and fellow opener David Warner made 81. New Zealand battled hard with Rachin Ravindra making…
SHARAD Pawar, a major opposition leader in India, on Saturday (28) slammed the Narendra Modi government saying it was confused over the burning issue of Palestine. The 82-year-old chief of the Nationalist Congress Party, a prominent player in the politics of the western state of Maharashtra, also said that he…
IN a shocking incident, seven members of a family, including three children, were found dead at their house in Surat in the western Indian state of Gujarat on Saturday (28). A note was recovered from the spot by the police that said that the family decided to take the extreme…
