- Sunday, February 23, 2025
RAMPANT Afghanistan mauled a lethargic New Zealand by 84 runs to grab top spot in Group C at the T20 World Cup with an upset win at the Guyana National Stadium on Friday (7). Set a challenging 160 for victory, the Black Caps crashed to 75 all out off 15.2…
CANADA won their first match at any Twenty20 World Cup when they stunned Ireland by 12 runs in a Group A game in New York on Friday. Defending a target of just 138, the non-Test nation bowled and fielded expertly to hold Ireland to 125-7 from their full 20 overs.…
HERE are news in brief on Indian economy and business for Friday, June 7, 2024: An analyst at Fitch Ratings on Friday said India's medium-term fiscal consolidation, crucial for any ratings upgrade, is likely to face greater challenges with a new coalition government taking office, Reuters reported. Prime minister Narendra…
TIES between India and Canada have seen a rough ride in the past many months over the question of Khalistan and Indo-Canadians across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) of the North American nation closely followed the results of the recently held elections in India and what lied in store for…
LABOUR leader Keir Starmer intends to utilize his party's manifesto to make a robust commitment to Palestinian statehood since the conflict in Gaza began, The Guardian reported citing sources. The move aims to bolster the party’s support base on the left. Insiders familiar with the document reveal that the Labour…
INDIAN president Droupadi Murmu on Friday (7) invited prime minister-elect Narendra Modi as leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) to form the next government in New Delhi, three days after the coalition secured a majority in the general elections that took place between April 19…
PAKISTAN skipper Babar Azam said they failed to assess the conditions and were outperformed by USA with both bat and ball in the T20 World Cup match in Dallas on Thursday (6). A below-par Pakistan were stunned by newcomers USA in the Super Over in their opening Group A match.…
MALDIVES' president Mohamed Muizzu has accepted the invitation to attend Indian prime minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony in New Delhi over the weekend, according to a media report on Friday (7). Maldivian news portal Edition.mv quoted its sister-publication in Dhivehi, Mihaaru News, as saying that Muizzu will leave for the…
WHILE the less-than-satisfactory show by prime minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the recent general elections in India has left his highly energetic constituencies devastated, the exact opposite has taken place with the followers of Mamata Banerjee, the chief minister of the eastern state of West Bengal and…
CAPTAIN Richie Berrington upstaged his Namibian counterpart in leading Scotland to a table-topping, five-wicket victory in Group B at the T20 World Cup on Thursday at Kensington Oval in Barbados. Thwarted by the weather in their opening fixture against England two days earlier at the same venue, Berrington's composed unbeaten…
