• Monday, February 24, 2025

Man City clinch historic 4th straight Premier League title; beat…

MANCHESTER CITY created English football history on Sunday (19), overcoming West Ham 3-1 to win their fourth straight Premier League title and break Arsenal's hearts as Jurgen Klopp made an emotional Liverpool exit. Phil Foden scored two early goals at an expectant Etihad to put his side on the brink…

IPL final standings: Hyderabad finish second as washout pushes Rajasthan…

SUNRISERS HYDERABAD ended the IPL league stage in second behind table-toppers Kolkata Knight Riders after they beat Punjab Kings by four wickets on Sunday (19). Former champions Hyderabad, led by Pat Cummins, edged out Rajasthan Royals for second spot on net run-rate after the final league match between Rajasthan and…

Iran president’s helicopter makes ‘hard landing’, says state TV

A HELICOPTER with Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi was involved in a "hard landing", the country's state television has reported, adding more details will follow as soon as search operations were underway for the aircraft. According to the Middle Eastern nation's state media, the incident occurred near Jolfa in Iran's East…

Fifth phase of India general elections today; Rahul Gandhi in…

INDIA on Monday (20) will host the fifth phase of its ongoing national elections during which  49 constituencies in eight states and federally administered Union Territories will vote. The states are Jharkhand (three constituencies), Odisha (five constituencies), Uttar Pradesh (14 constituencies), Bihar (five constituencies), Maharashtra (13 constituencies) and West Bengal…

Kohli’s Bengaluru win southern derby to reach IPL playoffs; defenders…

ROYAL Challengers Bengaluru's (RCB) fairytale run in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 continued on Saturday (18) when they beat defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) by 27 runs to advance to the last four stage with a superior net run-rate. It was their sixth successive win after they lost…

Arvind Kejriwal’s aide, accused of assaulting own party MP, arrested

BIBHAV Kumar, an aide to the chief minister of Delhi, Arvind Kejriwal, was arrested on Saturday (18) in connection with the alleged assault Swati Maliwal, a parliamentarian of his Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), even as the party claimed she was "blackmailed" by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party of prime minister…

RCB vs CSK: Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni together for…

WHILE excitement was heating up around the crucial clash between defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday (18), the match was also gaining attention for another big reason. It could…

Not too many more vibrant democracies than India, says US

THERE are not too many more vibrant democracies in the world than India, the White House has said, applauding the people of India for exercising their right to vote.  White House national security communications advisor John Kirby was responding to a question on the ongoing Indian elections in which more…

Bishkek violence: India asks its students to stay indoors; Pakistan…

INDIAN external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Saturday (18) said the country's government was monitoring the welfare of Indian students in Bishkek, the capital of the central Asian republic of Kyrgyzstan, where a mob violence broke out targeting international students. In a post on X, he said, “Monitoring the welfare of…

IPL 2024: Bengaluru look up to ‘Lucky 18’ to beat…

SATURDAY, May 18, will see one of the biggest games of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 before the playoffs begin as defending champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in what will be a virtual knock-out clash. However, while a win for CSK will…