- Wednesday, March 05, 2025
Ace England all-rounder Sam Curran on Friday (23) was bought by Punjab Kings, one of the franchises of the Indian Premier League (IPL), in the auction of the tournament's 2023 edition for a record Rs 18.5 crore (£1.85 million). The 24-year-old Curran, son of former Zimbabwe cricketer Kevin Curran, entered…
Sania Mirza, daughter of a TV mechanic from Mirzapur, has been selected to become a fighter pilot in the Indian Air Force (IAF) and would be the country's first Muslim girl and the state's first IAF pilot. Mirza is a resident of Jasovar village under the Mirzapur Dehat Kotwali police…
In-form England batter Harry Brook was on Friday (23) signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the auction for the 2023 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) in Kochi in the southern Indian state of Kerala. A bidding war was initially witnessed between Royals Challengers Bangalore (RCB), which feature ace…
US secretary of state Antony Blinken has said that Russia poses an immediate threat to the free and open international system and acknowledged China to be Washington's "only competitor" with the intent to reshape the international order. Addressing his year-end news conference in Washington on Thursday (22), Blinken also underlined…
India's economic growth is now 'extremely fragile' and needs all the support that it can get, as private consumption and capital investment are yet to pick up, RBI Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) member Jayanth R Varma said on Friday (23). Jayanth R Varma further said out of the four engines…
India has handed 125 SUVs (sport utility vehicles) to the Sri Lankan police under a line of credit as part of its ongoing efforts to support the cash-strapped island nation and address the serious mobility restriction issues faced by the police due to non-availability of vehicles. As part of its…
Reliance Industries Ltd will acquire German firm Metro AG's wholesale operations in India for Rs 2,850 crore £285.3 million) as the conglomerate run by billionaire Mukesh Ambani seeks to strengthen its dominant position in India's mammoth retail sector. "Reliance Retail Ventures Limited (RRVL), a subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd, today…
India's maiden human space flight mission is targeted for launch in the fourth quarter of 2024, the country's minister of state in prime minister's office Jitendra Singh told Lok Sabha or Lower House of the parliament on Wednesday (21). In a written reply, Singh said the astronaut designates for the…
India received another injury blow on the eve of the second and concluding Test match against Bangladesh in Mirpur as their stand-in captain KL Rahul took a blow to his hand while batting in the nets. Vikram Rathour, the visitors' batting coach, said on Wednesday (21) that the ace opener's…
With the global economy -- already struggling with the war in Ukraine and stagflation risks -- worried about the impact of another Covid-19 outbreak in China, India Inc is cautiously optimistic that the resilience of the Indian economy will help avoid any large-scale disruptions. Subhrakant Panda, the newly-appointed president of…
