• Wednesday, March 05, 2025

Rohit Sharma yet to overcome thumb injury, ruled out of…

India captain Rohit Sharma, who came out to bat in the second one-day international against Bangladesh earlier this month at No.9 after sustaining a serious thumb injury and took his side within a striking distance of a victory, has been ruled out of the second Test against the same opponents…

India’s iconic Taj Mahal gets water, property tax notices; must…

The Taj Mahal, one of India's iconic tourist attractions, has been slapped with a notice of Rs 1 crore (£99,511) in the form of water tax and Rs 1.47 lakh (£1,463) as property tax by the Agra Municipal Corporation. The notices were issued to the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI)…

Amber Heard agrees to pay Johnny Depp $1m in defamation…

Johnny Depp and Amber Heard have settled their acrimonious defamation case, they said Monday (19), with the actress agreeing to pay her former husband $1 million (£822,290) over claims he physically abused her. In a post on Instagram, Heard said she was dropping an appeal against the $10 million payout…

Want to see constructive talks between India, Pakistan; not war…

A constructive dialogue between India and Pakistan is for the betterment of the people of the two countries, the US has said and reiterated that its relationships with either of them is not zero-sum. “We have a global strategic partnership with India. I have also spoken about the deep partnership…

Pakistan suffer 1st series whitewash at home as England win…

England defeated Pakistan by eight wickets in the final Test of the three-match series to complete a 3-0 clean sweep after their comprehensive performance throughout the series at the National Stadium in Karachi on Tuesday (20). Pakistan suffered their first series whitewash on home soil after the English team played…

I prefer India, best place: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama…

Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama on Monday (19) said that India is a perfect place and his permanent residence and that he prefers India. While responding to a query over the Tawang clash, the Dalai Lama at Kangra airport in Himachal Pradesh said, "Now things... General speaking, things are improving,…

Money-recovery process for depositors post loan write-off ‘layered’, needs simplification:…

Indian finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday (19) said the processes for recovering money for depositors post bank loan write-offs are "layered" while noting that small depositors are put to "extreme difficulty" in the process of justice delivery. "Unfortunately the processes are so layered that by the time justice is…

Sundar Pichai meets PM Modi, lauds ‘rapid pace of technological…

Google CEO Sundar Pichai met Indian prime minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Monday (19) and said it is inspiring to see the rapid pace of technological change under his leadership. Pichai, CEO, Google and Alphabet, said he looked forward to continuing strong partnership and supporting India's G20 presidency…

Did India-China border talks feature in Modi-Xi Bali meeting, asks…

India's opposition Indian National Congress and treasury benches were engaged in a verbal spat in the Rajya Saba or Upper House of the Indian parliament on Monday (19) after ex-finance minister P Chidambaram sought to know if the border situation figured during the brief exchange prime minister Narendra Modi had…

Strong security grid reduced terrorist infiltration from Pakistan: Jammu &…

Director general of Jammu and Kashmir Police Dilbag Singh on Monday (19) due to a strong security grid there was a decline in infiltration of terrorists from Pakistan in 2022 compared to previous years. Identification of properties raised in the name of terrorism or being used to fund terror activities…