• Monday, April 28, 2025

Conservative MPs eye safer constituencies ahead of next election; signs…

It seems the rise of Rishi Sunak as the prime minister of Britain has failed to provide answers to the ruling Conservative Party's political problems as some of the Tory lawmakers are reportedly planning to leave their seats for safer constituencies at the next general election fearing heavy losses for…

Russia offers India help in leasing, building large-capacity ships to…

Russia has welcomed India's decision to not support the price cap on Russian oil announced by G7 and its allies and offered it cooperation on leasing and building large-capacity ships to overcome the ban on insurance services and tanker chartering in the European Union (EU) and Britain to continue buying…

Indian opposition leader sparks row by seeking Modi’s ‘murder’ to…

It is not that the opposition parties in India and their leaders have launched scathing attacks on prime minister Narendra Modi, including labelling him as a 'Maut ka Saudagar' (merchant of death). But recently, a senior leader of the Indian National Congress, the country's main opposition party, courted a massive…

Modi holds road show in his state Gujarat after BJP’s…

Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (11) late evening held a roadshow in Ahmedabad in his home state of Gujarat after his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) swept the recently held state elections by 156 seats out of 182 seats -- the highest tally for any party since the formation…

Multan Test: England win by 26 runs to pocket historic…

Mark Wood grabbed four Pakistan wickets to give England a hard-fought 26-run win Monday in the second Test in Multan and take an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. The fast bowler finished with 4-65 as Pakistan were dismissed for 328 about 50 minutes after lunch, having been set…

India, Sri Lanka resume flight services between Chennai and Jaffna

India and Sri Lanka on Monday (12) resumed flight services between Chennai and Jaffna, three years after the island-nation discontinued the services due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The first flight on resumption of services landed on Monday morning at the Jaffna International Airport, Upul Dharmadasa, chairman of the Airport and…

1st semifinal: Croatia stand between Argentina and World Cup 2022…

Lionel Messi and Argentina's World Cup dream remains alive but an indefatigable Croatia side inspired by the enduring brilliance of Luka Modric stands in their way in Tuesday's semi-final in Doha. Argentina have recovered from the shock of losing their opening game in Qatar to Saudi Arabia and made the…

Bhupendra Patel, who broke Modi’s record in Gujarat elections, takes…

Bhupendra Patel on Monday (12) took oath as the chief minister of the western Indian state of Gujarat in a grand ceremony which was attended by top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), including prime minister Narendra Modi, Indian home minister Amit Shah, and other central ministers in…

World Cup 2022: Morocco become 1st African side to make…

Morocco's 1-0 victory over Portugal on Saturday made them the first African team to reach the last four of a World Cup. Three African teams had fallen in the quarter-final stage before Walid Regragui's side finally ended the continent's long wait for a semi-final spot. Cameroon in 1990, Senegal in…

Aided by Ishan Kishan’s merciless 210, India hammer Bangladesh by…

Opener Ishan Kishan hit the fastest-ever double century in one-day internationals in just 126 balls to set up a 227-run consolation win for India in the third match against Bangladesh on Saturday. The left-handed Kishan, who made the team in the absence of injured skipper Rohit Sharma, powered India to…