• Tuesday, April 29, 2025

World Cup 2022: England thrash Wales 3-0 in Battle of…

Gareth Southgate saluted Marcus Rashford after the England forward maintained his renaissance by firing his country into the World Cup last 16 with a double in their 3-0 win against Wales on Tuesday. Rashford put England on course for a last 16 clash with Senegal on Sunday as his superb…

World Cup 2022: Qatar become 1st hosts to lose all…

Cody Gakpo scored again as the Netherlands booked their place in the World Cup last 16 as group winners with a straightforward 2-0 victory over hosts Qatar on Tuesday. The Netherlands, needing just a point to be sure of progressing, put one foot in the next round inside the first…

Indian-born man, 71, walks from Melbourne to Sydney cricket venues…

For Dr Prabodh Malhotra, giving back the due is important in life. The 71-year-old Indian-born retiree recently took up the challenge of covering 1,100 kilometres by foot to raise funds for Australia-based McGrath Foundation, a breast cancer support and education charity founded by former Australia cricketer Glenn McGrath and his…

UK delivering on new free trade deal with India, says…

British prime minister Rishi Sunak has reiterated the UK's commitment to a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with India as part of his country's wider focus on enhancing ties with the strategic Indo-Pacific region that he says will deliver over half of global growth by 2050. In his first major foreign…

Israeli envoys slam filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s ‘vulgar’ verdict on ‘The…

Israeli consul general to Mumbai Kobbi Shoshani on Tuesday (29) reacted after his country's filmmaker Nadav Lapid made a controversial remark on Indian film 'The Kashmir Files' a day earlier. The former called the latter's remarks a "big mistake" and added that they don't reflect Israel's position on the film.…

World Cup 2022: Sparkless Brazil just manage to beat Switzerland…

A Brazil side lacking spark without the injured Neymar needed a late strike from Casemiro to edge out Switzerland 1-0 on Monday as the five-time winners secured their place in the World Cup last 16 with one game to spare. The Brazilians had been frustrated by an obdurate Swiss side…

India economy & business news in brief for Nov 28:…

Here are news in brief related to Indian economy and business for Monday, November 28: India’s annual economic growth is predicted to slow to about 6 per cent for a few years, according to economists, including from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Barclays Plc. and they feel that it is…

Legendary Indian athlete PT Usha to become 1st woman chief…

The legendary PT Usha is set to become the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA) as she emerged as the lone candidate for the top post for the December 10 elections. The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallists and a fourth-place finisher in the 1984 Olympics…

WATCH: Indian batter Ruturaj Gaikwad slams 7 straight sixes in…

India batsman Ruturaj Gaikwad on Monday smashed an unprecedented seven successive sixes in one over of a 50-overs domestic match -- courtesy of a no-ball. Gaikwad, who has played one ODI and nine Twenty20 matches for India, hammered 42 runs for Maharashtra in a seven-delivery over against Uttar Pradesh. https://twitter.com/BCCIdomestic/status/1597134087470215168…

Gujarat anti-terror squad nabs UP man over fake Modi assassination…

The anti-terror squad (ATS) of the western Indian state of Gujarat on Monday (28) arrested a man from Badaun in the state of Uttar Pradesh for providing fake information on a public grievances portal over an alleged plot to kill prime minister Narendra Modi during his election rally in Jamnagar,…