- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Pakistan kept their slim Twenty20 World Cup hopes alive with a 33-run win over South Africa in a dramatic rain-affected match at the Sydney Cricket Ground on Thursday. South Africa, who are still on course for the semi-finals, came out blazing after a rain delay saw their initial target of…
Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan was on Thursday (3) injured in his leg in a firing during his 'real freedom rally' in Wazirabad near Gujranwala in Punjab province. One person was killed in the shootings. The unidentified gunman has been arrested after he was tackled by Khan's supporters. Khan's…
Much is being expected from Rishi Sunak, who recently made history by becoming the first prime minister of the UK of Indian descent. The 42-year-old Conservative politician's achievements are being widely appreciated and the country is desperately hoping that the man is the answer to its leadership crisis. However, Sunak's…
Showing unflinching support to anti-corruption agencies, Indian prime minister Narendra Modi on Thursday (3) said they "need not be defensive" while tackling graft even when some people with "vested interests" keep hollering and maligning them. Addressing the 'Vigilance Awareness Week' organised by the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), Modi exhorted the…
Police Queensland has announced a record one million Australian dollar (£558,500) reward for the public to catch an Indian nurse who fled to India after allegedly murdering an Australian woman on a beach four years ago in 2018. Toyah Cordingley, 24, was walking her dog on Wangetti Beach, 40km north…
Singapore's sovereign wealth fund GIC and ESR Group Ltd have formed a joint venture to set up a $600 million (£536.2 million)-fund to acquire logistics and industrial assets in India. On Thursday (3), GIC and ESR announced an 80:20 strategic partnership to establish the fund worth $600 million (around Rs…
Speculation over the health of Russian president Vladimir Putin has become stronger and while some suspect that the veteran leader is suffering from a serious illness, there are others who believe that he is already dead and the man the world is seeing is actually a 'hologram'. Retired British Army…
Bangladesh wicketkeeper-batter Nurul Hasan has accused Indian maestro Virat Kohli of "fake fielding", robbing his team of five potentially vital penalty runs in their T20 World Cup game on Wednesday (2). Set a revised target of 151 in 16 overs after a brief spell of rain, Bangladesh fell short by…
The western Indian state of Gujarat will go to polls in two phases on December 1 and 5 with the counting of votes on December 8 along with that of Himachal Pradesh, the country's chief election commissioner Rajiv Kumar announced on Thursday (3). Of the total 182 assembly seats in…
In a significant move, India on Wednesday (2) successfully conducted the maiden flight-test of phase-II ballistic missile defence interceptor AD-1 that is capable of engaging different types of targets. The country's defence ministry said the flight test was conducted from APJ Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of the eastern…
