- Friday, March 07, 2025
Virat Kohli smashed a second successive half-century as India thrashed the Netherlands by 56 runs in a "near-perfect" performance on Thursday to put themselves in a strong position at the Twenty20 World Cup. The Indians headed into the match on the back of their thrilling last-ball triumph over Pakistan in…
In a historic move, Jay Shah, the secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Thursday (27) announced that the country's women cricketers will get the same match fee as their male counterparts as the board took measures towards tackling alleged discrimination. In a series of…
Jakson Green has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Rajasthan to invest about Rs 22,400 crore (£2.36 billion) in the state to set up green hydrogen and green ammonia project in phases. The company also said it would create 32,000 jobs over various stages of the…
Asia-Pacific region, which produces 35 per cent of the world's GDP, is expected to dominate global economic growth in 2023, supported by regional free-trade agreements, efficient supply chains, and competitive costs, said S&P Global Market Intelligence. “Southeast Asia and India will benefit from trade diversification away from mainland China,” it…
Arumuga Lakshmi, tormented by questions about the fate of her two children, missing for years, marched through a town in northern Sri Lanka with a group of women, many holding up photographs, black flags and burning torches. During a brutal 26-year civil war between the Sri Lankan government and a…
In a finding that would leave environmentalists concerned, a recent study published in reputed medical journal The Lancet has said that India saw a 55 per cent rise in deaths caused by extreme heat between 2000 and 2004 and 2017 and 2021. Besides, hot conditions also led to a loss…
Omar Sultan Al Olama, the UAE's minister of state for artificial intelligence, on Wednesday (26) lauded India's external affairs minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, saying he is impressed by how the latter positions India's foreign policy on the world stage amid geopolitical tugs of war. Al Olama's praise for the Indian diplomat…
US president Joe Biden is known for his frequent gaffes during public speaking. Several videos of his bizarre words and actions have been doing rounds in social media and the veteran was in news for yet another such occasion on Monday (24) when Diwali celebrations were taking place at the…
Netherlands captain Scott Edwards is hoping that Virat Kohli doesn't repeat his "surreal show against Pakistan" when India take on the minnows in a T20 World Cup game, in Sydney on Thursday (27). Edwards, a Melbourne local who has migrated to The Netherlands, doesn't have any undue expectation from his…
India's defence minister Rajnath Singh told his Russian counterpart Sergei Shoigu on Wednesday (26) that nuclear weapons should not be used by any side in the Ukraine war, according to an Indian government statement. "The prospect of the usage of nuclear or radiological weapons goes against the basic tenets of…
