- Monday, April 14, 2025
IN a development that could make the Indian leadership feel uneasy, the United States has highlighted in its 2023 human rights report unveiled on Monday (22) "significant" abuses in the north-eastern state of Manipur following the outbreak of ethnic conflict in May last year. The report, released by the US…
RAJASTHAN Royals spinner Yuzvendra Chahal took his 200th IPL wicket on Monday (22) to become the first bowler to achieve the feat in the franchise tournament. Chahal dismissed Mumbai Indians all-rounder Mohammad Nabi caught and bowled for 23 with his leg-spin as he celebrated the achievement at Rajasthan's home ground…
TWO terrorists originating from Pakistan on Monday (22) evening gunned down a government employee in Rajouri district of India's northern Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in what was an incident of targeted attack, the police said. They added that a case has been registered under anti-terror laws. The victim,…
YASHASVI Jaiswal struck form with an unbeaten 104 as Rajasthan Royals consolidated their position at the top of the IPL table with a nine-wicket thrashing of Mumbai Indians on Monday. Medium-pace bowler Sandeep Sharma took 5-18 to help restrict Mumbai to 179-9 after Yuzvendra Chahal claimed an IPL first of…
INDIA'S net direct tax collections surged by a massive 17.7 per cent year-on-year to Rs 19.58 crore (£189.5 billion) in the fiscal year ended March 2024, surpassing even revised estimates by a wide margin, the tax department said on Sunday (21). Net collections of income and corporate taxes, which make…
INDIAN home minister Amit Shah on Sunday (21) charged the Indian National Congress-led opposition with being soft on terror and indifferent towards the uplift of deprived castes, and alleged that their return to power could cause "riots, atrocities and poverty". Addressing an election rally in the Katihar Lok Sabha constituency…
KOLKATA Knight Riders survived a late charge by Royal Challengers Bengaluru batsmen to win by one run in an IPL thriller after Virat Kohli's angry outburst at his dismissal on Sunday (21). Bengaluru conceded 222-6 after electing to field first at Kolkata's Eden Gardens with Phil Salt smashing 48 off…
A SENIOR leader of India's opposition Congress party has remarked over Tesla chief Elon Musk postponing his visit to India saying the latter has read the writing on the wall and hence took the decision. He was indicating that incumbent prime minister Narendra Modi would lose in the ongoing election…
AUSTRALIA'S Travis Head smashed 89 off 32 balls to lead Sunrisers Hyderabad to another huge IPL total of 266-7 in a crushing 67-run victory over Delhi Capitals on Saturday. Hyderabad have twice broken records this season with IPL totals of 277 and 287 and threatened to breach the mark once…
TESLA chief Elon Musk said on Saturday (20) that he postponed his planned visit to India owing to "very heavy Tesla obligations". His much anticipated visit was expected to begin on Sunday (21) and some top investment plans for his businesses in India could be announced. A meeting between Tesla…
