- Wednesday, March 12, 2025
INDIA just managed to hold off the challenge of an inspired West Indies team with the under-strength visitors coming away with a three-run victory in the first One-Day International of a three-match series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday. Stand-in captain Shikhar Dhawan's 97 was the foundation of…
STAND-IN India captain Shikhar Dhawan came within a striking distance of ending his century drought in one-day internationals (ODIs) against the West Indies at Port of Spain on Friday (22) but the southpaw fell for 97 in 99 balls to allow the wait get longer. India were playing the West…
HERE are some news in brief related to Indian economy and business news for Friday, July 22, 2022: The total number of recognised startups in India rose from 471 in 2016 to 72,993 as on June 30, 2022, helped by proactive government interventions, India's minister of state for commerce and…
THE British government's hurried negotiation strategy for getting a Brexit free-trade agreement (FTA) with India could end up as a bad deal, a parliamentary committee of the UK has warned. According to a report by The Independent, the House of Lords International Agreements Committee said an "arbitrary" deadline to reach…
AS Dinesh Gunawardena took oath as Sri Lanka's 15th prime minister, its local media highlighted the background of his father Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena who was at the centre of the anti-imperialist and anti-colonial campaign and had played a role in India's freedom struggle. During the senior leader's education abroad,…
FORMER England seamer Darren Gough has backed young India fast bowler Umran Malik to make the Men in Blue squad for the T20 World Cup in Australia later this year. The 22-year-old bowler generated some sensational pace in the Indian Premier League (IPL) this year by regularly clocking over 150…
RESERVE Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday (22) said the central bank will ensure that the economy has a soft landing wherein inflation is closer to 4 per cent, with minimal impact on growth. Das said retail inflation appears to have peaked and the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)…
AUSTRALIA Test opener Usman Khawaja believes one-day international (ODI) cricket is witnessing a slow death because of the proliferation of T20 leagues around the world and a hectic international calendar. Khawaja is the latest cricketer to join the debate over the existence of 50-over cricket after England superstar Ben Stokes…
FOUR out of five permanent members of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have supported India's candidature for a permanent seat in the top world body, the government told the Lok Sabha on Friday (22). In response to a question, India's minister of state for external Affairs V Muraleedharan said India…
HE is not new to controversies but Azam Khan, a state legislator from the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, is as carefree. The 73-year-old leader of Samajwadi Party (SP), a major political party from India's most populous state, was recently asked about the ongoing row around the newly inaugurated…
