• Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Why did Michael Vaughan ask Virat Kohli to go to…

THE woefully out-of-form Virat Kohli could be better off taking a three-month sabbatical and "go and sit on a beach", suggested former England captain Michael Vaughan. Two low scores in the recently-held Covid-delayed fifth Test against England have extended Kohli's lean run with the bat. ALSO READ: Once called GOAT,…

China flays PM Modi, US secretary of state Antony Blinken…

CHINA on Thursday (7) criticised Indian prime minister Narendra Modi for greeting the Dalai Lama on his 87th birthday the day before, saying India has to fully understand the "separatist nature" of the exiled Tibetan spiritual leader and it should stop using Tibet-related issues to "interfere" in China's internal affairs.…

For Indian ‘liberals’, Boris Johnson collapsed because he ‘backed’ Hindu…

HOURS after Boris Johnson quit as the leader of the British Conservative Party and the post of the country’s premier, a battalion of social media users in India started relating his fall with his riding a JCB machine during his brief visit to India in April. During his visit to…

India calls UK’s Boris Johnson episode ‘internal development’, refuses to…

INDIA'S ministry of external affairs (MEA) on Thursday (7) responded to the resignation of British prime minister Boris Johnson the same day saying it was the UK’s “internal development” and stopped short of commenting on the upcoming change of leadership at 10 Downing Street. “These are internal developments, and we’re…

India women obliterate Sri Lanka in 3rd ODI, win series…

TOP knocks from captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Pooja Vastrakar and an amazing bowling spell from Rajeshwari Gayakwad helped India complete a clean sweep over Sri Lanka with a 39-run win here at Pallekele on Thursday (7). Captain Harmanpreet Kaur (75), Pooja Vastrakar (56*) and Shafali Verma (49) lead the Indian…

Indian-origin Suella Braverman early contender in British prime minister race

EVEN before Boris Johnson stepped out of 10 Downing Street on Thursday (7) to deliver his resignation speech as Conservative Party leader, triggering a leadership race for a new British prime minister, the runners and riders had been lining up to compete for the top job. Indian-origin Suella Braverman, currently…

India economy & business news in brief for July 7:…

HERE are some news in brief about Indian economy and business for Thursday, July 7, 2022: Reserve Bank of India’s measures to boost foreign fund inflows should have positive impact, says Indian economic affairs secretary: The measures announced by India’s central bank on July 6 to encourage foreign fund inflows…

South Korean start-up Krafton keen to invest in India: Seoul…

NOT only big companies such as Samsung, LG and Kia, but some newly-born South Korean start-ups like PUBG maker 'Krafton' will be eager to invest in India and cooperate with Indian companies, Ambassador of South Korea to India Chang Jae-bok said on Thursday (7). The Ambassador, who is in Bangalore,…

Boris Johnson, the man who batted for strong ties with…

AS Boris Johnson on Thursday (7) announced that his innings at 10 Downing Street will soon end, his term as the British prime minister will be remembered for setting the India-UK relations on the course of a "Comprehensive Strategic Partnership". Widely seen as an enthusiastic cheerleader for closer ties with…

Why Twitter is furious with Rishi Sunak wife Akshata Murthy…

WHILE Boris Johnson continued to be at the centre of all debate and discussion as he resigned as the British prime minister on Thursday (7), speculation is also rife over the future of his former chancellor of exchequer Rishi Sunak whose resignation along with health secretary Sajid Javid caused the…