- Wednesday, February 26, 2025
INDIA'S Ajinkya Rahane believes his side have set South Africa an imposing total to win the second Test despite the home team being almost halfway to their target with just two wickets down. India set the home side 240 runs to win the Test at the Wanderers, and square the…
A SIKH teenage boy was saved by a supermarket van driver after he was violently attacked by three miscreants on Windmill Road in Ealing, West London, on Tuesday (4) evening. The 18-year-old suffered an injury to his face and fell bloodied onto the road when the driver stepped in. His…
NOT long after sources in the government of the western Indian state of Gujarat said the upcoming Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit was set to go ahead as per schedule despite the surge in Covid cases, the state authorities decided to postpone it. The 10th edition of the event, which…
SOUTH AFRICAN umpire Allahudien Paleker, who is officiating in the ongoing second Test match between South Africa and India at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg, has India connections as his family traces its origins to Ratnagiri district of the western state of Maharashtra. He has also officiated in a game…
THE government of the northern Indian state of Punjab has set up a high-level committee to investigate the alleged security lapse that took place during prime minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ferozepur district of the state bordering Pakistan and sparked an outrage throughout the country. The committee will submit its…
A COURT in Delhi has stopped arbitration proceedings between Indian company Future Group and US e-commerce giant Amazon in light of India’s antitrust agency’s suspension of a 2019 agreement between the two sides. The decision, which was taken on Wednesday (5), gave a setback to the American firm which had…
A TEENAGE tennis player from India has slammed the Australian Open organisers after he was denied entry to the tournament for being unvaccinated against coronavirus. Aman Dahiya was upset with the fact that world No.1 Novak Djokovic was exempted despite not taking the jab and called it “double standards”. All…
THE Vibrant Gujarat Global Investor Summit (VGGIS), which is scheduled to be held this month, will go ahead despite the surge in the coronavirus cases across the country, the government of the western state of Gujarat said. “VGGIS-2022 will take place as per its predetermined schedule. The Prime Minister will…
AN ORGANISATION representing Indian doctors has raised the issue of cancelled qualification exams in the UK with the country's health secretary Sajid Javid. The General Medical Council (GMC) announced on December 22 that it was cancelling all PLAB2 tests for foreign doctors in January and February 2022. However, this decision…
SOUTH AFRICA and India were engaged in a see-saw battle on the third day of the second Test match in Johannesburg on Wednesday (5) with the visitors setting the hosts a target of 240 to level the three-match series. However, a determined show from the South Africa batters suggested that…
