• Wednesday, February 26, 2025

Why BCCI will not take drastic action against Kohli yet

THINGS have gone down an unprecedented route in Indian cricket. The country’s captain in Tests has spoken out in an explosive press conference about all speculation over his lost captaincy in one-day internationals and his version has outrageously contradicted that of Sourav Ganguly, the chief of the Board of Control…

South African man leaves India with fake Covid test result:…

THE police in the southern Indian state of Karnataka have arrested four persons on grounds of helping a South African national to leave the country’s shores with a fake negative coronavirus test report, officials said on Tuesday (14). The South African man tested tested positive for the coronavirus when he…

Lulu Group announces new malls in Kerala cities

MA YUSUFF Ali, founder, chairman and managing director of Lulu Group International, a multinational conglomerate company based in the United Arab Emirates, has said that his company plans to initiate more projects in the southern Indian state of Kerala. According to a report in Kerala's Mathrubhumi daily, Ali said Lulu…

Reliance eyes first oil cargo from Abu Dhabi trade unit

RELIANCE Industries Limited, which operates the world’s biggest refining complex at Jamnagar in the western Indian state of Gujarat, plans to get the first oil cargo from its new trading unit in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, in December, Reuters reported citing informed sources. In October, Reliance revealed its…

Durga Puja makes way into UNESCO cultural heritage list

INDIA has received a major cultural boost before the world as the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has added Durga Puja, one of the country's major festivals, to its ‘Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity’. In a tweet, the UN body said, “Celebrations of city…

Ganguly speaks on Kohli claims: ‘BCCI will deal with it’

BOARD of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Sourav Ganguly on Thursday (16) refused to make a remark on the explosive claims made by India Test captain Virat Kohli over white-ball captaincy on the eve of the Test squad’s departure for South Africa. He said the board will handle…

India’s top court wants sex workers’ rights secured

THE Supreme Court of India on Tuesday (14) said fundamental rights as mentioned in the Indian Constitution are guaranteed to every citizen irrespective of their vocation and asked the central and state governments as well as the union territories (UTs) to begin the process of issuing them voter, Aadhaar and…

TVS Motor, BMW Motorrad join hands to make EVs

INDIAN multinational automotive company TVS Motor on Wednesday (15) said it will develop electric vehicles (EVs) with German giant BMW’s motorcycle brand – Motorrad -- in India, joining a number of Indian automakers that have planned to expand in the clean mobility segment, Reuters reported. It said TVS’s shares jumped…

Gavaskar, Kapil react to Kohli’s explosive press conference

REACTIONS have poured in thick and fast after India Test captain Virat Kohli addressed a number of speculations over his alleged differences with Rohit Sharma, the newly appointed India captain in one-day and T20 internationals, and the Board of Cricket for Control in India (BCCI). Former India captains Sunil Gavaskar…

Kohli-led India depart for South Africa Test series

THE Indian Test squad on Thursday (16) departed for the upcoming three-match series in South Africa with Virat Kohli at the helm. The tour underwent changes and now, the first Test will be played in Centurion from December 26. The second and third Tests will be played in Johannesburg (January…