South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma holds the winner’s trophy and celebrates with teammates. (AP Photo) South Africa’s triumph in the 2023–25 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) marks a historic high point in their cricketing journey. With a five-wicket win over Australia at Lord’s, they not only clinched their maiden WTC title but also ended a…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media ahead of the Monsoon Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Monday. (Pic credit: ANI) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday held a high-level meeting in Parliament, likely regarding the ongoing Monsoon session. Several senior BJP leaders, including Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Shivraj Singh…
Carlos Alcaraz and Tom Holland at Wimbledon (Image via X/@FilmUpdates) Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz and actor Tom Holland sparked excitement among fans after discussing a potential golf match during the actor’s visit to Wimbledon on Tuesday. The conversation occurred during Alcaraz’s practice session before his quarterfinal match against Cameron Norrie, which he won 6-2, 6-3,…
Taylor Swift breaks silence on Blake Lively feud (Getty Images) Taylor Swift reportedly expressed regret over her friendship with Blake Lively, stating it “wasn’t worth all the stress” after being entangled in Justin Baldoni‘s $400 million lawsuit against Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Swift’s camp emphasized her non-involvement, while Travis Kelce reportedly unfollowed Reynolds, symbolizing support…
NEW DELHI: India on Friday slammed Pakistan for using civil air traffic as a “shield” for its continuing drone and missile attacks against India across the international border, in reckless acts endangering commercial aircraft carrying thousands of passengers.“Pakistan did not close its airspace despite launching a failed unprovoked drone and missile attack at 8.30pm on…
Jasprit Bumrah celebrates after taking the wicket of Washington Sundar. (Pic credit: IPL) TimesofIndia.com in Ahmedabad: Let’s start with a stat. Mumbai Indians (MI) had zero titles before Jasprit Bumrah made his IPL debut. Since then, they have won five. Bumrah didn’t hit the ground running in 2013 — he played only two games for…
Amid renewed tensions between India and Pakistan, revisiting shared histories can build bridges, says Canada-based Harleen Singh whose debut non-fiction ‘The Lost Heer’ highlights the silenced stories of women from colonial Punjab. From Dr Premdevi, likely Punjab’s first female doctor to Khadija Begum–the ‘first Punjabi lady MA’, the book—which sprang from Singh’s seven-year-old Instagram archive—seeks…
Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Jannik Sinner versus Carlos Alcaraz has been hailed as the next big rivalry in men’s tennis, with Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Andy Murray all retired and 38-year-old Novak Djokovic losing his powers. They’ve brought this sensational contest to the grandest scales as well, including last…
India is preparing to open a significant portion of its protected government procurement market to foreign companies, including firms from the United States, two government sources said, marking a notable policy shift that could extend to other trading partners.This move comes shortly after India granted British companies access to select federal contracts under a new…
SHILLONG: Raja Raghuvanshi was murdered in the fourth attempt by his wife Sonam and three other assailants between Guwahati and Sohra, police said on Thursday after interrogating the five accused, who have all confessed to the murder of the Indore transporter.“Though we want more about how actually the whole murder took place, she said that…
