NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reiterated India’s stance on Pakistan, categorically stating that talks between the two nations could only take place regarding dismantling of terror infrastructure and vacating PoK. He further said that the Indus Waters Treaty would “continue to be held in abeyance until the cross-border terrorism” issue was…
Beyond the buzz around newly-elected Pope Leo XIV‘s possible course for the Catholic Church moving forward and the novelty of his being an American (native to both north and south), the pontiff is getting a lot attention for the fact that he is a sports fan.On Monday, Leo asked a pilgrim requesting he sign a…
The captaincy question for India in tests needs answering, and Ashwin can’t overlook Jadeja (Image via X/@ShubmanGill & Samayam Malayalam) The retirement of Virat Kohli leaves a massive void in India’s Test cricket team. The squad hasn’t been announced yet, and there has been no confirmation as to who will lead India in the Test…
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has issued notices to e-commerce platforms in India including Amazon India, Flipkart, Ubuy India, Etsy, The Flag Company, and The Flag Corporation over the sale of Pakistani national flags and related merchandise. In a post on Twitter, the Union Minister of Consumer Affairs Pralhad Joshi said that ministry has…
NEW DELHI: As the cricket world continues to process Virat Kohli’s shock retirement from Test cricket, the former India captain is preparing to return to action in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, which resumes on Saturday, May 17.On Thursday, Kohli and wife Anushka Sharma were spotted at a private airport in Mumbai, boarding a…
Ahmedabad: India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli after the team won the One Day International (ODI) cricket series against England, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav) Former South Africa batter Herschelle Gibbs on Friday has sparked a controversy on social media by saying Rohit Sharma is technically a better batter than…
NEW DELHI: In a poignant reminder of the hidden dangers in conflict zones, a two-year-old Belgian Shepherd named Rolo, who was part of the CRPF’s elite canine squad, lost her life after being attacked by a swarm of bees during a major anti-Naxal operation in the Korgotalu hills on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border.Rolo was the sole…
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced a record prize money pool for the upcoming ICC World Test Championship (WTC) Final between South Africa and Australia, scheduled to take place at Lord’s from June 11 to 15.The total prize pool for the 2023–25 cycle stands at an unprecedented USD 5.76 million, more than double that…
Zerodha co-founder and CEO Nithin Kamath took to microblogging platform X to raise concerns about increasing soft drink consumption in India. In the post, Kamath cited a worrying trend from a beverage maker’s recent earnings. “Indian’s are consuming more soft drinks than ever,” he wrote without naming the beverage company. He linked the increased consumption…
US President Donald Trump said, “India offered US a deal, basically zero tariffs”. (AI image) Stock market today: Indian equity benchmarks, Nifty50 and BSE Sensex, rallied strongly in trade on Thursday, with both indices hitting several-month highs. Importantly, Nifty50 crossed the 25,000 mark and settled above it. BSE Sense also closed above 82,000.Nifty50 ended the…
