Pooran breaks Gayle’s massive T20 world record

NEW DELHI: West Indies batter Nicholas Pooran set a new world record for the most sixes in a calendar year in T20 cricket during a Caribbean Premier League (CPL) match on Saturday. Playing for Trinbago Knight Riders, Pooran smashed nine sixes in his 43-ball 97 against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, leading his team to […]

Paris Paralympics: Rubina Francis keeps calm to shoot bronze

NEW DELHI: Rubina Francis earned India’s fourth medal from the shooting range, showing tremendous calm and composure in a tough competition to clinch a bronze in the women’s 10m air pistol SH1 event in the Paris Paralympics on Saturday. Competing in a top-class field consisting of the defending champion and world record holder among others, […]

‘Militancy is on its last legs in J&K’: Reddy, Targets NC, Cong

‘Militancy is on its last legs in J&K’: Reddy, Targets NC, Cong

Jammu: Union minister G Kishan Reddy on Saturday said the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government has isolated Pakistan globally and the “rogue nation no longer has support from the international community due to its role in sponsoring terrorism”. While Pakistan struggles, India’s vision for Jammu and Kashmir is moving forward with peace and progress, he […]

Above normal rainfall likely this month: IMD

Above normal rainfall likely this month: IMD

New Delhi: After a wetter-than-normal August, India is likely to experience above normal rainfall in September, with heavy to very heavy precipitation expected in northwest India and the surrounding areas. Above normal rainfall is likely over most parts of India, except for some areas in extreme northwest India, many parts of the southern peninsula, northern […]

Jaishankar Calls China A ‘Unique Problem’

Jaishankar Calls China A ‘Unique Problem’

New Delhi: Calling China a ‘unique problem’, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said that India is not the only country in the world that is having a debate about that country. Addressing the ET World Leaders Forum on Saturday, Jaishankar said everyone chose to consciously overlook the nature of Chinese production decades ago, and are […]

SC scan on legality of bulldozer drives against people accused of criminality

SC scan on legality of bulldozer drives against people accused of criminality

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court will on September 2 take up the legality of authorities using bulldozers to demolish houses belonging to people accused of crime, with two fresh applications moved on Friday seeking urgent listing. The bench of Justice B.R. Gavai and Justice K.V. Viswanathan, before which the matter was mentioned for urgent hearing, […]

Rs 81 lakh crore worth transactions processed by UPI in April-July

New Delhi: Surpassing world’s leading digital payments platforms, India’s Unified Payments Interface (UPI) processed nearly Rs 81 lakh crore transactions in the April-July period this year, which is a staggering 37 per cent increase (year-on-year). According to latest data by global payments hub Paysecure, UPI processed 3,729.1 transactions per second — a 58 per cent […]

Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day

Israeli soldiers besiege Jenin as assault on West Bank enters fourth day

OCCUPIED WEST BANK: Israel’s military is conducting raids in Jenin, in the occupied West Bank, blocking access to aid for Palestinians in the besieged refugee camp on the fourth day of its assault. Dozens of Israeli soldiers were stationed on the outskirts of the Jenin refugee camp, with Israeli military jeeps and armoured personnel carriers […]