Mumbai: Royal Challengers Bangalore, who have found much-needed momentum towards the business end of IPL, will back themselves to ride past an inconsistent Punjab Kings and get closer to a play-off spot here on Friday. Having put up complete performances in their last two games, RCB seemed to have figured out their best combination. Barring […]
Navi Mumbai: Ravichandran Ashwin says the work done on his batting technique before the start of the season has yielded results in the IPL, where Rajasthan Royals have given him the opportunity to bat higher up the order. Batting at no 3, Ashwin smashed a 38-ball 50 against Delhi Capitals here on Wednesday night, albeit […]
New Delhi: IPL form can’t be the sole criteria for a national call-up but Dinesh Karthik and Rahul Tewatia with their stellar shows as finishers for their respective franchises have certainly made a strong case for themselves in the coming months leading up to the T20 World Cup. The ICC event in Australia is still […]
Bangkok: Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu fought hard before losing to Ratchanok Intanon as the Indian women’s badminton team crashed out of the Uber Cup Finals after being drubbed 0-3 by Thailand in the quarterfinals, here on Thursday. World No. 7 Sindhu was off colour for the second consecutive day as she squandered one-game […]
Naihati: Churchill Brothers will need a draw even as rivals Sreenidi Deccan FC gun for victory when the two teams lock horns for a podium finish in their final I-League encounter on Friday. Churchill are currently third in the table with 30 points from 17 games while Sreenidi Deccan are a notch below at 29 […]
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Thursday filed a chargesheet in a court here against four members of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami (JEI) in a militant-funding case, an official said. The chargesheet against *Javaid Ahmad Lone alias “Shalabughi”, his brother Aadil Ahmad Lone, Manzoor Ahmad Dar and Rameez Ahmad Kondu, all residents of central Kashmir’s […]
Colombo: Sri Lankan Parliament will debate a no-confidence motion against President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on May 17, the Speaker’s Office confirmed on Thursday, amid the ongoing political turmoil triggered by the worst economic crisis plaguing the debt-ridden country. The decision was taken during the party leaders’ meeting on Thursday. The motion would be taken up for […]
New Delhi: Retail inflation soared to an eight-year high of 7.79 per cent in April on annual basis mainly due to stubbornly high food prices, remaining above the RBI’s upper tolerance level for the fourth month in a row. Inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) was 6.95 per cent in March this year […]
New Delhi:With 2,827 new coronavirus infections being reported in a day, India’s tally of COVID-19 cases rose to 4,31,13,413, while the active cases dipped to 19,067, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,24,181 with 24 fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases […]
New Delhi: The “exponential growth” in local youngsters joining militant ranks in Kashmir over the last two years is a cause of concern for the security establishment with officials saying such operatives constitute about 60 per cent of the total active strength, CRPF sources said on Wednesday. At the same time, as per the sources, […]