Gold gains Rs 75, silver declines Rs 453

New Delhi: Gold on Friday gained Rs 75 to Rs 51,863 per 10 grams in the national capital in line with steady global prices and a weak rupee, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the precious metal finished at Rs 51,788 per 10 grams. Silver, however, declined by Rs 453 to Rs 67,996 […]

Indai vs Sri Lanka, 1st Test Day 1: Pant makes a statement in Kohli’s landmark 100th Test

MOHALI: Indian cricket’s rapidly-rising box-office draw Rishabh Pant owned the centre-stage in Virat Kohli’s landmark 100th Test, hammering Sri Lankan bowlers into submission with an enthralling 96 as the hosts reached a commanding 357 for 6 on the opening day of the first Test here. The 5000 odd spectators, who had come to watch Kohli […]

Split captaincy won’t work in India, says Karthik

MOHALI: Veteran wicketkeeper-batter Dinesh Karthik has vouched for one captain across all three formats for the Indian team, saying the concept of split captaincy won’t work here. Karthik hailed Rohit Sharma’s elevation as Indian team’s captain across all formats on the eve of the Mumbai batter’s Test captaincy debut against Sri Lanka in the game […]

Indian paddlers assured of at least 2 silver medals in WTT Contender

NEW DELHI: Indian mixed doubles pair of Manav Thakkar and Archana Kamath and women’s doubles duo of Sutirtha Mukherjee and Ayhika Mukherjee entered the finals of their respective table tennis events, assuring the country of at least two silver medals in the ongoing WTT Contender Muscat 2022. Manav and Archana reached the mixed doubles final […]

Stimac names 38 probables for India’s two friendlies in Bahrain, match against Belarus ‘on as of now’

NEW DELHI: Eight new faces figured in Indian football team head coach Igor Stimac’s list of 38 probables named on Friday for the preparatory camp ahead of the two international friendly matches to be played in Manama, Bahrain later this month. Goalkeepers Prabhshukhan Gill and Mohammad Nawaz, defenders Deepak Tangri and Roshan Singh, and midfielders […]

35 killed, over 80 injured in blast at Shia mosque during Friday congregation in northwest Pakistan

  Peshawar: A powerful suicide blast ripped through a crowded Shia mosque during the Friday congregation in Pakistan’s northwestern Peshawar city, killing at least 35 people and wounding more than 80 others, in one of the deadliest attacks in the restive province, bordering Afghanistan. A rescue official said the blast occurred at a Jamia mosque […]

Russia shells Europe’s largest nuclear plant, starting fire

  Kyiv,:Russian forces pressed their attack on a crucial energy-producing Ukrainian city by shelling Europe’s largest nuclear plant early Friday, sparking a fire and raising fears that radiation could leak from the damaged power station. The assault on the eastern city of Enerhodar and its Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant came as the invasion entered its second […]

Biden speaks with Zelenskyy on fire at Ukrainian nuclear power plant

  Washington:US President Joe Biden spoke with his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy to receive an update on the fire at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant and urged Russia to cease its military activities in the affected area and allow access to emergency responders, the White House has said. On Thursday, Russian forces pressed their attack […]