You may find us playing three spinners, says NZ coach Gary Stead

KANPUR: New Zealand coach Gary Stead has hinted that if the conditions demand, the visiting side may field three specialist spinners against India in the first Test, starting here on Thursday. Stead also feels that their two-Test series against India won’t feature the kind of tracks that England got in Ahmedabad during their series against […]

Reinstating Steve Smith as Australia captain will only add to the circus, says Ian Healy

MELBOURNE: If Steve Smith is reinstated as captain of the Australian Test squad for the upcoming Ashes following Tim Paine’s exit after the sexting scandal it will only “add to the circus”, said former wicketkeeper-batter Ian Healy Paine had stepped down as Australia’s Test skipper on last Friday after it emerged that he had sent […]

Mercury drops further in Kashmir

    Srinagar: The mercury slipped further in Kashmir on Tuesday as cold wave conditions persisted in the Valley, with Srinagar recording its coldest night of the season at minus 2.3 degrees Celsius, meteorological department officials said.       Kashmir has been experiencing sub-zero temperatures for the past few nights and in most places, […]

COVID-19 cases in country lowest in 543 days

  New Delhi: India logged 7,579 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 543 days, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,45,26,480, while the active cases were the lowest in 536 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday.   The death toll climbed to 4,66,147 with 236 fresh fatalities, […]

GoI must restore statehood before holding assembly polls: Mir

GoI must restore statehood before holding assembly polls: Mir

Jammu: Senior vice-president of the Apni Party and former minister Ghulam Hassan Mir on Sunday called for restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood before assembly elections are held. Speaking at a party convention organised by its youth wing here, Mir expressed concerns over growing unemployment in the union territory and sought necessary measures to redress […]

Ahead of Parliament session, govt calls all-party meet on Sunday; PM Modi likely to attend

New Delhi: Ahead of the winter session of Parliament, the government has called an all-party meeting on Sunday, which is expected to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sources said on Monday. The floor leaders of all the political parties from both houses of Parliament have been invited to the meeting, they added. Besides […]

Rulers need to introspect everyday, says CJI Ramana

Rulers need to introspect everyday, says CJI Ramana

Puttaparthi, (Andhra Pradesh): Rulers should introspect everyday whether the decisions taken by them are good and also check if they have any bad characteristics, Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said on Monday. Addressing the 40th convocation of Sri Sathya Sai Institute of Higher Learning in Puttaparthi town in Anantapuramu district, Justice Ramana, quoting Mahabharata […]