DUBAI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday confirmed its intention to bid for cricket’s inclusion in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. The ICC has been making the case for cricket’s inclusion for a while and the bid will also have the backing from the world’s richest board BCCI as made clear by secretary Jay […]
LONDON: England batsman Jonny Bairstow on Tuesday lavished praise on Jasprit Bumrah, saying the India pacer possesses “amazing skills” for all three formats. Bumrah roared back to form with a nine-wicket haul in the drawn first Test against England. “Well, I can’t tell you all the discussions (about Bumrah), look we know that Bumrah has […]
New Delhi: Taking exception over parallel proceedings and debates” on social media by some petitioners who have sought independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping issue, the Supreme Court Tuesday said there must be some discipline and they must have some faith in the system . A bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana, […]
Beijing: China on Tuesday reported over 180 coronavirus cases, including 108 locally-transmitted infections, the highest single-day rise since the current outbreak began last month amidst a growing concern over the spread of the more virulent Delta variant. The National Health Commission (NMC) said in its daily report that the country reported 108 locally-transmitted cases, 35 imported […]
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the parliamentary affairs minister to submit the details of members who were not present in Rajya Sabha on Monday when voting for a statutory resolution moved by several opposition MPs was held, sources said. The statutory resolution demanded that the Tribunals Reforms Bill be send to the […]
Washington: India has played a constructive role in Afghanistan in the past by providing assistance in training and infrastructure improvements that helped maintain stability and good governance in the country, the Pentagon has said. Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby during his daily news conference on Monday also said that Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin shares the […]
Beijing ; Chinese and Russian military forces are engaged in joint exercises in northwestern China as ties grow between the two autocratic states amid uncertainty over instability in Afghanistan. The exercises involving ground troops and air forces are due to continue through Friday in the Ningxia Hui Autonomous region. The region borders on Xinjiang, where […]
New Delhi: India logged 28,204 new coronavirus infections, the lowest in 147 days, taking the total tally of cases to 3,19,98,158, while the active cases fell to 3,88,508, the lowest in 139 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Tuesday. The national COVID-19 recovery rate has increased to 97.45 per cent, which […]
Srinagar: Leaders across the political spectrum in Jammu and Kashmir Monday condemned the killing of a BJP sarpanch and his wife in Anantnag, with the saffron party asserting their sacrifices will not be allowed to go waste, while Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha said the perpetrators will be brought to justice soon. Militants shot dead Ghulam […]
Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir BJP president Ravinder Raina Monday condemned the killing of a party leader and his wife by militants in Anantnag district and said their sacrifices will not go waste. BJP sarpanch Ghulam Rasool Dar and his wife Jawahira were shot dead by militants inside their rented accommodation in Anantnag town of south […]