Mohammed Habib: ‘Bade Miyaan’ of Kolkata Maidan’s ‘That 70s show’

Former India captain died Tuesday aged 74, represented country in 35 international matches, scored 11 goals New Delhi: He didn’t have a bicycle kick like Shyam Thapa nor could he pulverise opposition with the bulldozer-like masculinity of Subhash Bhowmick. He was also not in possession of an aesthetically pleasing left foot, like Prasun Banerjee had, […]

Ravi Shastri bats for three left-handers in India’s ODI middle-order

Chennai: Former head coach Ravi Shastri feels three left-hand batters in the top seven will bolster India’s middle-order ahead of the Asia Cup and subsequent ODI World Cup at home. Shastri said India can have two more left-handed batters alongside all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. “There are three other positions where I think two left-handers have to […]

PCB issues show-cause notice to Pakistan players in USA

Karachi: The Pakistan Cricket Board has issued show-cause notices to its players participating in the minor leagues in the USA without obtaining the mandatory no-objection certificate (NOCs). The PCB has acted after Test player Fawad Alam moved to the USA to play cricket and with the eventual aim of settling down in the country. At […]

Sharad Pawar will not join hands with BJP in his lifetime: Sanjay Raut

Mumbai: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut on Wednesday claimed that Nationalist Congress Party president Sharad Pawar will not join hands with the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) in his lifetime. Talking to reporters, Raut further claimed a prime minister of the opposition INDIA alliance will hoist the national flag at the Red Fort in Delhi […]

Modi has erased N and put P instead, P for ‘pettiness, peeve’: Cong slams Nehru memorial name change

New Delhi:With the Nehru Memorial Museum and Library officially renamed as the Prime Ministers’ Museum and Library Society, the Congress on Wednesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a single point agenda of “denying”, “distorting”, “defaming” and “destroying” the Nehruvian legacy. The opposition party asserted that despite the “relentless assault”, Jawaharlal Nehru’s legacy […]

Chandrayaan-3 undergoes last Moon-bound maneouvre, prepares for propulsion and lander module seperation

Bengaluru:India’s ambitious third Moon mission’s spacecraft Chandrayaan-3 on Wednesday successfully underwent a fifth and final Moon-bound orbit maneouvre, bringing it even closer to the lunar surface. With this, the spacecraft has completed its lunar-bound maneouvres and it will now prepare for the propulsion module and the lander module separation, ISRO said. “Today’s successful firing, needed […]

Modi calls for war against corruption, 2 other ‘evils’

Modi calls for war against corruption, 2 other ‘evils’

New Delhi: Setting the tone for his 2024 re-election bid, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for waging a war against the “three evils” of corruption, appeasement and dynastic politics, stepped up the OBC outreach with a mega scheme and exuded confidence he would return to address the nation from the Red Fort next […]

Army, BSF exchange sweets with Pak counterparts

Army, BSF exchange sweets with Pak counterparts

Jammu: Indian troops on Tuesday exchanged greetings and sweets with their Pakistani counterparts in Poonch, Jammu and Samba districts of Jammu and Kashmir on the occasion of the country’s 77th Independence Day. In Poonch, the Indian Army and Pakistani troops exchanged sweets along the Line of Control (LoC) in Chakan Da Bagh and another forward […]