Ahmedabad: Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat Assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. As many as 788 candidates are in the fray for 89 seats across 19 districts of south Gujarat and Kutch-Saurashtra regions where voting will be held on Thursday. The state, which has […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Frustrated by the fickle weather, a desperate Indian team would pray for a rain-free final ODI against New Zealand in its bid to finish on an even keel in a series that neither had context nor any major takeaways. There is forecast of scattered showers in Christchurch and nothing can be more irritating than […]
CHRISTCHURCH: Their bowling styles are like chalk and cheese, but Arshdeep Singh finds Umran Malik’s frightening pace beneficial as the batters are always struggling to adjust due to the marked difference in their respective speed. Jammu pace sensation Malik is one of the fastest bowlers in world cricket alongside South African Anrich Nortje and Englishman […]
Christchurch: The assortment of T20 leagues, including the cash-rich IPL has entirely changed the landscape of cricket with more and more players inclined to forego their national contracts in lure of lucrative overseas deals, feels New Zealand pacer Tim Southee. Three New Zealand players — Trent Boult, Martin Guptill and Jimmy Neesham — have so […]
Doha: Lionel Messi has already come to Argentina’s rescue at the World Cup. He might just have to do it all over again. Another emotionally charged evening awaits Messi and the soccer-mad south American nation that worships him when Argentina meets Poland on Wednesday for a match with so much on the line. For Messi, […]
Amritsar’A women squad of the Border Security Force has foiled a cross-border drug-smuggling attempt in Punjab’s Amritsar district by shooting down a drone, which was flying from Pakistan into India with 3.1 kg of narcotics, officials said on Tuesday. The troops fired at the drone at 11.05 pm on Monday after they noticed it entering […]
Washington: The US is closely watching the developments in China and continues to stand up and support the right of peaceful protesters, the White House has said, amidst unprecedented demonstrations in the Communist nation over its stringent zero-Covid policy. China is witnessing protests against the strict enforcement of its zero-Covid policy, under which authorities block […]
Court seeks SG’s assistance New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday sought assistance of the solicitor general on a PIL which alleged statutory panels including the Jammu and Kashmir Human Rights Commission are not functional in the union territory (UT) after the abrogation of Article 370. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and […]
Jammu: A prayer leader of a mosque and three members of his family were killed when their car skidded off the road and plunged into a deep gorge along the Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Monday, officials said. The accident took place near Prem Mandir in the Chenani area of Udhampur district around 8.30 am when […]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday expressed anguish over the delay by the Centre in clearing the names recommended by the Collegium for appointment as judges in the higher judiciary, saying it “effectively frustrates” the method of appointment. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and A S Oka said a three-judge bench of […]