DUBAI: South Africa finally broke their Under-19 World Cup jinx by beating crowd favourites Pakistan by six wickets in a predominantly one-sided final in Dubai. It had been a bowler’s tournament all the way through and the final lived up to that billing as South Africa’s seamers, led by Corbin Bosch, bundled out Pakistan for […]
New Delhi: Leading car makers Maruti Suzuki India and Hyundai Motor India recovered some ground in February as buyers made their way to the showrooms, encouraged by the recent price cuts following the lowering of excise duty in the Interim Budget. Similarly, Ford India and Honda Cars India posted double digit growth during the month. […]
New Delhi: Senior off-spinner and Punjab captain Harbhajan Singh on Saturday said that Parveez Rasool, who was a part of the Rest of India squad, Harbhajan feels that he is still very much a work in progress, Harbhajan told reporters at the end of the Vijay Hazare Trophy match against Delhi at the Kotla. “Rasool […]
MIRPUR: Driven into a corner after their defeat to Sri Lanka, India will look to regroup quickly and plug their loopholes as they go into the make or break match against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday. With back-to-back victories over Pakistan and India, Sri Lanka have virtually assured themselves of a berth […]
Titled The Saint and The Doctor, Arundhati Roy’s introduction to a new, annotated edition of Dr. B R Ambedkar’s Annihilation of Caste is an intensive examination of the Gandhi-Ambedkar debate and its relevance in India. Excerpts: Today, India’s one hundred richest people own assets equivalent to one-fourth of its celebrated GDP. In a nation of 1.2 […]
CAPE TOWN: Opener David Warner hit a run-a-ball century as Australia took charge of the third and final test by reaching 294 for three when this report was filed on the first day at Newlands on Saturday. Warner scored 135 off 152 with 12 fours as South Africa’s bowlers toiled on a lifeless wicket after […]
KOLKATA: The Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) is introducing Unique Identification Number for hallmarked jewellery to ensure better traceability and consumer protection. “We have decided to introduce a Unique Identification Number for each hallmarked jewellery as a component of hallmark to ensure traceability of hallmarked articles,” Director General of BIS Sunil Soni said here Saturday. […]
Mirpur: Pakistan’s chief cricket consultant Zaheer Abbas feels it would be an intense contest between India’s famed batting and his team’s “stronger” bowling when the two sides clash in their much-anticipated Asia Cup match here Sunday. “Both teams have their weaknesses. It will depend who play on that given day and learn from their mistakes. […]
BY VIJAY PRASHAD In late February, Filippo Grandi, the Commissioner General of UNRWA, the United Nations agency tasked with the welfare of the Palestinians, visited Yarmouk, a neighbourhood in Damascus, Syria. When he entered Yarmouk, the people came to greet him and to collect much-needed supplies. They emerged, he said, “like ghosts from the depths […]
“Prime Minister Nehru’s statement in the House of People yesterday that US members of (the) UN observer group in Kashmir can no longer be regarded as neutral and hence their continued presence is improper was featured in eight column headlines in (the) local press today and may be regarded as (the) chief positive Indian step […]