Dubai, 22/9 Pakistan opener Sahibzada Farhan, who has been in the eye of a storm following his ‘exaggerated’ celebration after completing his half-century against India in the Asia Cup cricket tie, said his ‘brain fade’ moment act happened at the ‘heat of the moment and nothing sinister about it. It may be recalled that…
New Delhi, 22/9An Air India Express flight from Bengaluru to Varanasi reported a mid-air security scare on Sunday, September 22, after a passenger allegedly walked up to the cockpit while searching for the lavatory. The incident occurred on flight IX 1086, which took off from Kempegowda International Airport’s Terminal 2 at 8 am and landed…
New York, 22/9: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio here on Monday for bilateral discussions, as the high-level 80th session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) kicks in. This will be the first face-to-face meeting between Rubio and Jaishankar following President Donald Trump’s imposition of an additional 25…
New Delhi, 22/9: China’s spy ship Yuan Wang 5 has returned to the maritime neighbourhood of India, three years after it had docked at Hambantota Port of Sri Lanka. New Delhi is closely monitoring the movement of the Yuan Wang 5, as the state-of-the-art satellite and missile tracking vessel of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army…
Dubai, 22/9: Abhishek Sharma shelled Sahibzada Farhan off Hardik Pandya, a regulation offering, at third man with not a run on the board. The 25-year-old left-hander, who gave Farhan another life off Kuldeep Yadav later in the innings, decided to make amends with bat with a crunchy half-century, helping India begin their Super Four campaign…
Dubai, ,21/9: India captain Suryakumar Yadav once again chose not to shake hands with Pakistan skipper Salman Ali Agha at the toss ahead of their Asia Cup match on Sunday, as animosity between the bitter rivals rumbled on at the eight-team tournament.. India won the politically-charged Group A match by seven wickets last week, and…
New York, 21/8: The Donald Trump administration has clarified that the new 100,000 USD H-1B visa fee is a one-time charge applying only to new petitions, and does not affect current visa holders, offering relief to thousands of professionals in the US, including many from India. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said in…
New Delhi, 21/9: Former Delhi captain Mithun Manhas has emerged as the frontrunner to take over as the next president of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). With the board’s annual general meeting (AGM) scheduled for September 28. The 45-year-old, though never capped for India, was a domestic cricket stalwart. He played…
New Delhi, 21/9: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be addressing the nation today at 5 pm, as reported by PTI. However, there is no official word on the subject of his address in the evening. The PM’s address will come on the eve of Navratri, the day from when the GST rate cuts will kick…
Dubai, 21/9: It’s taken the T20 Asia Cup 11 days and 12 matches to catch fire. After an elaborate build-up dominated by off-field one-upmanship, the league phase ended in dramatic fashion on Friday in Abu Dhabi, with unfancied Oman putting favourites India through the wringer before going down by 21 runs. Perhaps this is the…
