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…
Dubai, 20/10: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has once again assigned the high-voltage India-Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4s game on Sunday to its Elite Panel Match Referee Andy Pycroft despite PCB’s repeated requests to strike him off the roster. “Andy Pycroft is the match referee for Indo-Pak game,” a tournament source told PTI.
New Delhi, ,20/9: GCMMF, which markets dairy items under Amul brand, on Saturday announced reduction of retail prices of more than 700 product packs, including ghee, butter ice cream, bakery and frozen snacks, as it decided to pass on benefits of the GST rate cuts to consumer. The new price will be effective from September…
Bengaluru, 20/9: The Karnataka government on Saturday formed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe the Aland voter deletion case. In an order, the Congress government appointed BK Singh, Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), Criminal Investigation Department (CID), to lead the SIT.
New Delhi, 20/9: Malayalam superstar Mohanlal has been named the recipient of the Dadasaheb Phalke Award for 2023, the country’s highest recognition in the field of cinema, the I&B ministry announced on Saturday. In a post on X, the Information and Broadcasting Ministry said the actor, director and producer is being honoured on the recommendation…
