Mumbai, 27/10: In a landmark decision, the BCCI on Thursday announced equal match fees for its centrally-contracted female and male players in a bid to tackle gender discrimination. BCCI secretary Jay Shah took to Twitter to announce the development. “I’m pleased to announce @BCCI’s first step towards tackling discrimination. We are implementing…
Hyderabad, 27/10: The Telangana police on Wednesday claimed that they busted an attempt by three people who were allegedly trying to lure four ruling Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) MLAs to leave the party. Cyberabad Police Commissioner Stephen Raveendra told reporters that the TRS legislators provided information to them that the trio were trying…
Kolkata, 26/10: Former BCCI President Sourav Ganguly on Wednesday did not read too much into the issue of some Indian players refusing to eat the food provided by the T20 World Cup organisers after a practice session in Sydney. Cold sandwiches and falafel (spiced mashed chickpeas or other pulses) were served to the…
New Delhi, 26/10: Media groups Sony and Zee have voluntarily agreed to sell three Hindi channels — Big Magic, Zee Action and Zee Classic — to address possible anti-competition concerns arising out of their proposed mega-merger deal. They submitted their proposal to the Competition Commission of India (CCI), which cleared the deal subject…
New Delhi, 26/10: An arduous journey awaits Mallikarjun Kharge who took over the mantle of the Congress from the longest-serving party president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday as the party strives to regain its hold among the masses and revive its electoral fortunes. Kharge’s tenure at the helm begins when the Congress is electorally…
New Delhi, 26/10: The BJP on Wednesday cited past comments of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to claim that his demand for having images of Lord Ganesha and Goddess Lakshmi on currency notes is the height of U-turn as he is “trying” to be a Hindu. His hypocrisy is on show, BJP spokesperson…
Melbourne, 26/10: Ireland stunned England by five runs via Duckworth-Lewis method in the T20 World Cup after rain interrupted the match for the umpteenth time, here on Wednesday. Chasing 158, England were 105 for 5 in 14.3 overs when the heavens opened up again in the Super 12 match, which witnessed a delayed…
Islamabad, 26/10: Pakistan’s former star pacer Shoaib Akhtar “wants” Virat Kohli to retire from T20 Internationals as he feels that the Indian batting maestro should not put his “entire energy” in the shortest format. Akhtar lauded Kohli after his unbeaten 82 against Pakistan in Sunday’s T20 World Cup match helped India clinch a…
London, 26/10: Rishi Sunak will on Wednesday face off against opposition lawmakers for the first time as British prime minister, in a likely raucous parliamentary session following weeks of political turmoil. It comes after he took power Tuesday as the first UK leader of colour, vowing to repair the damage wrought by outgoing…
Washington DC, 25/4: In its second ruling against Google in less than a week, the Competition Commission on Tuesday slapped a penalty of Rs 936.44 crore on the internet major for abusing its dominant position with respect to its Play Store policies. The regulator has also directed the company to cease and desist…
