NEW DELHI: Team India’s new T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav expressed his enthusiasm for leadership ahead of his first series as captain against Sri Lanka. Suryakumar, who took over from retired skipper Rohit Sharma, has always enjoyed being a leader and has gathered insights from various captains over his career.Suryakumar remains optimistic and ready to take…
NEW DELHI: The Kargil War officially concluded 25 years ago on July 26, 1999. Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed annually on this day, commemorates India’s victory over Pakistan and honors the sacrifices of hundreds of Indian soldiers who faced more than just the Pakistani infiltrators to secure victory in Kargil. Kargil War The conflict, which escalated…
NEW DELHI: Washington Freedom secured a spot in the final of the 2024 Major League Cricket with a commanding seven-wicket victory over the San Francisco Unicorns in the Qualifier held in Dallas on Friday. Rachin Ravindra spearheaded the Washington bowling attack, restricting the Unicorns to a modest total of 145. The table-toppers then chased down…
Reliance Retail‘s ethnic handicrafts venture Swadesh has inked its first partnership with luxury designer label Falguni Shane Peacock, executives aware of the development said. “The collaboration may evolve into a deeper strategic partnership in the near future,” one of the executives said. The retail arm of Reliance Industries plans to scale up ethnic handicrafts under…
PV Sindhu, having won silver in Rio & bronze in Tokyo, is feeling good about her prospects in her third OlympicsPARIS: PV Sindhu had a late evening practice at the Porte de la Chapelle on Wednesday. It got extended beyond the planned time and her meeting with the media at the mixed zone was delayed….
Kargil Vijay Diwas, observed on July 26 each year, commemorates India’s victory in the Kargil War of 1999, a conflict between India and Pakistan. The day marks the end of Operation Vijay, which successfully expelled Pakistani intruders from the Kargil district in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. This operation was a significant military…
Sanjay Kumar, a 43-year-old resident of Bihar, has been charged by a US court on Thursday for allegedly selling and shipping significant quantities of counterfeit oncology drugs into the United States. Court documents reveal that Kumar and his accomplices purportedly facilitated the sale and shipment of fake versions of cancer medications, including the drug Keytruda,…
The White House has strongly condemned the escalating “sexist” and “racist” attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris, which have intensified since she became the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee. White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre described the attacks as “desperate,” “disgusting,” and a “dog whistle” during a recent press conference.Jean-Pierre emphasized that Harris, as the Vice…
NEW DELHI: As the Indian cricket team prepares for their upcoming tour of Sri Lanka, former left-arm spinner Pragyan Ojha has declared that a new era has commenced under the guidance of newly appointed head coach Gautam Gambhir. During an event hosted by Sony Sports Network, Ojha highlighted the importance of this change.“The Gautam era…
Ismael ‘El Mayo’ Zambada, co-founder of the infamous Sinaloa drug cartel and the son of his former partner, Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman, the two top leaders of Mexico’s Sinaloa drug cartel, are now in US custody. They were arrested in Texas, US Attorney General Merrick Garland said in a statement on Thursday.“Ismael Zambada Garcia, or…
