MUMBAI: Former India opener Shikhar Dhawan, owes a significant part of his success to two stalwarts of Indian cricket from Mumbai-Dilip Vengsarkar and Sandeep Patil. These two ensured that Dhawan was selected at the right time in his career. Both Vengsarkar and Patil made strong, and sometimes unpopular, decisions during their tenure as chief national…
NEW DELHI: While the prospect of an India vs Pakistan World Test Championship (WTC) final remains theoretically possible, recent results have made it a near-impossible scenario. Pakistan’s historic defeat to Bangladesh in Rawalpindi has further diminished their already slim chances of reaching the WTC final. With India among the favorites to make it to the…
NEW DELHI: In a stinging rebuke of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), cricketer Ahmed Shehzad has criticized the board’s strategy and selection policies following Pakistan’s historic 10-wicket loss to Bangladesh in the Rawalpindi Test on Sunday. This defeat marks Bangladesh’s first-ever Test win over Pakistan, achieved on the latter’s home soil.After being bowled out for…
BENGALURU: Salil Parekh looks trim and fit. When we ask him about it, the Infosys CEO & MD says he isn’t getting as much time for fitness as he would like. Infosys probably requires more of his time now. The company, and its peers, are going through a lean phase. Revenue growth is in low…
On the boulevard in front of the presidential palace in Taipei this weekend, Taiwan‘s worst nightmare was unfolding in front of film crews. A crowd of actors and extras portrayed one kind of chaos that might come with a Chinese invasion: a protest descending into violence and bloodshed. The scene being shot was for “Zero…
JODHPUR: PM Narendra Modi on Sunday said access to legal documents will be the biggest weapon in the direction of empowering the poor. Speaking at the closing ceremony of the platinum jubilee celebrations of Rajasthan HC here, Modi called upon the legal fraternity to help govt make this possible.“It is important that people have access…
CBI‘s polygraph test on Sanjay Roy, the arrested suspect in the RG Kar hospital rape-murder case, flagged “false and unconvincing” answers to questions on his newly professed “innocence”, investigators said on Sunday after a pair of designated officers conducted the proceedings at Kolkata’s Presidency jail, reports Rohit Khanna. Roy’s state-appointed counsel stirred a controversy when…
A notable Hindu celebration celebrating the birth of the Lord Krishna, Krishna Janmashtami known as Janmashtami or Gokulashtami. This celebration is celebrated in leu to honour this event with awesome excitement with devotees gathering to celebrate the celebration. It is a conviction that Lord Krishna was born at midnight and so the celebrations start at…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has linked crimes against women in the state to a broader strategy aimed at displacing families to seize their land. His remarks followed the Aug 22 gang rape of a class 10 student by three men in Nagaon district, which has sparked outrage and massive public protests, particularly targeting…
GUWAHATI: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma has linked crimes against women in the state to a broader strategy aimed at displacing families to seize their land. His remarks followed the Aug 22 gang rape of a class 10 student by three men in Nagaon district, which has sparked outrage and massive public protests, particularly targeting…
