Virat Kohli at the WACA in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Virat Kohli is back where it all began. It was in Perth in 2012 that the world woke up to the feisty batting legend. Now, older & less prolific, he is back in Perth as India look to set the tone in…
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday praised India’s growing global influence and the strategic partnership between Italy and India following her meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro. In a post on social media, Meloni described it as “always a great pleasure” to meet PM Modi. “Always…
NEW DELHI: Within hours of passing an order requesting the President to decide Beant Singh murder convict Balwant Singh Rajoana‘s mercy plea, Supreme Court withdrew its order after solicitor general Tushar Mehta assured that he would brief the court on the Centre’s stand on the issue.A bench of Justices B R Gavai, Prashant Kumar Mishra…
NEW DELHI: In its first action of this kind against a social media platform, Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday ordered WhatsApp to stop sharing user data with other companies within the fold of its parent Meta, which has been slapped a fine of Rs 213 crore for abusing its “dominant position” following changes…
NEW DELHI: Former India head coach Ravi Shastri has advised Team India to move past their 0-3 defeat to New Zealand and concentrate on upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. The unprecedented whitewash under Rohit Sharma‘s leadership marked India’s first home Test series defeat in 12 years, significantly impacting their ICC World Test Championship standings position.Shastri…
Anupamaa, a popular television drama, made news last week after a terrible occurrence on set. The All India Cine Workers Association (AICWA) has appealed for justice for a crew member who died on set as a result of electrocution. Suresh Shamlal Gupta, the association’s founder and president, has contacted Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde to…
Virat Kohli (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Virat Kohli‘s exceptional record in Australian cricket is well-documented. In his 13 Test matches on Australian soil, he has scored 1352 runs at an impressive average of 54.08, including six centuries and four half-centuries.Interestingly, Kohli’s most cherished innings came in a losing cause. His remarkable 123-run performance in Perth…
MUMBAI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called for bank interest rates to be “far more affordable”, arguing that several people found the cost of borrowing “very stressful”.Making a case for lower lending rates, she said that India required its businesses to ramp up and invest in new facilities so that the goal of “Viksit…
MUMBAI: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has criticised private banks for mishandling customer grievances, flagging a concerning trend of misclassifying complaints as mere queries. “It is disheartening to see complaints being misclassified, which undermines the very foundation of customer trust,” Das said at the Conference of Directors of Private Sector Banks in Mumbai. He urged banks…
NEW DELHI: After a 15-year gap, India has reclaimed its position as the leading source of international students in the United States for the 2023-24 academic year, surpassing China. According to the Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange 2024 report released on Monday, India registered a 23% year-over-year increase, sending over 3.3 lakh students…
