Rishabh Pant has been named as the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the upcoming 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), as announced by the team’s principal owner, Sanjiv Goenka, on Monday.In the IPL mega auction held in Jeddah last year, Pant became the most expensive player when LSG acquired him…
NEW DELHI: Days after his visit to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote letters to Delhi chief minister Atishi and Union health minister JP Nadda, urging immediate intervention to address the dire conditions faced by patients outside the facility. In his letter to Atishi,…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced RG Kar rape-murder case convict Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. The Civil and Criminal court in Sealdah pronounced the sentence as the family of the 31-year-old doctor demanded strictest punishment for the convict.The court, while sentencing Sanjay Roy who was…
NEW DELHI: A Kolkata court on Monday sentenced Sanjay Roy to life imprisonment after he was convicted of rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000. Ahead of the sentencing, Roy pleaded his innocence and said that he…
NEW DELHI: Few bowlers in the world have made a significant impact in all three formats, according to former India bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, who also added that fast-bowling star Jasprit Bumrah deserves praise for his development as a player since his IPL 2013 debut.Bumrah has quickly become one of India’s top fast bowlers in…
PRAYAGRAJ: Another fire broke out at a tent in Sector No. 5 of the Maha Kumbh Mela on Wednesday morning while preparations were being made to fry puris. The incident occurred at the kitchen of Ram Das ashram.The flames were swiftly contained by firemen, who acted quickly to prevent the fire from spreading further.Maha Kumbh…
Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami NEW DELHI: A cabinet meeting chaired by chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami was held on Monday at the state secretariat, where the cabinet approved the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) manual. The approval came after a detailed review by the legislative department. Addressing the media after the meeting, CM Pushkar Singh…
NEW DELHI: Several cricket legends, including Vinod Kambli, Rohit Sharma, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Ravi Shastri, Sachin Tendulkar, Diana Edulji, and Ajinkya Rahane, gathered on Sunday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Wankhede Stadium.Despite facing recent health challenges that required hospitalization, Kambli attended the ceremony with the assistance of his wife, Andrea Hewitt. Earlier, he…
China seems to be finally taking note of Apple and other technology and auto companies moving manufacturing/assembly to India and other parts of the world. According to a report in Bloomberg, China is making it harder for employees and specialised equipment needed for high-tech manufacturing in India and Southeast Asia to leave its borders. The…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday demanded capital punishment for Sanjay Roy who was convicted of the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. This comes as a Kolkata court is set to pronounce quantum of punishment for the civic volunteer after…
