Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Team India clinched back-to-back Border-Gavaskar Trophy victories in Australia — first under Virat Kohli’s captaincy in 2018-19 and then under Ajinkya Rahane in 2020-21. Now, with Rohit Sharma leading the side, India are aiming for an unprecedented third straight series win on Australian soil.The build-up, however,…
MUMBAI: The Mumbai Police have arrested Faizan Khan, a lawyer from Chhattisgarh, for allegedly issuing death threats to Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.A police team was in Chhattisgarh to probe the case of a threat call to the actor which was received on the landline phone at Bandra police station last week. They arrested Faizan…
New Zealand PM offers national apology to people abused in care (Picture credit: AP) New Zealand’s Prime Minister Christopher Luxon made a historic national apology on Tuesday to victims and families of those abused in state and faith-based care institutions over the past seven decades. The apology followed a public inquiry, which found that approximately…
Suryakumar Yadav in an Instagram video. India T20I captain Suryakumar Yadav faced questions about the on-going Champions Trophy standoff between India and Pakistan while interacting with fans in South Africa. After India firmly said no to travelling to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy, the message was relayed by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…
NEW DELHI: Indian equity markets gained ground on Tuesday, with the BSE Sensex rising by 148.80 points, or 0.19%, at 79,644.95, while the Nifty50 advanced 69.05 points, or 0.29%, at 24,210.35. The upward trend followed a cautious start to the week on Monday when global cues, foreign institutional investor (FII) selling, and muted quarterly earnings…
The Australian media is celebrating one of the biggest face-offs in Test cricket, India vs Australia, in style as News Corp Australia has announced an eight-page wrap in English, Hindi and Punjabi in their print and digital editions to cover the five Tests of the coming Border Gavaskar Trophy (BGT).The Indian team is already in…
Pedestrians walk near an advertisement promoting the sales festival in Beijing. (Picture credit: AP) While the Western world is gearing up for Black Friday and Cyber Monday, China has already celebrated its biggest shopping extravaganza—Singles Day. Often overshadowing other global shopping events, Singles Day has grown from a niche celebration to a retail phenomenon, surpassing…
The upcoming episode of Bigg Boss 18 is set to add another high-voltage drama with Rajat Dalal and Vivian Dsena at loggerheads again. This time the fight began over Rajat catching Vivian sleeping at the odd hours. In the promo, Rajat went to Vivian and confronted, “So raha tha na tu, yaha chauda hoke bol…
Virat Kohli (Getty Images) Virat Kohli is undoubtedly in the twilight of his career, and while the lack of runs, especially in 2024, may suggest he is well past his prime, there are many who believe the batting icon still has a fair bit of cricket left in him and may rediscover himself during the…
Incoming First Lady Melania Trump will not attend the customary White House meeting with First Lady Jill Biden, CNN reported quoting sources. The traditional meeting, which usually marks the beginning of a peaceful transition between the outgoing and incoming first families, will take place without Melania, who reportedly has a scheduling conflict related to the…
