NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has suspended all-rounder Hamza Nazar from all forms of cricket for two years and fined him Rs 1 million after finding that he provided misleading information while applying for a visa through the board.The decision was announced on Thursday following an internal inquiry.Hamza had recently emerged as one…
India successfully test-fires N-capable Agni-4 ballistic missile with strike range of 4,000km The test of the Agni-IV ballistic missile by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) has demonstrated the country’s readiness to respond to any contingency. The test demonstrated the successful firing of the Agni-IV intermediate‑range ballistic missile, which is a road‑mobile and nuclear‑capable weapon. The…
Jharkhand assembly adjourned amid BJP uproar over job exam irregularities Opposition BJP MLAs disrupted proceedings of the Jharkhand Assembly over alleged irregularities in a job examination, with several legislators entering the well of the House in protest.Proceedings of the Jharkhand Assembly were adjourned till 12.30 pm amid an uproar by the BJP MLAs.During the proceedings,…
India Test captain Shubman Gill was rested on the opening day of India’s warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI in Colombo after sustaining an impact injury to his right ring finger during training on Thursday.The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed that the decision was purely precautionary, with the medical team closely…
Police in Argentina used tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons as thousands of protesters demonstrated against a controversial private property bill outside the Argentine Senate on Thursday, with clashes erupting as the protest drew to a close.Earlier, thousands of demonstrators, gathered outside the senate despite a heavy police presence. Protesters carried Argentine flags and…
Students protest in Ranchi’s Jaipal Singh Munda Stadium. NEW DELHI: The protest by JPSC and JSSC aspirants in Jharkhand entered its 14th day on Thursday, with students demanding action over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations, while political pressure on the Hemant Soren government intensified.The protest, launched on July 25 under the JPSC-JSSC Reforms Manch at…
Instead of captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul walked out for the toss. NEW DELHI: There was a surprise before the start of India’s three-day warm-up match against Sri Lanka XI at the Nondescripts Cricket Club Ground in Colombo. Instead of captain Shubman Gill, KL Rahul walked out for the toss.Sri Lanka XI skipper Sonal Dinusha…
Israel and the United States have completed a planned test of the Arrow Weapon System as the two allies continue efforts to strengthen defences against long-range ballistic missile threats from Iran and Yemen.According to Israel’s ministry of defence, the test was conducted on Wednesday by the Israeli Missile Defense Organization (IMDO), in cooperation with the…
Aule On-screen setup running multibody dynamics simulations and tracking system capturing hardware test data for position and velocity for correlation BENGALURU: What if satellites could simply plug into a power bank instead of drifting away when they run out of fuel? That’s the idea driving a Bengaluru startup building “jetpack” satellites designed to latch onto…
With Jasprit Bumrah ruled out of India’s two-Test series against Sri Lanka, starting August 15, because of a knee injury, former India fast bowler Karsan Ghavri has called for the return of experienced pacers Mohammed Shami and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Ghavri believes India should not depend only on Bumrah and should use senior bowlers to reduce…