India beat Thailand by 94 runs (Image: X/Cricbuzz) India opened their Women’s T20 Asia Cup campaign with a convincing 94-run victory over Thailand on Sunday, overcoming a late batting collapse with a dominant bowling performance. Shafali sets platform, India stumble late India looked on course for a huge total after Shafali Verma smashed 64 off…
Indian Army Aviation pilots executed a complicated high-casualty evacuation near the Nun Kun massif. NEW DELHI: In an uphill task in the mountain ranges of Himalayas, Indian Army Aviation pilots carried out a “daring high-casualty evacuation” with their helicopter at 18,600 feet near the Nun Kun massif, a mountain group in the Zanskar range in…
Asian Games gold medallist Manpreet Kaur, farmer leader Nirmal Singh and 38 others from Punjab joined the BJP on Sunday, ahead of the state Assembly elections scheduled early next year, the party said.The new entrants include former members of the Aam Aadmi Party, Congress and Shiromani Akali Dal, along with people from the farming, trading,…
England’s Ollie Robinson (AP Photo) Ollie Robinson has produced a remarkable statistical landmark in Test cricket, moving past Jasprit Bumrah to claim the best bowling average among bowlers with at least 20 Tests over the last 100 years.Robinson reached the mark during England’s second Test against Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, as his four-wicket burst…
Smriti Mandhana overtakes Suzie Bates (Image: X) Smriti Mandhana may not have had the ideal outing with the bat, but the India opener created history during the Women’s Asia Cup clash against Thailand on Sunday. Mandhana’s first boundary of the innings took her international career tally to 10,756 runs, helping her move past New Zealand…
BENGALURU: An eco-friendly bio-based foam developed by researchers at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), is moving from the laboratory towards commercialisation, with Absolute Cold LLP working on its use in cold-chain and temperature-controlled packaging.The foam, developed by Prof Suryasarathi Bose and Prof Subodh Kumar, along with the team comprising Sampath Parasuram, Akshay Sunil Salvi,…
Pratika Rawal handed debut (Image: IANS) Pratika Rawal made her T20I debut for India in the Women’s Asia Cup opener against Thailand, getting her opportunity after being added to the squad as a replacement for the injured Jemimah Rodrigues. The right-hander made an immediate impact, scoring a brisk 22 off 18 balls, including two fours…
Plea filed in Supreme Court ahead of CJP protest NEW DELHI: A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking directions that no march or procession be taken out in Lutyens’ Delhi without prior police permission.This comes ahead of the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) proposed September 5 protest march, led by families of students…
Dipke says BJP should at least listen to Mohan Bhagwat who is their mentor. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leader Abhijeet Dipke on Sunday urged the BJP to “listen to RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat”, accusing the ruling party of believing that it had grown bigger than the organisation.Dipke’s remarks came after Bhagwat, while addressing…
For a batter who once seemed to make Test hundreds almost on demand, Babar Azam’s wait for another three-figure score has become remarkably long. Babar’s last Test century came on December 26, 2022, when he made a brilliant 161 against New Zealand in Karachi. That innings was his ninth Test hundred and capped a remarkable…