Virat Kohli (Image: BCCI) Virat Kohli is back in his favourite format, but this time without the weight of expectations and the constant chase for milestones hanging over him. As he prepares to return to ODI cricket against the West Indies, the soon-to-be 38-year-old says he has consciously chosen to play with greater freedom and…
Iran FM Araghchi says Tehran awaiting formal response to Hormuz proposal Tehran is awaiting a formal US response to its seven-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end the conflict, Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said on Sunday, despite US president Donald Trump publicly rejecting the plan.Araghchi said Tehran had taken note of…
Congress leaders paid homage to former PM Manmohan Singh NEW DELHI: Remembering him as a statesman and a visionary, Congress netas Mallikarjun Kharge, Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi Saturday led the party in paying homage to late Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his birth anniversary.Congress held a ceremony at the party office where the Gandhis,…
Indian stalwart Virat Kohli (Image; IANS) Virat Kohli is returning to the format that has arguably defined his international career, and the West Indies are one of his favourite opponents. As India begin their three-match ODI series against the West Indies on September 27, Kohli carries a staggering record against the Caribbean side – 2,261…
Pope Leo XIV, center, is welcomed by French President Emmanuel Macron, left, and his wife Brigitte Crowds stretched the length of Avenue des Champs-Elysees in Paris on Saturday, as Pope Leo urged Catholics to find happiness in faith, not material things, at the biggest event of his visit to France, an outdoor Mass with an…
Describing Pakistan as a serial practitioner of terrorism in his UNGA address, foreign minister S Jaishankar said that there must be no dilution of the zero-tolerance approach to the menace. Without naming Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, who had raked up the Kashmir issue in his General Assembly speech on Friday, Jaishankar said he had misrepresented…
India’s Anahat Singh (PTI Photo) Indian teenager Anahat Singh produced a remarkable comeback against Japan’s higher-ranked Satomi Watanabe to reach the women’s singles final at the Asian Games squash event on Saturday, while Abhay Singh also booked his place in the men’s singles title clash.Anahat, who won the TOISA Squash Female of the Year award…
NEW DELHI: With EPFO increasing the mandatory wage ceiling from Rs 15,000 a month to Rs 25,000, employees will now contribute Rs 3,000 (at 12% contribution of Rs 25,000 wage) towards their PF savings from Rs 1,800 earlier, govt said in a set of FAQs released. This will be along with a contribution of Rs…
Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu backed the Election Commission’s statement on SIR, saying it reaffirmed the integrity and credibility of constitutional institutions NEW DELHI: BJP’s allies on Saturday closed ranks to hit out at opposition, with TDP chief and Andhra Pradesh CM N Chandrababu Naidu saying EC’s statement reaffirmed “the integrity and credibility of…
At just 11 years old, Japan’s Yuki Kurihara has already won an Asian Games gold medal. But after beating players much older than him, the young esports player said he felt “embarrassed” and could not show much emotion.Kurihara, a primary school student and the youngest athlete in Japan’s Asian Games history, defeated South Korea’s 24-year-old…