Argentina’s Lionel Messi (10) smiles during the World Cup Group J match between Argentina and Algeria (AP Photo/Ed Zurga) Lionel Messi once again stole the show for Argentina, scoring the first World Cup hat-trick of his career in a 3-0 victory over Algeria and equalling Miroslav Klose’s record of 16 goals to become the joint-highest…
The disruptions in fuel, fertiliser and food supply chains caused by the crisis in West Asia will continue to impact the Global South for a considerable period, PM Narendra Modi said while underlining the need for the international community to ensure vulnerable countries are not left to bear the brunt of such crises alone.Addressing a…
NEW DELHI: Communist Party of India (Marxist) has strongly objected to chief minister Revanth Reddy-led Telangana govt’s renaming the road adjoining the US Consulate in Hyderabad to honour President Donald Trump. “BJP has no qualms about surrendering India’s sovereignty and self-respect, and now it seems that neither does the Congress govt in Telangana,” CPM general…
Smriti Mandhana (BCCI Photo) India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana added another milestone to her glittering career during the Women’s T20 World Cup clash against the Netherlands on Wednesday. The left-hander became the first player across men’s and women’s T20 internationals to hit 600 fours, reaching the landmark while leading India’s charge with the bat.Mandhana continued her…
With the US and Iran set to sign an interim peace agreement on Friday, PM Narendra Modi told President Donald Trump he was confident that the issue of seafarers will receive the “highest priority” during the implementation of this agreement, while appreciating the president’s “tremendous efforts” in reaching the deal. The leaders spoke to the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought the Centre’s stand on the ban imposed on messaging app Telegram even as the govt claimed there is “shocking material” which it will share with court. Telegram has challenged the move to temporarily restrict access to the app ahead of the June 21 NEET-UG retest. Solicitor general…
England Substitutes: Dean Henderson (GK); James Trafford (GK); Dan Burn, Trevoh Chalobah, Marc Guéhi, Jarell Quansah, Djed Spence; Eberechi Eze, Jordan Henderson, Kobbie Mainoo, Morgan Rogers; Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins, Ivan Toney, Bukayo Saka. Croatia Substitutes: Dominik Kotarski (GK); Ivor Pandur (GK); Duje Ćaleta-Car, Marin Pongračić, Martin Erlić; Nikola Vlašić, Kristijan Jakić, Nikola Moro, Toni…
Representative photo (AP) NEW DELHI: Drug price regulator National Pharmaceuticals Pricing Authority (NPPA) has approved a 20% price hike for Serum Institute of India‘s BCG, measles and measles-rubella vaccines.This move is unusual since price hikes are rare when one company dominates the market.NPPA had fixed the pr-ice ceiling in Dec 2024 based on Pharmarack data…
NEW DELHI: Even as suits concerning Indian Forest Service officer Sanjiv Chaturvedi have seen over a dozen judges recuse themselves, a similar case has been pending in Punjab and Haryana HC since 2022. The case related to the dismissal of judicial officer Amrish Kumar Jain has witnessed the recusal of four HC judges, including then…
India Women continued their impressive run in the T20 World Cup with a comprehensive 95-run victory over the Netherlands on Wednesday. Powered by a dominant opening partnership from Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma, India posted 209/5 — their highest total in Women’s T20 World Cup history — before bowling out the Dutch side for 114…