Varun Chakaravarthy (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: India captain Shreyas Iyer won the toss and opted to field against Afghanistan in the second T20I at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. India won the opening T20I by seven wickets and currently lead the three-match series 1-0.India made one change to their playing XI, with Bishnoi replacing…
Bengal CM prayed at Kalighat temple and had fish-basanti pulao prasad. West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari last week offered prayers at the Kalighat Temple on the occasion of ‘Kaushiki Amavasya’ and partook of a traditional bhog that included fish and ‘basanti pulao’. Interestingly, the timing of the visit gave the ritual a political context.The…
Matt Renshaw (Image credit: Zimbabwe Cricket) Australia batter Matt Renshaw scored his maiden ODI century on Tuesday in the first match of the three-match series against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club.Renshaw scored 109 as Australia posted 294 in the series opener. His century was the first by an Australian against Zimbabwe since Michael Clarke…
Owaisi on Amit Shah’s UCC push NEW DELHI: AIMIM supremo Asaduddin Owaisi on Tuesday turned to the Constitution to counter Union home minister Amit Shah‘s push to implement the Uniform Civil Code in all 21 NDA-ruled states by 2029. Hyderabad MP said that the Bhartiya Janata Party is using the proposed law to target Muslims…
‘Such gimmicks are nothing new’: India slams Pakistan over ‘phoney announcement’ of Rs 70 lakh bounty on Masood Azhar India hit out at Pakistan over its reported announcement of a Rs 70 lakh bounty on Jaish-e-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. India dismissed the announcement as “phoney” and said such “gimmicks” were nothing new, questioning the credibility…
India had last hosted a F1 Grand Prix at the BIC in Greater Noida in 2013 (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has formed a task force led by NITI Ayog’s Yugal Kishore Joshi and to work on revival and development of Formula 1 and motorsports in India. The objective of the task…
Where does that leave India, a country that imports around 90% of its crude oil? India has managed to evade a major oil shock from the US-Iran conflict, but with a triple whammy loading – what are its best options? Russian crude oil continues to be the biggest component of India’s oil import basket but…
File photo: Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary NEW DELHI: Janata Dal (United) on Tuesday adopted a cautious position on the proposed Uniform Civil Code (UCC), with Bihar deputy chief minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary saying the party will first study the legislation and will not oppose it “for no reason” if its provisions are…
Hockey India (Agency Images) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry is positive of resolving the ongoing mess among warring factions in Hockey India. A source said they will, however, wait for an amicable resolution internally before seeing the need to step in.“Let them resolve it amicably, mutually. It is not an issue that can’t be resolved….
India’s overall trade deficit shrinks as exports grow faster than imports in August (representative image) India’s overall trade deficit narrowed to $9.41 billion in August 2026 from $11.62 billion in the same month last year, as exports grew at a faster pace than imports, according to official trade data released on Tuesday.Overall exports, including merchandise…