India’s Sanju Samson (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool) Head coach Gautam Gambhir showered rich praise on Sanju Samson following India’s successful campaign at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, describing the wicketkeeper-batter’s performances as “special” and a true reflection of his character under immense pressure.Samson emerged as one of the biggest heroes of the tournament, producing three…
J-K CM Omar Abdullah (File photo) SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday tabled the Jammu and Kashmir Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Bill-2025 in the assembly, becoming the first non-BJP CM to introduce the legislation that seeks to amend certain enactments of the Union Territory of J&K for decriminalising a range of offences and…
India and Pakistan are schedule to play the match on February 15 at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo NEW DELHI: Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) wrote a letter to the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Thursday, urging it to reconsider its decision to boycott the India vs Pakistan fixture at the T20 World…
PUNE: The fate of 57 local bodies in Maharashtra – 39 won by Mahayuti, 17 by MVA, and one by others – awaits SC’s verdict on Jan 21 as these are among the 288 municipal councils and nagar panchayats where the combined quota for scheduled castes, scheduled tribes and backward classes exceeds 50%.Acting on several…
KOLKATA: The Calcutta high court has freed a Bangladeshi national who spent 21 years in jail for a murder after it was established that he was a minor at the time of committing the crime. Another murder convict from Bengal’s Birbhum district, who was incarcerated for 14 years in a separate case, was also released…
The Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) on Saturday said it has taken suo motu action against 27 restaurants across the country for mandatorily levying service charges on customers, holding the practice to be a violation of consumer law.The restaurants have been fined up to Rs 50,000, directed to refund the service charge collected from consumers,…
NEW DELHI: Amid continuing tensions in West Asia, Iran and the UAE are expected to join fellow Brics members at the bloc’s second Cultural Working Group meeting in Varanasi from June 4-5. The conference will dwell on the theme “building resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability” with Artificial Intelligence and repatriation of cultural property among priority…
US markets moved lower on Monday, giving back part of last week’s gains as bitcoin and other once-popular assets continued to weaken. The S&P 500 was down 0.4% in morning trading, putting its five-day winning run at risk. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 204 points, also 0.4%, and the Nasdaq composite edged down 0.5%.Earlier…