Indian pacer Harshit Rana has received a call-up for the Test squad against England. Rana, who was a part of the India A squad has linked up with the team India gear up for the series opener in Headingley, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) confirmed in a statement. Rana made his…
Representative image (AP) NEW DELHI: As Israel-Iran air strikes intensified, the government Monday said it was relocating Indian students in Iran within the country to ensure their safety. There are roughly 10,000 Indians in Iran, out of whom 6,000 are students. Around 600 Indian students were relocated to Qom from Tehran, which has been the…
The sudden demise of billionaire businessman Sunjay Kapur in London, aged 53, has unravelled a succession crisis at his auto components manufacturer Sona Comstar, according to a Hindustan Times report. The businessman had taken over reigns of the empire in 2015 after his father, industrialist Dr Surinder Kapur’s death, and steered Sona Comstar towards a…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his two-day official visit to Cyprus, presented two handcrafted gifts to the country’s First Couple – a symbolic gesture underscoring India’s rich artisanal traditions as the two nations signed several agreements to boost trade and economic cooperation.PM Modi gifted a luxurious Kashmiri silk carpet to Cyprus President Nikos…
Among all of Virat Kohli‘s ‘let go’ decisions in the last four years, his call to step down as India’s Test captain in the early part of 2022 remains the toughest pill to swallow. Some may argue that his Test retirement announcement last month was bigger but one kind of saw it coming after the…
Jun 11, 2025 01:11 AM IST The Indian side is yet to respond to a request from Bangladesh’s interim government led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus to extradite Hasina New Delhi: Former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina’s US-based son, Sajeeb Ahmed Wazed, is in India to meet his mother, people familiar with the matter said…
by Shahid Ahmed – 07/06/2025 Aravindh Chithambaram defeated Aram Hakobyan (ARM) to become the winner of 6th Stepan Avagyan Memorial 2025. Aravindh made a nice calculation in the queen and double knight endgame, resulting in a crucial pawn gain after his opponent erred. R Praggnanandhaa also ended up scoring the same as Aravindh 6.5/9. However,…
Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, while highlighting India’s economic stature and strategic role in global supply chains, said that the country’s presence is “essential” at the upcoming G7 Summit. “It made sense,” Carney said, “to have India, the fifth largest economy, at the G7 Summit.” “There are certain countries that should be at the table…
SRINAGAR: Bridging the “dil ki doori” (distance between hearts) between Delhi and Srinagar by freeing Kashmiri prisoners is as crucial to establishing a connection as opening the Valley’s first rail link with the rest of the country, J&K’s chief cleric and separatist Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Friday after PM Narendra Modi flagged off…
LUCKNOW: Hours after the abduction and rape of a three-year-old girl sleeping with her mother under a bridge near Alambagh metro station, the accused was killed in an encounter with Lucknow police early Friday.The accused, identified as Deepak Verma, a habitual offender with multiple criminal cases lodged across city police stations, was traced through CCTV…
