Jasprit Bumrah, left, and Akash Deep (Photo: Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah’s return to competitive cricket may take a little longer. It is understood that he is yet to bowl full tilt at the BCCI’s Centre of Excellence (CoE). Pacer Akash Deep’s comeback, too, has been pushed back by at least a week. TOI […]
China’s Shandong aircraft carrier sailing near Taiwan on Monday, March 31, 2025. (AP) TAIPEI: China’s military said it practised hitting key ports and energy sites during “live-fire” drills Wednesday as part of exercises aimed at Taiwan, the democratic island it claims as its own.The surprise manoeuvres were criticised by Washington as “intimidation tactics” and come […]
Shreyas Iyer in action for Punjab Kings in IPL 2025© AFP Shreyas Iyer scored his second half-century of IPL 2025 as Punjab Kings comfortably defeated Lucknow Super Giants on Tuesday. The PBKS skipper remained unbeaten on 50 with the help of 3 fours and 4 sixes. It was a brilliant batting display from […]
April 2, 2011, will forever be etched in golden letters in Indian cricket. On this day, 14 years ago, India won the ODI World Cup by defeating Sri Lanka by six wickets in the grand finale at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. MS Dhoni became only the second Indian captain, after Kapil Dev, to lift […]
President Donald Trump with Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick (AP/ File photo) Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has found himself at the center of growing frustration within the Trump administration as President Donald Trump prepares to implement his “Liberation Day” strategy, which includes the launch of reciprocal tariffs. According to the New York Post, sources close […]
NEW YORK: As many as one in five people – about 64 million in the US – have elevated levels of a tiny particle in their blood that can greatly increase the risk of heart attacks and strokes. But few know about it, and few doctors test for it, because there was not much to […]
Bangladesh has strongly refuted a New York Times report claiming a rise in Islamist extremism. Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus’s press secretary criticized the report for oversimplifying the country’s political and social dynamics, emphasizing the significant progress made over the past year while recognizing the presence of hardliners. DHAKA: Bangladesh has dismissed as “misleading” an NYT […]
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s ruling coalition has called for the arrest of former king Gyanendra Shah, 78, after violence erupted during a pro-monarchy protest in which two persons, including a journalist, were killed in Kathmandu last week. On Monday night, senior members of key republican parties met to coordinate a joint response, vowing to defend the federal […]
Republican Randy Fine secured victory over Democrat Josh Weil in Tuesday’s special election for a US House of Representatives seat in northern Florida, delivering a crucial win for President Donald Trump and the GOP amid their slim majority in Congress. The race was called in Fine’s favor just 30 minutes after polls closed in the […]
