Sports

Spinners shine as Australia defeats England in series decider

Australia’s spinners, spearheaded by Travis Head, and a blistering fifty from Matthew Short powered the world champions to a 49-run win (via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern method) in the fifth and final ODI against England. The victory sealed the series 3-2 for the visitors. After winning the toss, Australia opted to bowl first. England’s openers, Phil Salt […]

Sports

Shakib’s security is not in the board’s hand, says Bangladesh Cricket Board president

Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Faruque Ahmed on Friday said that the board cannot provide the “individual security” requested by Shakib Al Hasan for his final Test in Dhaka against South Africa in October. Shakib expressed his desire to retire from Test cricket on home soil during the series against South Africa, which is still […]

International News

India, Brazil, South Africa push for collective efforts to counter Al-Qaeda, ISIS, LeT, JeM

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar of India, Brazil’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Mauro Vieira, and South Africa’s Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Ronald Lamola held a meeting on Thursday on the sidelines of 79th Session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The ministers emphasized the urgent need for collective action to […]

India News

IMD forecasts widespread rainfall across India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted rainfall across several regions due to the development of a low-pressure system, which has delayed the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. According to the IMD, a cyclonic circulation that was previously over southern Chhattisgarh has now shifted to north-central Maharashtra. This shift, along with a trough extending from […]

India News

Govt to issue Rs 20,000 cr ‘Sovereign Green Bonds’ in four tranches this fiscal

The central government has announced plans to collect ₹20,000 crore through the issuance of ‘Sovereign Green Bonds’ in the second half of the financial year 2024-25 (October-March), Finance Ministry said in a press release. The government aims to complete its borrowing for the latter half of FY25 through a series of 21 weekly auctions. The […]