New Zealand sprung a surprise on Wednesday as they named all-rounder Michael Bracewell as their captain for this month’s five-match T20I series against Pakistan. Bracewell has not played an international match since March last year and has only recently returned to domestic duties following injury concerns, including a ruptured Achilles and a broken finger, as […]
By: Aditya Ahuja Following two back-to-back match-winning performances for his Lucknow franchise, the burgeoning talent, Mayank Yadav, is making a strong case for himself to book a spot on the plane to the United States and West Indies for the upcoming T20 World Cup. The 21-year-old, who made his debut against Punjab Kings, proved that […]
Russian ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, on Wednesday extended his wishes to all Indians, commemorating the 40th anniversary of the first-ever space flight by an Indian aboard the Soviet Soyuz T-11 spacecraft. “Warm congratulations to Hero Wing Commander Rakesh Sharma and all Indians on the 40th anniversary of the first-ever Indian space flight aboard Soviet […]
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has asked all e-commerce Food Business Operators (FBOs) to ensure appropriate categorization of food products being sold on their websites, a press release from the health ministry said. The food safety regulator issued the directive following the discovery of instances where food products licensed as ‘Proprietary […]
In response to concerns about the non-availability of school textbooks, The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) said on Tuesday said that it is actively working to ensure the timely delivery of books. The NCERT said that about 33 lakh books of classes 1, 2, 7, 8, 10 and 12 have been printed […]
Following the attack on Iran’s embassy compound in Syria, the United States urged Iran against retaliation. The US informed the United Nations Security Council that it had no prior knowledge of the strike, which Tehran has blamed on Israel, a close ally of Washington. “We will not hesitate to defend our personnel and repeat our […]
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh while speaking on the current situation along the Northern borders of the country expressed full confidence that while troops are standing firm, the ongoing talks for a peaceful resolution will continue. “Disengagement and de-escalation is the way forward to deal with the current situation along northern borders,” he said while addressing […]
Title rivals Manchester City and Arsenal played out a goalless draw in their Premier League (PL) match at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday, leaving Liverpool at the top with a lead of two points in the points tally. As Jurgen Klopp managed Liverpool beat Brighton in a great come-from-behind effort by 2-1, all eyes were […]
Chennai Super Kings’ wicket-keeper MS Dhoni made history on Sunday by becoming the first Indian keeper to score 7,000 runs in T20 cricket. The 42-year-old veteran achieved this feat during a match against Delhi Capitals (DC) in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The former CSK skipper played a blistering cameo, scoring 37 runs off just […]
The first consignment of Indian onion is expected to arrive in Bangladesh by Sunday night and would be sold to the consumers at Taka 40 per kilogram (kg) at retail level, said Bangladesh State Minister for Commerce Ahsanul Islam Titu. “A total of 1650 out of 50,000 metric tons of onion will be imported through […]
