Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness arrived in New Delhi on Monday at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, marking his first-ever visit to India. The Jamaican PM was warmly received by Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary. Sharing the update of his arrival, Minstry of External Affairs spokeperson, Randhir Jaiswal wrote, “India-Jamaica: Creating […]
Indian equity markets closed on a weaker note on Monday, with the Nifty slipping below 25,850. The Sensex plunged 1,272.07 points, or 1.49%, to settle at 84,299.78, while the Nifty declined 368.20 points, or 1.41%, finishing at 25,810.80. In terms of market breadth, 1,757 shares advanced, 2,107 shares fell, and 148 shares remained unchanged. The […]
Star India all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja achieved a significant milestone on Monday, becoming the seventh Indian bowler to take over 300 Test wickets. Jadeja reached this landmark on the fourth day of the second Test match between India and Bangladesh in Kanpur. During Bangladesh’s first innings, he claimed one wicket and conceded 28 runs in his […]
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 […]
Ross and Mark Adair delivered standout performances in the second and final T20I, guiding Ireland to a 10-run victory over South Africa in Abu Dhabi. South Africa won the toss and elected to bowl against Ireland on Sunday. Paul Stirling (52 runs off 31 balls, 7 fours, and 1 six) and Ross Adair (100 runs […]
France midfielder Antoine Griezmann announced the end of his international career on Monday after being coach Didier Deschamps’s most important player for a decade, during which he won a World Cup title. The 33-year-old, who struggled at this year’s Euros, was one of the key elements in the 2018 and 2022 World Cup campaigns as […]
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 […]
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl in the second Test against Bangladesh on Friday. The toss was delayed by nearly an hour due to rain in Kanpur. After winning the toss, Rohit Sharma said, “We are going to bowl first. The pitch seems a bit soft, so we need to […]
Bangladeshi all rounder Shakib Al Hasan announced his retirement plan on Thursday, just a day before second and final test match against India in Kanpur. He made an announcement that he wish to play his farewell test match at Mirpur against South Africa next month if Bangladesh Cricket Board assured him security. However, Bangladesh Cricket […]
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 […]
