NEW DELHI: BJP on Saturday stepped up pressure on Rahul Gandhi to back up his claim of vote fraud by emphasising that the Congress MP had not taken up EC’s challenge to swear by his charges on an affidavit, and that he quit Lok Sabha on “moral grounds” if he does not have faith in…
ISLAMABAD: Stung by the IAF chief’s assertion, backed with photographs and video images, Pakistan swung into damage control, with its defence minister Khwaja Asif rejecting the statement that India had downed multiple Pakistani fighter jets and one large aircraft in Operation Sindoor. Asif called the statement “implausible, ill-timed and a dangerous distortion of the May…
Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo) India recently concluded a 2-2 Test series against England, marking one of their most notable overseas performances. The series featured Jasprit Bumrah‘s comeback after recovering from a back injury that had sidelined him during last year’s Australia series.Bumrah participated in three out of five matches due to workload management concerns, claiming…
Sanju Samson and Gautam Gambhir (X) Sanju Samson’s cricketing story has always been about quiet grit meeting the right people at the right moments. He still remembers the day in Andhra during a Duleep Trophy game when Suryakumar Yadav walked up to him with a promise – there were seven matches lined up, and Samson…
Ben Stokes, Shubman Gill and Mitchell Santner New Zealand’s demolition of Zimbabwe in Bulawayo by an innings and 359 runs might have made headlines for its sheer dominance, but it has no bearing on the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) 2025-27 table — and therefore no direct impact on India’s current standing. That is because…
Sanju Samson and Vaibhav Suryavanshi (PTI Photos) Former Indian cricketer Aakash Chopra has shared his insights on Sanju Samson‘s reported intention to depart from Rajasthan Royals (RR) before the IPL 2026 auction. He suggests that the emergence of young opener Vaibhav Suryavanshi might have influenced this decision.There have been rumours that Samson has requested RR…
NY police arriving at the scene of the incident (Photo: X) Three people were injured after gunfire broke out in New York City’s Times Square early on Saturday.The New York police department said the shooting happened around 1.20 am at the intersection of West 44th Street and 7th Avenue, following a dispute between two people….
As US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, are set to hold talks on August 15, Volodymyr Zelensky warned that “decisions without Ukraine” would not bring peace and ruled out ceding territory to Moscow.“Ukrainians will not give their land to the occupier,” he said on social media after a WSJ report said…
NEW DELHI: The annual defence production has reached a historic high of Rs 1,50,590 crore in the financial year 2024-25, defence minister Rajnath Singh announced on Saturday. The figure marks an 18 per cent jump from last year’s output of Rs 1.27 lakh crore and a striking 90 per cent surge compared to FY 2019-20,…
Chennai Super Kings (Getty Images) Likes of Ashwin, Conway, Curran & others could be on their way out before next IPL auctionCHENNAI: The MS Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings (CSK) are looking to rebuild after a nightmarish Indian Premier League (IPL) season in 2025. Even though a new core of younger players like Ayush Mhatre, Urvil…