Rishabh Pant may have missed out on the first innings of his return to first-class cricket, but the wicketkeeper-batter was in no mood to waste another opportunity as he hit a rapid fifty for India B against India A in the first round of Duleep Trophy 2024. Pant hit his 20th first-class fifty in just … Read more
Former India off spinner Harbhajan Singh turned 44 years old on Wednesday, June 3 as wishes poured in from the entire cricketing fraternity. Several former cricketers namely Suresh Raina, Gautam Gmabhir, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Wriddhiman Saha extended their birthday greetings to the veteran spinner. Harbhajan made his international debut against Australia in March 1998 and … Read more
Students from various organisation protest over the NEET-UG and UGC-NET examinations issue outside Ministry of Education in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: SHASHI SHEKHAR KASHYAP NEET-PG postponed, CBI to probe NEET-UG allegations, NTA chief removed, as panel set up for agency overhaul With questions being raised about the “integrity of certain competitive examinations”, the Health … Read more
Soha Ali Khan, along with actor-husband Kunal Kemmu and daughter Inaaya Naumi Kemmu, visited the Melbourne cricket ground. A picture of the trio was posted by the official X (formerly Twitter) handle of Melbourne Cricket Ground and mentioned how she came to check out the ‘hollowed turf’ where her father, cricketer Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, … Read more
Curfew was reimposed on December 31 in restive Manipur’s Moreh, a town on the India-Myanmar border, following intermittent gunfights between armed miscreants | Photo Credit: PTI Aadhar-linked pay becomes mandatory for MGNREGS workers From the New Year, all wages under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme must be paid through an … Read more
The Australian T20 Cricket Team poses for a photograph ahead of the match, at Raipury, on December 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: R. V. Moorthy Khawaja sported messages on his boots conveying the sentiments “Freedom is a fundamental human right” and “All lives possess equal value,” both written in the hues of the Palestinian flag. … Read more
Two more panels filed nominations for elections to different posts in the Hyderabad Cricket Association, scheduled for October 20, on Friday, the last date for filing the papers. A. Jagan Mohan Rao, president of Handball Federation, filed the nomination for the post of president of the association with his panel members P. Sridhar (vice-president), R. … Read more
Tamil Nadu Minister for Electricity and Prohibition and Excise V Senthil Balaji addressing the media at Secretariat in Chennai. The Minister who is facing money-laundering charges in the cash-for-jobs scam, said on July 26, 2023 in the Supreme Court that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) does not have the power to seek his police custody. | … Read more
Logo of the Tripura Cricket Association. Chaos continues in the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) as two warring factions have announced ‘resolutions’ against each other to secure control over the cricket body. Image for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: Wikipedia Chaos continues in the Tripura Cricket Association (TCA) as two warring factions have announced ‘resolutions’ against … Read more
Years ago, there was a girl who yearned to step onto the paddy field in her tribal hamlet and play cricket with boys in the neighbourhood till dusk at Choyimoola in this district. The conservative outlook of the community members, the constant chiding by her mother and the reminders of her gender did not dampen … Read more