- Wednesday, May 08, 2024
DEEPAK CHAHAR starred with the ball by bowling a brilliant opening spell as Chennai Super Kings beat Punjab Kings by six wickets to register their first win in IPL 2021 on Friday (16). Chahar's four for 13 helped Chennai restrict Punjab to 106 for 8 as Moeen Ali (46 off…
THE pace of Covid-19 vaccinations in India has slowed considerably from its record high early this month, as daily caseload spirals amid a shortage of doses in the country. After having given and sold tens of millions of Covid-19 doses abroad, India is suddenly facing shortage of shots. Now to…
THE UK government has cleared the extradition of jeweller Nirav Modi to India. Home secretary Priti Patel approved the extradition of the diamond merchant who is accused of bank fraud in India. Modi is being investigated by India's Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for money…
A Hindu seer has died from coronavirus and 80 other holy men have tested positive after attending a vast Indian religious festival where millions of pilgrims have been ignoring Covid-19 advice despite a national surge in infections. The announcement from authorities in Haridwar, Uttarakhand state, came as India recorded more…
AN Indian-origin man has said his niece was among those who were injured in a mass shooting incident at the FedEx facility in the US city of Indianapolis that left eight people dead, according to a media report. The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) said at least eight people died…
DAVID MILLER and Chris Morris combined well to power Rajasthan Royals to a tense three-wicket win over Delhi Capitals in an IPL 2021 match at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday (15). For Rajasthan, Miller (62 off 43 balls), Morris (36 not out) and Jaydev Unadkat (3 for 15) played a…
THE United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) envoy to Washington confirmed the Gulf state is mediating between India and Pakistan to help the nuclear-armed rivals reach a ‘healthy and functional’ relationship. Top intelligence officers from India and Pakistan held secret talks in Dubai in January in a new effort to calm military…
INDIA added a record 200,000 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours, official data showed Thursday (15), as the country’s huge second wave accelerates. The number of new infections in a day has more than doubled since early April, with a cumulative total 14.1 million cases. The financial hub…
LEFT-ARM spinner Shahbaz Ahmed took three wickets and Glenn Maxwell scored a half-century in Royal Challengers Bangalore's six-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL 2021 match in Chennai on Wednesday (14). Put in to bat, Bangalore managed to score 149 for 8, riding on Maxwell's 41-ball 59 before Shahbaz…
BRITISH prime minister Boris Johnson will shorten his delayed visit to India later this month, his first major bilateral foreign visit since taking power in 2019, his office said on Wednesday (14). The trip was originally set for January and heralded as an opportunity for Britain to refocus its international…
