Gautam Gambhir and Morne Morkel (Getty Images) TimesofIndia.com in Dharamsala: India’s first ODI assignment since the T20 World Cup is also the start of a longer journey towards South Africa, where conditions next year are likely to place a premium on pace, bounce and seamers capable of hitting the deck hard.With Jasprit Bumrah unavailable and…
Image credit: Hockey India NEW DELHI: Hockey India (HI) on Thursday explained why the Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will wear saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at the 2026 FIH Hockey World Cup, saying the decision was taken for both technical reasons and the colour’s national significance.The move drew criticism from…
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Congress president D K Shivakumar on Saturday met Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot and staked claim to form the government after being unanimously elected leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP).Shivakumar’s meeting at Raj Bhavan came shortly after the CLP elected him as its new leader at a meeting held at Vidhana Soudha in…
Ayodhya police have intensified their probe into alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations, recording statements from former Trust general secretary Champat Rai and other functionaries LUCKNOW: The investigation into the alleged embezzlement of Ram Temple donations gathered pace on Monday as the Ayodhya Police recorded the statement of Champat Rai, the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth…
NEW DELHI: New York witnessed demonstrations in support of ‘cockroaches’, on Tuesday, as students and members of Indian diaspora rallied over alleged irregularities in the NEET examinations.The protesters gathered at the Mahatma Gandhi statue in New York City’s Union Square carrying placards in support of students.Protests spread to LondonSimilar solidarity demonstrations were held in London,…
A salmonella outbreak linked to flavored instant noodles has sickened 106 people across 13 EU countries and the UK since November, with nearly half requiring hospitalization, EU health officials said this week, pointing to a single Ukrainian producer as the likely source.The European Food Safety Authority and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control…
Union home minister Amit Shah (File photo) NEW DELHI: Demonstrating its commitment to a ‘zero-tolerance’ policy against terrorism, govt Saturday designated 23 Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir-based functionaries of Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish and other terror outfits and affiliates as ‘individual terrorists’ under Schedule 4 of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act.Home minister Amit Shah said the 23 designated…
Stock market rally today (AI image) Stock market today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex rallied strongly in trade on Friday on hopes that the US and Iran will be able strike a peace deal. The Sensex soared more than 1,500 points, while the Nifty50 reclaimed the 23,500 mark. The sharp rally boosted the cumulative market capitalisation…
England’s Jacob Bethell (ANI Photo) England all-rounder Jacob Bethell has been ruled out of the 2026 edition of The Hundred after sustaining a right knee injury during the recently concluded ODI series against India.Bethell, who was retained by Birmingham Phoenix for GBP 340,000 ahead of The Hundred’s inaugural player auction, had also been appointed captain…
New Delhi : For five years, the World Junior Squash Championship remained the one mountain Anahat Singh chipped away at. The heartbreaks of quarterfinals and semifinals finishes became familiar scripts. But on her final appearance as a junior at the Niagara-on-the-Lake (Canada) event on Saturday, the fearless Delhi girl finally rewrote the ending, becoming the…