Dewald Brevis and Virat Kohli (Agency Photos) South African batter Dewald Brevis surpassed India’s Virat Kohli in the record for most T20I sixes against Australia in Australia, becoming the first ever batter to hit 14 sixes in T20I Down Under. Despite his impressive performance, South Africa couldn’t secure a victory in the series decider.Brevis scored…
NEW DELHI: The Goods and Services (GST) 2.0 is set to be a “game changer” subsequently leading to a single tax rate, news agency PTI reported citing government sources on Saturday. It further slammed the Congress party’s “hypocrisy” for claiming credit for the reforms saying it “was not even present in the Parliament when landmark…
Britain, France and Germany are set to host a video call on Sunday with Ukraine allies in a “coalition of the willing” to discuss steps towards peace in the war-torn nation, the French presidency announced.Led jointly by British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, the meet comes a…
After the US imposed a 50% tariff on India for buying Russian oil, many are questioning why China was spared such action despite being one of Russia’s biggest oil buyers.US President Donald Trump said on Friday (local time) that he does not see an immediate need to impose retaliatory tariffs on countries like China for…
Lhuan-dre Pretorius (Screengrabs) Cricket fans were treated to a hilarious moment in the third T20I between Australia and South Africa at Cazaly’s Stadium on Saturday, when young Proteas batter Lhuan-dre Pretorius found himself battling more than just the bowlers. Facing Josh Hazlewood, Pretorius tried to loft a delivery and set off running. But under the…
Putin, Trump in Alaska (L), and Zelenskyy (R) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday said that Ukraine “reaffirms its readiness to work with maximum efforts to achieve peace.” His statement came after US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Alaska to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine.Zelenskyy made the remarks after…
Rescuers in Pakistan are struggling to recover bodies after flash floods triggered by relentless monsoon rains killed at least 321 people in the past 48 hours, officials told AFP on Saturday. Most casualties were reported in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, where 307 people died as rivers burst their banks and houses collapsed.A video shared by RT.com…
Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump (AP photo) TOI Correspondent from Washington: The Alaska meeting between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin ended inconclusively on Friday, with the Russian leader claiming there was an agreement and the US President saying there is “no deal until there is a deal.” After almost three hours of talks, the US…
Imagine not seeing a thing for a full decade… and then one day, you’re able to spot your sweetheart’s face and your dog’s wagging tail again. That’s exactly what happened to 75-year-old Gail Lane, a Canadian who lost her sight ten years ago after an autoimmune disorder left her corneas utterly damaged.So how did she…
Have you heard the classic “You’ve got to get 10,000 steps a day!” mantra blasted everywhere, on fitness trackers, in ads, by your hyper-energetic friends? Turns out, you might not need to be a slave to your pedometer. A massive study out of the UK just showed how even modest step counts can make a…
