Ravichandran Ashwin of India celebrates with Virat Kohli (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) Former Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has advocated for the establishment of standard Test centres for home matches in India, supporting earlier calls made by Virat Kohli in 2019. Speaking on his YouTube channel “Ash ki Baat,” the 39-year-old off-spinner emphasized the importance…
Ajinkya Rahane of India alongside Cheteshwar Pujara (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India cricket captain Ajinkya Rahane has called for significant changes to the selection system in domestic cricket, suggesting that only recently-retired players should be appointed as selectors. During a discussion with Cheteshwar Pujara on his YouTube channel, Rahane emphasized the importance of…
HYDERABAD/NAGPUR: When Mallojula Venugopal Rao joined the state public relations department in undivided Andhra Pradesh’s Adilabad as an apprentice after graduation, he could not have imagined spending 35 years of his life as a Maoist outlaw.On Tuesday, as India’s five-decade battle against Left-wing extremism turned another corner, Venugopal — known by aliases Bhupathi, Sonu, Vivek…
Trump with Erika Kirk (AP photo) US President Donald Trump on Tuesday awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom posthumously to Charlie Kirk, the conservative activist who was killed last month while speaking at Utah Valley University. The event coincided with what would have been Kirk’s 32nd birthday and recognised his role in shaping a generation…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed that China is “purposefully” not buying the soybeans from their farmers, and this is the reason they are considering terminating the business with Beijing.Calling China’s deliberate work an “economically hostile act,” Trump said that they can make the cooking oil themselves and don’t need China for that. In…
The world mourns the loss of D’Angelo, the Grammy-winning R&B artist whose haunting melodies and rich lyrical storytelling redefined neo-soul. At just 51, he succumbed to cancer, leaving behind a memorable catalog that includes classics like ‘Untitled (How Does It Feel)’ and ‘Brown Sugar.’ A beloved father, his influence resonates through generations of musicians and…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Pakistan laid it on thick. Donald Trump lapped it up. The US-Pak lovefest took Sharm-el-Sheikh by storm on Sunday, eclipsing a middle-east peace celebration hosted by Egypt, after Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif said he would renew his country’s nomination of Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize that the US President…
NEW DELHI: Police in West Bengal have ruled out gang-rape in the Durgapur medical student assault case, saying that one of the five arrested accused committed sexual assault, while the involvement of others is still being investigated.According to ANI, Kolkata police said, “We have found that physical sexual assault has been committed by one of…
China recently announced that it has formally added the prominent US technology companies, Canadian research firm TechInsights and several other foreign entities to its Unreliable Entity List. The Ministry of Commerce stated the action was taken to safeguard China’s national sovereignty, security, and development interests.The entities added to the list—which include TechInsights, its branches, and…
Gautam Gambhir rarely smiles and usually carries a serious demeanor both on and off the field. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fans have hardly seen Gautam Gambhir in a jovial mood. The former India batter rarely smiles and usually carries a serious demeanor both on and off the field. But after the second Test at the…
