Abhishek Sharma has hit 86 sixes in this calendar year for India. (PTI) NEW DELHI: India hit 289 sixes in 40 T20Is in 2022. Four years later, they have smashed 400 in the same number of matches, a staggering 38.4 per cent increase. And the six-hitting spree is far from over. It has merely been…
Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra (Image credit: New Zealand Cricket) New Zealand have suffered two injury setbacks ahead of their ODI series against India, with Mark Chapman and Rachin Ravindra ruled out. Chapman is recovering from a hamstring injury, while Ravindra is still struggling with a shoulder problem. Both players will miss the upcoming ODI…
Six Indian trekkers remain stranded in Nepal’s snowbound Upper Dolpa region after continuing their trek despite weather warnings, with a helicopter technical fault delaying rescue efforts Six Indian trekkers, including four men and two women, remained stranded in Nepal’s snowbound Upper Dolpa region Sunday after allegedly ignoring weather warnings and leaving their guide behind to…
Kimi Antonelli (Reuters Photo) Mercedes driver Kimi Antonelli made history on Sunday by becoming the youngest Formula One world champion at the age of 20. Antonelli secured the title after finishing third in a dramatic Mexico City Grand Prix, which was won by Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.The Italian driver broke down in tears of joy…
Sanju Samson may have endured a difficult T20I series against New Zealand, but Ravichandran Ashwin was not going to let another round of criticism pass without a cheeky comeback. The former India spinner took a playful swipe at a social media user who questioned his continued backing of the wicketkeeper-batter following another low score in…
Around 50,000 people turned up for INDIA bloc’s rally in Delhi on Sunday, according to Delhi Police estimates NEW DELHI: In a Ramlila Maidan packed with protesters and ringing with anti-BJP and anti-CEC slogans Sunday, Congress MP Rahul Gandhi said the opposition will confront the top BJP duo of Narendra Modi and Amit Shah after…
PM Narendra Modi cites World Bank data showing India’s extreme poverty rate fell 90% to 2.6% between 2011 and 2023, with nearly 50 crore people lifted out of extreme poverty. NEW DELHI: India has recorded one of the fastest poverty declines in the world, with the extreme poverty rate in the country “collapsing” by 90%…
CJI Surya Kant calls for more transparent and predictable case listings, stressing that timely court intervention can make the difference between justice and injustice. NEW DELHI: Flagging the importance of timely intervention by courts in crucial matters, CJI Surya Kant said the difference between justice and injustice was not in the final judgement but in…
Sikh riot survivors and BJP leaders protest Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on the 42nd anniversary of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings NEW DELHI: Survivors of the 1984 anti-Sikh killings and Sikh organisations Sunday questioned Congress’s decision to hold the INDIA bloc rally on Nov 1, the 42nd anniversary of the massacre. With…
IT professional and wife face Rs 5.3 crore taxevasion allegations over fabricated donation and loan claims, including forged documents and receipts. (Representative image) NEW DELHI: In a stern message to those making false income tax claims, authorities have carried out a rare search action on an IT professional and his wife, estimating alleged bogus claims…
