BJP candidate Debangshu Panda celebrates at Falta, in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: The BJP won the Falta assembly constituency repoll in West Bengal, with its candidate Debangshu Panda securing over one lakh more votes than his closest rival as counting was held on Sunday for the repoll which took…
India begin their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign against Pakistan with plenty of expectations after winning the ODI World Cup last year. One area India will be watching closely is the performance of opening batters Smriti Mandhana and Shafali Verma. Both remain among the most dangerous players in women’s cricket, but recent form has been…
CET Cell announces special extension for MBA–MMS second attempt registration MBA MMS CET 2026: The first phase of the Common Entrance Test (CET) conducted by the State Common Entrance Test Cell for admission to the postgraduate professional courses Master of Business Administration (MBA) and Master of Management Studies (MMS) for the academic year 2026–27 was…
A new white paper notes that “Indian migration to the UK has evolved in four distinct waves since 1947, each aligned with Britain’s shifting economic and labour needs.” and argues that it has played a central role in shaping modern Britain’s economyThe report titled “Migration of the Indian Diaspora to the UK”, released by Manish…
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Virat Kohli, accompanied by wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, visited the Shree Mahakaleshwar Temple in Ujjain on Saturday to offer prayers ahead of the series-deciding third ODI against New Zealand.After the temple visit, Kohli briefly greeted those present, saying, “Jai shree Mahakal”. Bangladesh cricket in turmoil: What it means for the T20…
Vidarbha’s Atharva Taide (PTI Photo) Atharva Taide delivered a knock of exceptional quality to headline Vidarbha’s historic triumph in the Vijay Hazare Trophy, as a composed batting effort backed by disciplined bowling sealed a comfortable 38-run victory over Saurashtra in the final on Sunday. Vidarbha laid the foundation with a commanding total of 317 for…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the upcoming legislative assembly elections, the Puducherry government has banned defacing public and private properties.According to a notification issued by the Department of Revenue and Disaster Management on behalf of the Puducherry lieutenant governor, no political party, candidate, or supporter is allowed to paste posters, write slogans, paint symbols, or put…
Virat Kohli and Ravi Ashwin (Getty Images) Ravichandran Ashwin and Virat Kohli share a cricketing journey that stretches back over a decade. Both stepped into Test cricket in 2011 and, over the years that followed, Ashwin became Kohli’s first-choice spinner for a significant phase of India’s red-ball success. Under Kohli’s captaincy, Ashwin scaled new heights,…
Suryakumar Yadav, right, holds the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his wife Devisha (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav has revealed how a simple yet “brutally honest” question from his wife Devisha in 2018 became the turning point of his career, pushing him to chase his long-held…
NEW DELHI: Former BJP leader K Annamalai expressed concern over what he described as the growing involvement of people from North Indian states in crimes reported across Tamil Nadu, following the sexual assault and death of a three-year-old girl in Tiruvallur district.His remarks came after a 19-year-old migrant worker from Bihar was arrested in connection…
