Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Former New Zealand and Essex all-rounder Doug Bracewell has been handed a two-year suspension after testing positive for cocaine during an English County Championship match last year.Bracewell’s positive test came on September 25, 2025, while he was playing for Essex County Cricket Club against Somerset County Cricket Club at Chelmsford. After being notified of the...

Spread the love       Babar Azam and Virat Kohli (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: The comparisons between Pakistan batter Babar Azam and India’s batting stalwart Virat Kohli have persisted for a long time. Whenever Babar finds form, scores runs or leads his team to victory, comparisons with Kohli flood social media, especially among Pakistan fans. However, former India cricketer Wasim Jaffer...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Former chief economic adviser Ashok Lahiri is set to be named the new vice-chairman of Niti Aayog, replacing Suman Bery. Gobardhan Das, the director of the Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhopal, is to be nominated as a member of the govt’s premier think tank. Lahiri is currently a BJP MLA from Balurghat,...

Spread the love       Iran has denied any plans for direct talks with the United States in Islamabad, even as both sides step up diplomatic activity in Pakistan. Tehran has insisted that its position will be conveyed indirectly through Pakistani interlocutors.Iran’s foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei confirmed Tehran’s stance that no meeting was scheduled between Iranian and US officials during the...

Spread the love       BCCI/IPL Photo NEW DELHI: 15 to 20 runs short in the death overs can often come back to haunt teams, and Gujarat Titans experienced exactly that on Friday when they were asked to bat first by Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2026 clash at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium.Despite a flying start and a record opening stand...

Spread the love       The victim, Jigisha alias Soniya Gajera, suffered devastating facial injuries when a firearm discharged on April 4 inside Mezo Grocery and Deli in Bossier City. AHMEDABAD: A sudden gunshot during a conversation at a convenience store in the US state of Louisiana has changed a 30-year-old woman’s life. The victim, originally from Gujarat, is now battling for...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: With energy supplies still tight amid the West Asia conflict, India is securing LPG cargo through spot purchases to meet demand for cooking gas cylinders among households as well as commercial establishments.People aware of the development said state-run oil marketing companies (OMCs) have tied up with the US to bridge the supply shortfall. Besides long-term...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Opposition MPs in Rajya Sabha on Friday submitted to the secretary general a fresh notice seeking to move a motion to remove Gyanesh Kumar as chief election commissioner on the ground of “proven misbehaviour”.Earlier this month, notices submitted by opposition MPs in both LS and RS were rejected by the speaker and the chairman, respectively....

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: Seven of the 10 Rajya Sabha MPs of AAP, including Raghav Chadha and ex-international cricketer Harbhajan Singh, joined BJP on Friday, in a jolt to the party ahead of next year’s election in Punjab, the only state where it is in office. This comes at a time when former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal has intensified...

Spread the love       Green Bay Packers could target $11M former Los Angeles Rams backup as veteran upgrade after inconsistent season.(Image via X) The Green Bay Packers’ performance in the last season dipped since 2024 as the team finished the season with 9 wins and 8 losses.As the Green Bay Packers lost the Wild Card round to the Chicago Bears, all...