NEW DELHI: Former India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has strongly criticised the selectors for leaving Sanju Samson out of India’s T20I squad for the upcoming Zimbabwe tour, calling the decision “just unfair”. Ashwin also warned that frequent changes in the team could create insecurity among players and hurt India’s T20 setup.Speaking on his YouTube show Ash…
The gains came after both benchmarks fell more than 2% in the previous session (representative image) Oil prices edged higher on Friday as the United States threatened to maintain a naval blockade of Iran indefinitely, renewing concerns over crude supplies even as weaker demand forecasts and rising US inventories limited gains.Brent crude futures rose 9…
India’s auto industry is warning that its next big vulnerability may not be vehicle production, but dependence on imported high-value technologies New Delhi: India’s auto industry is warning that its next big vulnerability may not be vehicle production, but dependence on imported high-value technologies, with the chiefs of Hyundai Motor India and Maruti Suzuki calling…
Nearly half of all deaths recorded in 2024 occurred without medical attention from a trained professional, according to the latest Sample Registration System (SRS) Statistical Report. The share of such deaths was 45.5% in 2024 – more than double the 18% recorded in 2020 – and has remained close to half of all deaths since…
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (AFP Photo) Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has cleared the air over his “serve drinks” remark about young batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi. Ashwin said the comment was not made in a negative way and his intention was to highlight the importance of learning for the 15-year-old by spending time around the team. Ashwin clears…
When it comes to solar panels, they are usually spread across rooftops or open fields where they serve more purposes than just providing energy. But near Chandrasan village in the western Indian state of Gujarat, a roughly 2,460-foot ribbon of panels sits above moving irrigation water, turning an existing canal into both a power site…
Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: Women MPs from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday wrote to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, urging him to take strict action against opposition MPs for allegedly committing “heinous acts” inside the House during last week’s proceedings.In their letter, the MPs praised the Speaker for maintaining order…
Stranded passengers search for their luggage near a counter after IndiGo cancelled more than 400 flights, at the Kempegowda International Airport, in Bengaluru, Karnataka. (File photo/ PTI) CHENNAI: When IndiGo’s flight operations went topsy-turvy in December last year, there were videos and photos of hapless and tired passengers confronting ground staff. The Directorate General of…
NEW DELHI: The budget session of the Parliament will reconvene from April 16 to likely pass bills to increase the number of Lok Sabha seats from 543 to 816 seats.Government is looking to introduce at least two bills—including constitutional amendments—in the current session of Parliament to roll out reservation for women of one-third seats in…
A federal judge has tossed out a child sex trafficking lawsuit by four members of the Cascio family against the Michael Jackson estate.On Wednesday, August 12, US District Judge Hernan D. Vera, threw out the claims brought by Edward, Dominic, Marie-Nicole and Aldo Cascio against the King of Pop’s estate, ruling that under the terms…
