Indian skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday surpassed compatriot MS Dhoni to become India’s fifth-highest run-scorer in international cricket. The Indian skipper accomplished this feat during India’s second Test against West Indies at Port of Spain. In the match, the ‘Hitman’ was at his vintage best. He scored a commendable 80 runs in 143 balls, consisting...
Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty scaled fresh record high levels today, driven by unabated foreign capital inflows and intense buying in banking and FMCG stocks. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 474.46 points or 0.71 per cent to settle at its fresh all-time closing high of 67,571.90. The benchmark recovered all its early lost ground...
Britain’s ruling Conservatives on Friday held the former seat of ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson but saw hefty majorities in two other seats blown away as scandals and high inflation took their toll. Rishi Sunak was expected to become the first prime minister to lose three parliamentary seats on one day, but was spared that humiliation...
The Delhi government’s Department of Drugs Control has asked all chemical associations in the city to not sell drugs like Aspirin and Ibuprofen without a doctor’s prescription, amid rising incidence of vector-borne diseases. The department also advised chemist shop owners to keep a record of painkiller drugs. The incidence of vector-borne diseases like dengue and...
Prabhas and Deepika Padukone’s Project K is the talk of the town. After all, the Nag Ashwin directorial is the first Indian movie to go to the San Diego Comic-Con. Project K also stars Kamal Haasan and Amitabh Bachchan in crucial roles. A day after treating fans to Deepika’s first-look poster from the film, the makers, Vyjayanthi Movies, shared a picture...
Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud has written to Chief Justices of High Courts, taking exception to an instance of a judge calling for “explanation” about the inconveniences he faced during a train journey. The incident, Justice Chandrachud wrote, has given rise to “justifiable disquiet both within and outside the judiciary”. The judge in question...
Aman who was part of the mob that paraded naked two tribal women in Kangpokpi district of Manipur and was seen dragging one of them was among four persons arrested on Thursday as the incident of May 4 drew widespread condemnation. In the evening, Chief Minister N Biren Singh briefed reporters that two persons have...
Supreme Court on Thursday decided to appoint a person to head the Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) for now to end the deadlock between the Delhi government and Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor. The Delhi government and Delhi LG told the apex court that they have failed to reach a consensus on the appointment of DERC chairperson....
Prime Minister NarendraModi on Thursday condemned the alleged sexual assault of women in Manipur state as “shameful” and promised tough action in his first comments on ethnic clashes in the remote northeast which have killed at least 125 people. The clashes began in early May and much of the violence was put down within days....
Team India captain Rohit Sharma spoke about the playing XI for the second Test, which begins July 20 in Port of Spain. The Indian team made a strong start to the new World Test Championship cycle last week, when it defeated the West Indies by an innings and 141 runs in Dominica. The side fielded...