Australia pacer Mitchell Starc has finally broken his silence on his sudden retirement from T20I cricket and also confirmed that he is eyeing the 2027 ODI World Cup and wants to keep his body ready for Test cricket.“I umm-ed and ahh-ed about which was the right format to put aside,” Starc told cricket.com.au.“If I wasn’t…
Bangladesh’s Election Commission on Thursday unveiled its official roadmap for the general election, which is scheduled for February next year. The poll schedule will be announced at least 60 days before the vote, the commission said. “The Chief Adviser’s Office has asked us to hold the election before Ramadan. If I am not mistaken, Ramadan…
Industry body CII has unveiled a sweeping reform blueprint aimed at accelerating India’s economic transformation, calling for a simplified GST structure, rationalised tariffs, new employment policies, and greater trade competitiveness.The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII), in its report “Policies for a Competitive India”, has put forward over 250 actionable recommendations across 14 critical areas. The…
NEW DELHI: IAS Officers’ Association on Friday said it “strongly deprecates the unwarranted criticism and personal attacks” against chief election commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and his family members, who are also civil servants, amid allegations of ‘vote theft’ by certain opposition members.In a post on X, the association said such personal attacks are unconnected with the…
There has been an alarming rise in violence against religious minorities during the last year apart from forced conversions and underage marriages of Hindu and Christian girls, Pakistan’s top human rights body has said. ‘Streets of Fear: Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2024/25,’ a report by the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) released…
At the Alaska summit on Friday, US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened proceedings with a handshake that looked warm on the surface — but carried layers of subtle power play, according to a body language expert. Patty Ann Wood, speaking to Newsweek, said the greeting was a blend of “deference, control,…
JAMMU: BSF has handed over to Pakistan Rangers the body of a Pakistani intruder shot dead by the border force while trying to enter India via international border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kathua district on Monday evening.“Pakistan Rangers identified the deceased as Siraj Ali (51), from Sarhali village in Pakistan’s Narowal district,” a BSF spokesperson…
NAGPUR: A motorcycle rider with a woman’s body strapped to the seat with a dupatta and racing down Nagpur-Jabalpur highway for 80km with police on his heels has become the unlikely face of a tragedy that might have been initially mistaken for a crime, reports Soumitra Bose. Amit Yadav, 36, purportedly saw his wife Gyarshi…
P Chidambaram (File photo) NEW DELHI: Senior Congress leader and former Union minister P Chidambaram on Sunday lashed out at the Election Commission of India (ECI), asserting that it is “not a court” and must not act like one while dealing with petitions or complaints.In a post on X, Chidambaram wrote, “The ECI is not…
NEW DELHI: India must adopt a comprehensive and forward-looking competitiveness agenda, and undertake factor market reforms such as land reforms, to help realise the goal of emerging as a global manufacturing and investment hub.“India has made remarkable progress in several areas of reform, but land remains a domain where foundational changes are overdue in terms…