NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor reacted to the Centre’s decision to include him in all-party delegation — despite his party not nominating him — by saying the government selected “who they felt was appropriate” for the role. He added that the Congress party was entitled to its opinion of his “abilities or lack thereof”….
Virat Kohli, former India captain and Royal Challengers Bengaluru star, opened up about India’s devastating loss in the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup semifinal against New Zealand. Speaking on the RCB Podcast released on the franchise’s YouTube channel, Kohli revealed the mental state he experienced following India’s 18-run defeat at Manchester, describing it as a…
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi at Bharat Summit (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said he led his political Bharat Jodo Yatra as his party was “not allowed” to operate the way they wanted and that it felt “completely trapped and isolated”.Addressing the Bharat Summit in Hyderabad, the leader of opposition in…
Massive clouds of smoke billowed across the sky in Iran’s Bandar Abbas as a powerful explosion ripped through the Rajaei port, injuring over 400 people on Saturday. The impact of the blast, which was felt over a radius of several kilometres, also led to the collapse of a building, AP reported. Videos showed glass windows…
Former batter Kris Srikkanth tore into the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) after their eight-wicket defeat to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 clash on Friday, April 11 at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. The Super Kings began their campaign with a win over the Mumbai Indians (MI), but…
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit Nepal on Friday, just days after a major quake rattled Myanmar and Thailand. According to the National Centre for Seismology, tremors from the Nepal quake were also felt across the Delhi-NCR region. The National Centre for Seismology reported that the earthquake occurred at 7:52 pm (local time), with its epicentre at…
Riyan Parag made the bold claim that he always felt like he was captaining Rajasthan Royals from the time he joined the franchise. Riyan was bought by RR in 2018 and made his debut during the 2019 season and has been a regular for the former champions since then. Last season saw the Assam batter…
Momodou Taal, the British-Gambian Ph.D. student who faces possible deportation for his pro-Palestinian activism at Cornell, said he never envisioned becoming embroiled in an American protest movement when he arrived on campus in 2022. He had been mostly content to study, teach and work on his dissertation, a look at sovereignty and political economy in…
A 7.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, the United States Geological Survey said, damaging buildings there and shaking cities as far as Bangkok, in neighboring Thailand. The quake struck near Mandalay, Myanmar’s second-largest city, around 12:50 p.m. local time the agency said. An aftershock of magnitude 6.4 was recorded 12 minutes later at almost…
An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck Nepal early on Friday, causing tremors felt across the Himalayan region. Tremors were also felt in Patna and nearby areas of Bihar. The earthquake struck around Bhairab Kunda of the Sindhupalchok district in Nepal at around 2.35 am, according to news agency Reuters. The German Research Centre…