Mitchell Starc (image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: Mitchell Starc remains “heavily committed” to Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, but admitted that “time will tell the repercussions” of his decision not to return for the remainder of the tournament, unlike some of his Australian teammates. The pacer opted out of the IPL’s resumption on…
Pakistan is modernising its nuclear arsenal with military and economic support from China, and continues to view India as an existential threat, according to the latest World Threat Assessment report released by the US Defence Intelligence Agency on Sunday. The report specified that the Pakistani military’s top priorities for the coming year are likely to…
Hardik Pandya (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: During their IPL encounter at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday, Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya and his squad received substantial penalties for slow over rate, whilst Gujarat Titans‘ head coach Ashish Nehra was sanctioned for behaviour “contrary to the spirit of the game”. MI suffered a three-wicket defeat to…
President Trump has said that his aim in imposing tariffs is to force companies to move production back to the United States. If manufacturers make their goods in America, he argues, they won’t have to pay the tariffs. But the latest revenue projections proffered by his administration call into question what Mr. Trump wants to…
Khushdil Shah of Pakistan bats during the first T20I against New Zealand. (Getty Images) Pakistan all-rounder Khushdil Shah has been fined 50% of his match fee after being found guilty of a Level 2 breach of the ICC Code of Conduct during the opening T20I against New Zealand in Christchurch on Sunday. The incident occurred…
India’s Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli run between the wickets. (PTI Photo) DUBAI: The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy, it can safely be said, has been marred by bad weather in Pakistan and accusations from various quarters that India have enjoyed an ‘unfair advantage’ by playing all their matches at one venue – the Dubai International…
Indian cricket team captain Rohit Sharma was heavily criticized on social media as the team was left reeling on Day 2 of the second Test against Australia at Adelaide Oval, Adelaide. India were on 128/5 at stumps with Rishabh Pant (28*) and Nitish Kumar Reddy (15*) at the crease trailing Australia by 29 runs. Australia…
Espionage – intelligence, counter-intelligence, spies – is a central element of statecraft. It has been so since the ancient period, and continues to remain extremely relevant. As conflict and war engulfs contemporary global geopolitics, espionage has taken on an even greater role. The latest spy war is playing out between the two biggest actors in…