Ravindra Jadeja playfully teased Joe Root to risk a second run and reach his hundred during the Lord’s Test. On the fourth ball of the final over on Day 1, Root punched a back-of-a-length delivery from Akash Deep to third man and briefly considered a second run. However, spotting Jadeja – renowned for his sharp…
The Free Trade Agreement (FTA) concluded with India places Britain at a “genuine” competitive advantage in advanced manufacturing sectors, UK Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds told the House of Commons during a debate this week.Fielding questions on the scope and benefits of the deal — agreed last month — Reynolds described the FTA as…
Texas has rewritten the rules of American education governance. With the stroke of a pen, Governor Greg Abbott has signed into law the most expansive school voucher programme in the United States — one that makes more than 5 million children eligible to use public funds for private education. This sweeping move not only cements…
Federal health officials plan to cut funding to the Women’s Health Initiative, effectively shuttering one of the largest and longest studies of women’s health ever carried out. Its findings changed medical practice and helped shape clinical guidelines, preventing hundreds of thousands of cases of cardiovascular disease and breast cancer. The study, which began in the…
April 18, 2025 officially marks the day when the Indian Premier League (IPL) turns 18, considering the first-ever IPL match was played on the same day back in 2008. The tournament has produced some incredible moments of brilliance over the years, enthralling one and all with constant twists and turns. Even a target of 250…
In a ruling that comes with steep legal and political ramifications, the British Supreme Court has declared that the legal definition of “woman” under the Equality Act 2010 refers strictly to biological sex, which excludes transgender women, even though they have gender recognition certificates (GRCs). This five-bench unanimous ruling came from a case filed by…
ICC chairman Jay Shah (c) with Chief Executives Committee members. (Pic credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: In a major move to promote inclusivity and opportunity in cricket, the International Cricket Council (ICC) on Sunday announced the formation of a dedicated task force to support displaced Afghan women cricketers. The initiative, launched in partnership with the BCCI,…
Supreme Court to hear case on religious charter school, testing separation of church and state. (Kenny Holston/The New York Times) The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a pivotal case that could determine the future of religious charter schools in America. The case revolves around St. Isidore of Seville Catholic Virtual Charter School, which…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen India called European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen’s trip to India an “unprecedented and landmark” and said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and she held a delegation-level talks where they discussed various things including trade, free trade agreement, digital green technologies to…
WASHINGTON: The Supreme Court on Tuesday threw out the murder conviction and death penalty for Richard Glossip, an Oklahoma man who was found guilty in the killing of a motel owner but has steadfastly maintained his innocence and averted multiple attempts by the state to execute him. Glossip’s wife, Lea, called the decision “an answered…