NEW DELHI: Social media erupted in excitement as Indian skipper Jasprit Bumrah delivered a fiery performance on the first day of the India-Australia opening Test in Perth.After being bundled out for just 150 inside two sessions, India roared back into the contest, thanks to skipper Bumrah’s sensational spell of 4/17 in 10 overs. Making amends…
NEW DELHI: Sony Culver Max has won the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) media rights for the 2024-31 cycle at a base price of US$170m via an e-auction process.It was a hike of 70% from the previous cycle where Disney-Star had the Asia Cup rights at US$100m between 2016-2023. In an interesting development, Sony was the…
US billionaire Elon Musk, owner of social media platform X, has criticised Australia’s proposed law to ban social media for children under 16 and fine social media platforms of up to 49.5 million Australian dollars (USD 32 million) for companies for systemic breaches. Australia’s centre-left government on Thursday introduced the bill in parliament. It plans…
NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday strongly rejected Canadian media reports alleging that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was aware of a plot to kill pro-Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in Canada, calling the claims “ludicrous” and urging their dismissal with the “contempt they deserve.”The Ministry of External Affairs dismissed the allegations, highlighting that such “smear campaigns”…
Lebanese armed group Hezbollah confirmed its media relations chief Mohammad Afif was killed by an Israeli strike on a building in central Beirut on Sunday. Israel has rarely hit senior Hezbollah personnel who do not have clear military roles, and its air strikes have mostly targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs where the group has its heaviest…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission on Sunday directed the Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Jharkhand to ensure the removal of the contentious post from the BJP’s official social media platforms following complaints from the Congress and the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha.In addition to the takedown directive, the EC issued a notice to BJP Jharkhand, seeking an…
Jason Gillespie (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Sunday firmly denied reports suggesting Jason Gillespie’s imminent exit as head coach. In a post on X, the PCB stated, “PCB strongly refutes the story. As announced previously, Jason Gillespie will continue to coach the Pakistan side for the two red-ball matches against…