US President Donald Trump on Saturday said the ongoing tensions between Cambodia and Thailand reminded him of the recent India-Pakistan conflict, as he urged both sides to cease all hostilities. He later announced that the leaders of the two Southeast Asian nations had agreed to meet immediately to negotiate a ceasefire. “We happen to be,…
NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday delivered a blunt message at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) foreign ministers’ meeting saying the bloc must adopt an “uncompromising” position on terrorism if it wants to stay true to its founding principles.Addressing his counterparts from China, Pakistan and other SCO nations, Jaishankar said the April…
NEW DELHI: The ongoing undercurrent of dissent in the Karnataka Congress, between DK Shivakumar’s chief ministerial ambitions and CM Siddaramaiah’s continuing leadership, received fresh attention on Sunday. This time from the pulpit of a prominent Lingayat seer.At a public event in Kanakapura Taluk, Rambapuri Seer Rajadeshikendra Shivacharya openly endorsed Shivakumar’s bid for greater prominence, saying…
Former Australia cricketer Greg Chappell has showered massive praise on India wicketkeeper batter Rishabh Pant, saying that he’s reinventing the game. Pant left fans on the edge of their seats with his audacious strokeplay during the first Test against England at Headingley, Leeds. The 25-year-old etched his name in the record books by slamming hundreds…
When his name was finally called, after he’d wiped the tears away once more, Luka Dončić walked through the tunnel of players. But Markieff Morris, the 14-year NBA veteran, knew exactly what his teammate of the last couple of seasons needed. A hug. Morris, pivotal in the culture of the Dallas Mavericks during last year’s…
NEW DELHI: Ravi Shastri likened Australia’s teenage sensation Sam Konstas to Indian legend Virender Sehwag following Konstas’s electrifying debut knock of 60 off 65 balls in the fourth Test against India. Speaking on Star Sports, Shastri praised Konstas’s fearless stroke play, drawing comparisons to Sehwag’s explosive style. “He’ll have his odd failures, but when he…