Germany’s economic growth shrank for a second straight year in 2024, data released Wednesday showed. How to revive it this year has become a central issue as voters prepare to go to the polls next month to elect a new government. Manufacturing of automobiles and machinery fell sharply last year, as increased competition, especially from…
Vidarbha captain Karun Nair is batting like a dream in the ongoing Vijay Hazare Trophy. Nair, who was famously snubbed from the Indian Test team back in 2016 despite scoring a triple hundred in his debut series, has made it his life’s mission to get back into the national team. The batter has already scored…
In a chilly auditorium in Afghanistan, heaps of freshly mined green emeralds glowed under bright table lamps as bearded gemstone dealers inspected them for purity and quality. An auctioneer asked for bids on the first lot, which weighed 256 carats. With that, the Taliban’s weekly gemstone auction was underway. These sales, in the emerald-rich Panjshir…
The Catholic priest stood at the altar in the hilltop church for the mass baptism, dunking dozens of heads in water and tracing a cross with his finger on each forehead. Then he rejoiced at Christianity’s recovery of souls in a land where the vast majority of people are Muslim — as the men, women…
Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A gritty partnership of over 50 runs for the final wicket between Nathan Lyon and Scott Boland left India exasperated as Australia extended their lead to over 300 runs on day four of the Boxing Day Test at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.In a day packed with…
Shadab Khan (Agency Photo) In order to bring his derailed international career back on track, Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan has sought the help of bowling great and former off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq.“He (Saqlain) has been a successful player and is a qualified coach so he is now helping me out at the high performance centre to…
NEW DELHI: Doctors made an effort to revive former PM Manmohan Singh when he had a sudden loss of consciousness at home on Thursday.Though the team of doctors stationed at home tried Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) several times, the 92-year-old PM, with a long history of heart ailments and diabetes, was taken to ” medical emergency”…
Rohit Sharma. (Pic Credit – X) NEW DELHI: Legendary Australian batter Matthew Hayden on Monday offered struggling Indian skipper Rohit Sharma a unique piece of advice to regain his lost form — a simple two-word mantra.The former Australian opener emphasised the importance of maintaining energy and intent under pressure, suggesting that Rohit use these “trigger…