Sabina Park is all set to host its first-ever day-night Test, and Australia pacer Mitchell Starc is already gearing up for the unique challenge of bowling with the pink Dukes ball under lights. Most of the Australian squad has little experience with the pink ball, and even Starc admits it’s a relatively new experience for…
While Donald Trump has issued tariff letters to 14 countries, India is missing from the list. (AI image) India-US trade deal: India is likely to be among the nations expected to conclude a trade agreement with the US in the near future, as President Donald Trump intensifies efforts by sending formal tariff notifications to various…
President Trump has defended his decision to introduce tariffs on goods from other countries by arguing that it will lead companies to shift production to the United States, bringing back jobs. For German companies, which have been producing their goods in the United States since the late 1800s, such arguments ring hollow. Thousands of German…
Punjab Kings pace bowling coach James Hopes made it clear that his side will not be taking Chennai Super Kings lightly when they meet in their IPL 2025 clash on April 30. Hopes warned that teams with nothing to lose often become the most dangerous, and PBKS would be fully focused when they face the…
A Ukrainian geologist was shopping in his local market recently for pork belly, lard, salmon and grapes when he heard the shouts of a man who seemed drunk, complaining about President Volodymyr Zelensky. “Why didn’t Zelensky ask us before giving away our minerals to the Americans?” he yelled. A woman joined in: “The Americans are…
LUCKNOW: BJP ally RLD voted in support of the Waqf Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, but has been muted in public about its stand on the issue. RLD functionaries said the party has not been vocal as it wants to avoid angering any specific community or group that constitutes a voter base…
Kuldeep Yadav heaped praise on Noor Ahmad for being someone ‘difficult to read’. The 20-year-old Noor is currently the leading wicket-taker of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, having taken nine wickets from three games at an economy rate of 6.83. Before the Delhi Capitals’ (DC) match against the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on Saturday,…
Taiwan, the center of the global supply chain for computer chips, woke up on Thursday to the news that President Trump had put new 32 percent tariffs on the island’s exports to the United States. Except for semiconductors. The decision not to impose tariffs on the chip sector does not mean they won’t be coming…
In Washington, President Trump has said he is willing to meet with Xi Jinping, China’s top leader. In Beijing, Chinese officials and experts agree that a meeting between the heads of state must precede any broad reset of relations with the United States amid Mr. Trump’s aggressive approach to trade and foreign policy. But arranging…
NEW DELHI: As Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar continues with his unpredictable and “erratic” behaviour, a section of BJP is worried about the repercussions of his “poor health”, even as the party remains firm on contesting the assembly polls due this year under his leadership.In a fresh controversy, Kumar abruptly got off the stage when…