First time in India’s 1078-ODI history! Rohit Sharma and Prasidh Krishna become first Indian pair to … | Cricket News

Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Prasidh Krishna and Rohit Sharma scripted a rare piece of ODI history as India made a dream start against Afghanistan in the third and final ODI at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Saturday.After Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi won the toss and chose to bat,…

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An overdue reckoning for digital trade

When tariffs give way to terms of service For most of the post‑war period, commercial diplomacy meant negotiating tariffs, quotas, and market access for goods. Ambassadors lobbied for aircraft deals or pharma approvals; trade negotiators haggled over steel and agricultural subsidies. That grammar of statecraft has not disappeared, but it is no longer the only…

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Ukraine-born duo jailed over Russia-backed arson attacks on properties linked to UK PM Keir Starmer

Ukraine-born duo jailed in Russia-linked arson plot Two men have been sentenced to prison for carrying out a series of arson attacks targeting a car and properties linked to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, in a plot that investigators say was orchestrated on behalf of Russia.At London’s Old Bailey, 22-year-old Ukrainian national Roman Lavrynovych was…

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China Economy: China’s economy struggles to regain domestic momentum despite export boom: Report

China’s domestic economy continues to face significant headwinds despite robust export growth, with consumer spending, property activity and credit demand remaining weak, according to a recent market strategy report by Jefferies.The report said there is “a continuing lack of any evidence of a pickup in domestic demand”, underscoring persistent challenges in the world’s second-largest economy…

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Sunetra Pawar’s brother acquitted in 2006 murder case; CBI to appeal in Bombay high court | India News

CBI, Sunetra Pawar’s brother Padamsinh Patil (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) will appeal against the acquittal of all accused in the 2006 Pawanraje Nimbalkar double murder case before the Bombay high court, Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde said on Saturday, hours after a special CBI court cleared nine accused,…

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‘Yeh Dil Maange More’: How Captain Vikram Batra helped capture Point 5140 for India in Kargil on this day 27 years ago

Captain Vikram Batra after the capture of Point 5140 during the 1999 Kargil War As the Kargil War intensified in the summer of 1999, the Indian Army scored a major breakthrough by capturing Tololing on June 13. With that strategic victory secured, attention turned to Point 5140 — the highest and most heavily defended feature…

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