With Anzali attack, Indo-Russian plan of $100billion trade takes a hit

MOSCOW: The US-Israeli missile attack on Iran’s Bandar Anzali, a key transit hub on the INSTC linking Mumbai with St Petersburg, is a major blow to the Indo-Russian ambition of boosting bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030 via the crucial corridor, experts said Saturday.The 7,200-kilometre long multi-modal International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC) links Mumbai…

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Not Dennis Lillee or Malcolm Marshall: When Richard Hadlee bowled Sanjay Manjrekar to become first bowler to take 400 Test wickets | Cricket News

Man of the Series New Zealand legend Richard Hadlee pictured in the scoreboard showing his 431 Test Match Wickets after his last Test Match after the Third Test Match between England and New Zealand at Edgbaston on July 10, 1990 in Birmingham, England. (Photo/Getty Images) By the end of the 1980s, Test cricket had already…

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The making of India’s 97th Chess Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB: A ‘legend’ among friends, now his parents’ pride | Chess News

Grandmaster Harshavardhan GB with his parents (Designed by TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: As India moves one step closer to the landmark of producing 100 Grandmasters, Chennai, long hailed as the “Mecca of Indian chess”, has found itself as the protagonist again.On Sunday, Harshavardhan GB became India’s 97th Grandmaster (GM) from the very land. Pulling off three…

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‘Lost my friend Sidhu Moose Wala to Bishnoi’s gang’: Punjab Congress chief to file PIL against ‘Lawrence of Punjab’ docuseries | Chandigarh News

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Tuesday said he would file a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) against the docuseries ‘Lawrence of Punjab’, based on gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.Taking to X, he criticised the series, stating that a gangster cannot be the identity of Punjab. “I lost my friend Sidhu Moose Wala to Lawrence…

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‘Players require rest’: Gavaskar questions IPL 2026 final schedule, says GT deserved a fairer deal | Cricket News

Sunil Gavaskar questions IPL 2026 final scheduling. NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar has questioned the scheduling of the IPL 2026 final, saying the summit clash could have been postponed by a day to ensure a fairer contest after Gujarat Titans were hit by travel disruptions and an exhausting playoff schedule.Gujarat Titans entered Sunday’s…

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