Bigger rice shipments from India would beef up overall global supplies and soften international prices by forcing other major exporters of the staple such as Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam to reduce their rates, traders said. New Delhi set a floor price for non-basmati white rice exports of $490 per metric ton, a government order said. […]
While the Modi government continues to tout economic growth, data from the Labour Force Survey has revealed widespread unemployment, undermining these claims. The report highlights that unemployment, particularly among youth, has reached critical levels. In Kerala, the unemployment rate among young people aged 15-29 has risen to 30%. Unemployment among women in the state stands […]
Virat (35) and Rohit (37) have been mainstays of Indian batting across all formats for more than a decade, however, they both announced their retirements from T20I cricket after leading the country to ICC T20 World Cup 2024 triumph. Ever since they retired from T20Is, fans have been wondering if they are considering retirement from […]
General Waker-uz-Zaman and his troops stood aside in early August amid raging student-led protests against Hasina, sealing the fate of the veteran politician who resigned after 15 years in power and fled to neighbouring India. In a rare media interview, Zaman told Reuters at his office in the capital Dhaka on Monday that the interim […]
The wicketkeeper-batter’s jovial nature and aggressive batting style have become hallmarks of his game. On Day 3 of the Chennai Test, Pant walked out to bat and swiftly scored his 12th Test fifty. During the match, a peculiar moment you caught everyone’s attention when Pant advised Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto on field placement. Rishabh […]
Bangladesh started briskly but lost wickets to reach 158-4 when bad light stopped play on day three, with the visitors still needing 357 for a win. India earlier declared their second innings on 287-4. Pant, who made 109, and Gill, unbeaten on 119, put on 167 runs for the fourth wicket to ram home India’s […]
The popular musical band from the UK, Coldplay, is coming back to India next year, with their Music of the Sphere World Tour, they officially announced in an Instagram post on Thursday. The band confirmed that the Asia leg of their global tour includes two shows in Mumbai, India, scheduled for January 2025, marking their […]
The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female doctor in West Bengal in August set off a wave of protests by doctors demanding greater workplace safety for women and justice for their slain colleague, prompting India’s Supreme Court to create a hospital safety task force. The West Bengal Junior Doctors’ Front, which represents about 7,000 […]
At the stumps on the opening day, the hosts were in a comfortable position being six down with 339 runs on the board. Earlier, Bangladesh captain Najmul Hossain Shanto’s dismissal to put India into bat bore fruits as young pacer Hasan Mahmud ran through their top order. Mahmud dismissed India’s skipper Rohit Sharma (6), Shubman […]
Both teams battled hard, denying any advantage to the other side, however, Jugraj Singh found the net in the dying minutes of the game to secure India’s victory. Notably, defending champions India walked into the final unbeaten in the tournament. They defeated South Korea 4-1 in the semi-final, thanks to skipper Harmanpreet Singh’s brace. The […]
