IPL 2024: The Impact Player rule changes things a fair bit for bowlers, feels Mitchell Starc
Mumbai, May 4 - Kolkata Knight Riders pacer Mitchell Starc feels ‘Impact Player rule changes things a fair bit’ for the bowler in the IPL 2024 after the star pacer claimed a four-fer to guide Kolkata Knight Riders to 24-runs victory over Mumbai
IPL 2024: A special win, says spinner Varun Chakravarthy as KKR beat MI at Wankhede after 12 years
Mumbai, May 4 - Conceding that his team looked down and out despite a fighting 70 by Venkatesh Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders spinner Varun Chakravarthy said the 24-run victory over Mumbai Indians was special as it was their first win at Wankhede in
IPL 2024: Pandya blames lack of partnerships for Mumbai’s 24-run defeat to KKR
Mumbai, May 4 - Mumbai Indians skipper Hardik Pandya blamed his batters' inability to forge partnerships for their 24-run defeat to Kolkata Knight Riders in Match 51 of the Indian Premier League despite a brilliant effort by his bowlers at the Wankhede Stadium
IPL 2024: Venkatesh Iyer’s 70, Stac’s four-fer top SKY’s 56 as KKR beat MI for second-ever win at Wankhede
Mumbai, May 3 - Venkatesh Iyer's brilliant fighting half-century topped a similar effort by Suryakumar Yadav as Mitchell Star's four-fer helped Kolkata Knight Riders beat Mumbai Indians by 24 runs in a low-scoring Match 51 of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, securing their
T20 World Cup: Ex-New Zealander Corey Anderson named in USA 15-member squad
New York, May 3 - Hosts the United States of America (USA) on Friday named former New Zealand all-rounder and 2015 Men's Cricket World Cup finalist Corey Anderson in their 15-member squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024, set to start
T20 World Cup: Rovman Powell to lead 15-man West Indies squad as Hetmyer returns
Antigua, May 3 - West Indies announced their 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be co-hosted by the Caribbean nations and the USA and scheduled to start on June 1.
Govt approves foreign trips for Jyothi Yarraji, Shaili Singh to help bag Olympic berths
New Delhi, May 3 - The Mission Olympic Cell (MOC) of the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports (MYAS) has approved proposals for multiple competitions submitted by athletes Jyothi Yarraji and Shaili Singh as the two aim to qualify for the upcoming Paris
Alcaraz pulls out of Italian Open due to forearm injury
New Delhi, May 3 - World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz has pulled out of the Italian Open, scheduled to start in Rome on May 6, due to a right forearm injury.
Musk’s X cracks down on deepfakes with improved image matching
New Delhi, May 4 - Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, on Saturday, said that a new update on "improved image matching" will defeat deepfakes as well as shallowfakes on social media platform X.
J&K Police starts using GPS tracker anklets to monitor criminals on bail
Srinagar, May 3 - J&K Police on Friday began using GPS anklet trackers to monitor criminals out on bail, an official said.
Javed Akhtar explains why he doesn’t like speaking ‘inspiring words’ at openings
Mumbai, May 3 - Inaugurating the Mumbai Art Fair at the Nehru Centre on Friday, acclaimed poet and lyricist Javed Akhtar opened up on why he does not like to speak words of inspiration when he is invited to preside over events.
Indian tech companies begin to create global impact: SAP’s Manish Prasad
New Delhi, May 4 - The last decade has transformed the IT and technology landscape in India and some of the homegrown technology enterprises, mid-market firms and startups are now creating an impact globally as well, says Manish Prasad, President and Managing Director
From progress to prosperity: India’s economic momentum shatters ‘xenophobia’ myths
New Delhi, May 3 - US President Joe Biden’s assertion linking ‘xenophobia’ in India, China, Russia, and Japan to “stalled economic growth” overlooks the remarkable economic progress India has made in recent years, particularly under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Defence chiefs of US, Australia, Japan decry N. Korea-Russia military cooperation
Washington, May 4 - The defence chiefs of the US, Australia, and Japan denounced growing military cooperation between North Korea and Russia, including their weapons transactions, during their trilateral talks in Hawaii this week.
Hamas to release 20 Israeli hostages instead of 33
Tel Aviv, May 4 - Hamas has agreed to release 20 Israeli hostages in its custody instead of the 33 proposed by Israel.
Yemen’s Houthis threaten to attack all Israeli-linked commercial ships in Mediterranean
Sanaa, May 4 - Yemen's Houthi group has announced the expansion of its ballistic missile attacks to include all Israeli-linked commercial vessels transiting the Mediterranean.
Death toll rises to 39 from heavy rains in Brazil
Sao Paulo, May 4 - The death toll from heavy rains in the southern Brazilian state of Rio Grande do Sul has risen to 39 with nearly 70 people still missing, the Civil Defence agency said.
The West is ‘waging war’ against Moscow using Ukrainians: Russian Foreign Ministry
Moscow, May 4 - Western countries are 'waging a war' against Russia in Ukraine with the use of foreign weapons, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Maria Zakharova said.
UN spokesperson declines to react to Biden’s claim that India’s economy stalling due to ‘xenophobia’
United Nations, May 4 - A UN spokesperson has declined to react to an assertion by US President Joe Biden that India was "stalling so badly economically" because it was "xenophobic" and not taking in immigrants.
Zelensky meets UK Foreign Secretary on military aid to Ukraine
Kiev, May 4 - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met with visiting British Foreign Secretary David Cameron to discuss military aid to Ukraine, the Presidential press service said.