Month: April 2025

[ad_1] Punjab Kings' Xavier Bartlett (c) celebrates with teammates the wicket of KKR's Quinton de Kock. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Australian fast bowler Xavier Bartlett made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Tuesday, stepping in for the injured Lockie Ferguson in their clash against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at Mullanpur, Chandigarh.The 26-year-old was handed the new ball and made an immediate impact, dismissing KKR opener Quinton de Kock in his very first over to claim his maiden IPL wicket.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Though PBKS struggled with the bat and were bowled out for just 111 in 15.3 overs, Bartlett contributed with a fighting 11 off 15 balls, including a boundary — one of only five PBKS batters to reach double digits.Who's that IPL player?Hailing from Adelaide, Bartlett rose through the […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has sought to negotiate a "good bilateral trade deal with the United States", said trade secretary after the two countries signed the terms of reference for the first phase of trade deal, Reuters reported."India hopes to negotiate a good bilateral trade agreement with the US," the trade secretary said. The two nations had finalized the terms of reference for the initial phase of a bilateral trade agreement, according to an Indian trade official Reuters reported on Tuesday. The two countries had agreed in February to begin work on this first phase, aiming to wrap it up by the end of the year, as part of their goal to boost bilateral trade to $500 billion by 2030. Talking about the trade deal, the official informed that it was making "very good progress", adding that the trade liberalistaion […]

[ad_1] MEERUT: CCTV footage from the Chhijarsi Toll Plaza in Hapur shows a woman assaulting a toll booth operator after her vehicle's FASTag was found to have insufficient balance. The incident occurred around 8:30 am on Sunday.The video shows the woman entering the booth and slapping the attendant multiple times before attempting to strangle him.“The car bearing registration number HR40J6483 was coming from Ghaziabad. Two men and two women were in the vehicle. When the FASTag showed insufficient balance, the toll operator asked them to pay the toll fee along with the applicable fine as per government rules. An argument followed, and one of the women got out of the car, entered the booth, and started hitting the attendant. She banged his head against the table, slapped him repeatedly, and also tried to strangle him. The two men also misbehaved […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: A war of words erupted after Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath targeted West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee over the violence in Murshidabad that occurred during the anti-Waqf protests.Addressing a public gather in Hardoi on Tuesday, the UP CM alleged that "Bengal is burning" and accused Mamata Banerjee of calling rioters “messengers of peace”. “Such anarchy must be controlled… The only treatment for these rioters is stick, without which they can't be reined in,” he added.“Laato ke bhut baton se kaise manenge’. But, in the name of secularism, they have allowed the riots to spread violence. The whole of Murshidabad has been burning for past 7 days and government is silent. There should be a full stop to this anarchy,” the UP CM said."Bengal is burning. The Chief Minister of the state is silent. She calls […]

[ad_1] MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Indian government on Tuesday rejected Pakistani despensation's remark on new Waqf law as "baseleass and motivated".The ministry of external affairs said Islamabad had "no locus standi to comment on a matter" and that the Pakistani government should look into its own abysmal record."We strongly reject the motivated and baseless comments made by Pakistan on the Waqf Amendment Act enacted by the Parliament of India. Pakistan has no locus standi to comment on a matter that is internal to India. Pakistan would do better to look at its own abysmal record when it comes to protecting the rights of minorities, instead of preaching to others," said external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal.Earlier, the Pakistani government had called the Waqf (Amendment) Bill 2025 in the Indian Lok Sabha an act to "dispossess Muslims […]

[ad_1] Federal agencies are scrambling to meet Monday's deadline to present plans for another round of mass layoffs, further advancing the Trump administration's government downsizing initiative led by tech billionaire Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).The impending "reductions in force" come after February's termination of thousands of probationary federal employees and will provide clearer insight into the administration's vision for a smaller federal government, according to reporting from The New York Times.Trump administration and Musk's DOGE target thousands of federal jobs"Agency supervisors and managers have largely been left in the dark about the personnel changes," said an Environmental Protection Agency scientist who spoke on condition of anonymity. "Many have come to rely on the news media to learn about their job security."Some departments have already begun implementing cuts. The Department of Health and Human Services laid off approximately 10,000 […]

[ad_1] MUMBAI: In a significant development, the Mumbai Cricket Association (MCA), in its 86th Annual General Meeting on Tuesday decided to name stands after India's Test & ODI captain Rohit Sharma, former India captain Ajit Wadekar, and ex-ICC, BCCI and MCA chief Sharad Pawar. As per a proposal initially put forward by MCA's Apex Council member Milind Narvekar and seconded by another MCA Apex Council member Jitendra Awhad, the Divecha Pavilion Level 3 stand will be named after Rohit, who led India to the T20 World Cup title last year in USA & West Indies and the ICC Champions Trophy in UAE in Feb-March. Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The Grand Stand Level 4 will be named as the Ajit Wadekar Stand, after the ex-India captain, who captained India to maiden test series victories in West […]