Month: April 2025

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings (CSK) head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that the team hasn't been successful in the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) auction, but acknowledged that such outcomes are part of the process. Taking responsibility for CSK’s poor season, Fleming urged the players to raise their performance levels. A four-wicket haul by Harshal Patel and composed knocks from Ishan Kishan and Kamindu Mendis helped Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) secure a five-wicket victory over CSK."Other teams have got better, and that's the point of the auction. But we just haven't been able to get it right. So you take responsibility from the top down, and then you just ask a little bit more of the players," Fleming said at the post-match press conference.He pointed to a mix of injuries, lack of form, and an unsettled approach as key reasons […]

[ad_1] A senior Russian general has been killed in a car bombing just outside Moscow, in what authorities described as a targeted assassination likely carried out by Ukrainian special services. The incident, which claimed the life of Lieutenant General Yaroslav Moskalik, marks the second deadly attack on high-ranking Russian military officials in recent months.The Russian Investigative Committee confirmed that Moskalik, who served as deputy head of the main operational department of the General Staff, died after an explosive device was detonated in his parked vehicle in the city of Balashikha, near the capital. According to spokesperson Svetlana Petrenko, the bomb had been rigged with shrapnel to maximise damage, and video footage later surfaced showing the vehicle engulfed in flames in the courtyard of an apartment complex.Russian General Killed In Moscow Car Bomb Amid Trump Envoy’s Kremlin Meeting With PutinAlthough investigators […]

[ad_1] A peaceful protest by members of the Indian diaspora outside the Pakistan High Commission in London on Friday turned into a flashpoint after a senior Pakistan Army officer was caught on video making a threatening throat-slit gesture toward demonstrators.The video, which has since gone viral on social media, shows Colonel Taimur Rahat, Pakistan Army and Air Advisor in the High Commission, drawing his hand across his throat while staring at protestors who had gathered to condemn the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead.More than 500 members of the Indian and Jewish communities in the UK participated in the demonstration, waving Indian flags and holding placards that called out Pakistan’s support for terror outfits. Protesters chanted slogans demanding justice and accountability, and urged the UK government to take diplomatic action."This is not […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Two more houses belonging to suspected terrorists allegedly involved in the Pahalgam terror attack have been demolished, bringing the total number of razed properties to five.On Cam: Pak’s War Pitch After Pahalgam Attack; ‘Blood Of Indians Will Flow Through Indus’ | WatchAccording to PTI, the houses of Zakir Ahmad Ganie in Kulgam and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Shahid Ahmad Kuttay in Shopian's Chotipora were destroyed in controlled explosions.Kuttay, who has been actively involved in numerous anti-national activities over the past 3-4 years, joins the list of suspects whose properties have been targeted. Earlier, authorities demolished the houses of three other suspects: Adil Hussain Thoker (alias Adil Guree) in Bijbehara, Anantnag; Asif Sheikh in Awantipora; and Ahsan Sheikh in Pulwama.Intelligence sources reveal that Thoker, who legally entered Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border in 2018, allegedly received terrorist training before secretly […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: The expression on captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s face said it all as Chennai Super Kings suffered another defeat—this time a five-wicket loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on Friday. A visibly disappointed Dhoni admitted that a total of 154 was far from “justifiable” on a Chepauk pitch that didn’t have any demons, as SRH dealt a near-fatal blow to CSK’s IPL 2025 play-off chances.Sunrisers chased down the modest target in just 18.4 overs. Dhoni pointed out that it's always tough when several players fail to deliver simultaneously.He also believed that SRH batted under slightly tougher conditions in the second innings, yet CSK couldn't capitalise. For the skipper, the lack of cohesion in the team's overall effort was most frustrating."I think we kept losing wickets and another thing is in the first innings […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Chennai Super Kings by five wickets in their Indian Premier League clash on Friday, keeping their play-off hopes alive. With this loss, CSK are now virtually out of the race for the knockouts, while SRH remain in contention—at least mathematically.Asked to bat first, Chennai Super Kings were bowled out for 154. In response, SRH chased down the target in 18.4 overs, thanks to key contributions from Ishan Kishan (44), Kamindu Mendis (32*), and Nitish Reddy (19*).This marked Sunrisers Hyderabad’s first-ever win over CSK at the MA Chidambaram Stadium.While SRH's clinical bowling performance was the highlight on the field, it was co-owner Kavya Maran’s animated reactions during the chase that stole the spotlight online. Her emotional response during the 16th over, in particular, went viral on social media.The moment came when CSK’s Noor Ahmad overstepped, […]