Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: In a major decision, the national selection committee on Saturday left out out-of-form vice-captain Shubman Gill from the 15-member India squad named for the home T20 World Cup. All-rounder Axar Patel was appointed vice-captain, while in-form Ishan Kishan earned a recall, edging out Jitesh Sharma as the second wicketkeeper…
Suryakumar Yadav and Gautam Gambhir (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chief selector Ajit Agarkar on Saturday announced India’s squads for the upcoming ICC T20 World Cup and the five-match T20I series against New Zealand. The T20I series will begin on January 21 in Nagpur and will serve as India’s final assignment in the format before the…
General degree vs. Honours degree For decades, Indian students have been told that an honours degree is the safer, smarter choice. It sounds more rigorous, looks better on paper and often comes with higher cut-offs. A general degree, by comparison, is seen as a compromise—something you settle for if you don’t make the list.But the…
Former Indian cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar (Photo by Gareth Copley/Getty Images) Former India batter Sanjay Manjrekar has voiced concern over the state of India’s red-ball cricket after the team suffered a 0–2 whitewash against South Africa in the Test leg of the home series, stressing that results in the longest format remain the truest measure of…
KOCHI: In another instance of police brutality, CCTV footage from Ernakulam North police station shows a pregnant woman being slapped by the station house officer on June 20, 2024. The footage surfaced on Thursday after the woman and her husband obtained it following a year-and-ahalf-long legal battle.The woman, N J Shaimol (43), who was three…
The Board of Intermediate Education, Andhra Pradesh (BIEAP) has released a revised timetable for the Intermediate Public Examinations (theory) 2026 for both first-year and second-year students. The revised schedule applies to examinations scheduled to be held in February and March 2026. According to the official notice, the revision has been carried out to ensure that…
NEW DELHI: The Government of India is seeking suggestions for the upcoming Budget 2026 from the general public to help make new rules and plans for the country. According to a post on X by MyGovIndia, the government encouraged people to participate in this important task. The government stated on X, “Building the Budget with…
NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for the next 24 hours, warning of dense to very dense fog across large parts of north India, even as air quality in the national capital and surrounding regions remained in the ‘very poor’ to ‘severe’ category on Friday.According to the IMD, very dense…
Pakistan men’s hockey team (IANS) Former Pakistan hockey Olympian Anjum Saeed has landed in controversy following an incident during the national team’s return journey from the FIH Pro League in Argentina, after he was reportedly caught smoking on an aircraft while it was refuelling at Rio de Janeiro airport. Saeed, who was part of the…
India’s telecom sector ended 2025 on a strong footing, with the department of telecommunications (DoT) recording major gains in digital connectivity, infrastructure expansion and technology self-reliance, according to a year-end review released by the ministry of communications.A key development during the year was the launch of the National Broadband Mission (NBM) 2.0 in January. The…
