Kolkata: Combined with the batting pyrotechnics of Virat Kohli, who created history on his 35th birthday by scoring his 49th ODI century, equalling Sachin Tendulkar’s record of most ODI tons, and Ravindra Jadeja’s five-wicket haul, a rampant India ran riot at the Eden Gardens, decimating South Africa by a whopping 243 runs in the battle of…
Villagers in northwest Nepal carried out some of the first cremations for the victims of Friday’s devastating earthquake on Sunday. The strong earthquake killed 157 people and left thousands more without a home. On Sunday, mourners in the tiny farming village of Chiuri carried 13 bodies to the banks of the Bheri River and placed…
Washington DC: Tens of thousands of demonstrators on Saturday crowded the streets of American cities to criticise Israel’s military campaign in Gaza in response to the Hamas attack last month, The New York Times reported. The protests in New York, Nashville, Cincinnati, Las Vegas and even Orono, Maine, demanded a cease-fire and an end to the…
Bengaluru : After playing a match-winning century against New Zealand, Pakistan opening batter Fakhar Zaman revealed that his side was “praying” for no resumption of the games during the second rain break in the encounter at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on Saturday. Pakistan beat New Zealand by 21 runs on DLS in a high-scoring…
MUSCAT: Oman emerged champions of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Asia Qualifier Final after a nail-biting win over hosts Nepal in the summit clash at the TU ground in Kirtipur, Nepal, on Sunday. In a match that was decided through a one-over eliminator (Super Over), Oman outplayed Nepal by 11 runs. Naseem Khushi blasted…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was “horrified” by a strike from Israeli forces on a convoy of ambulances in Gaza on Friday, he said in a statement. The conflict “must stop,” he added. “I am horrified by the reported attack in Gaza on an ambulance convoy outside Al Shifa hospital. The images of bodies strewn on…
Lucknow : Afghanistan skipper Hashmatullah Shahidi dedicated their victory over the Netherlands in the ongoing World Cup to refugees who are being forcefully expelled from Pakistan. Earlier this week, Pakistan authorities launched a crackdown on illegal Afghan refugees as a government-set deadline for them to leave the country expired, The Express Tribune reported on Thursday. The…
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Army had said that it has foiled a terror attack at the Mianwali Training Air Base in the Punjab province. The ISPR says that 3 terrorists were neutralised while entering the base while the remaining 3 terrorists have been cornered due to timely and effective response by the troops. However, during the attack,…
Venray; The record-breaking winds of Storm Ciaran in France and neighboring countries have left at least seven people dead, authorities said. The storm wreaked homes, stranded travelers and cut power to vast regions as it swept through western Europe. Wind speeds rose to over 190 kilometres per hour (118 miles per hour), uprooting trees and blowing…
Ahmedabad: Adani Group flagship firm Adani Enterprises on Thursday reported that its earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization (EBIDTA) increased by 43 per cent to Rs. 5,874 crores during the April-September quarter of 2023-24. The Adani Group company’s cash accruals increased by 48 per cent to Rs 2,733 crore during the first half of the…
