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UNP’s Ranil Wickremesinghe brought in as Sri Lankan PM to tide over storms
Colombo: United National Party (UNP) leader Ranil Wickremesinghe was on Thursday evening sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. Wickremesinghe took oath before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President's House. Secretary…
Russia demands apology from Poland
Moscow: Russia has demanded a formal apology from Poland and threatened possible future reprisals after its ambassador, Sergey Andreev, was doused with red paint at the Soviet military cemetery in Warsaw on Monday. Russia's foreign…
Railways retires 19 officials in a day due to non-performance
New Delhi: The Ministry of Railways on Wednesday sent its 19 officers on voluntary retirement; among them 10 officials are joint secretary level or higher ranks. Sources said here, from July 75 officials have been sent home by voluntary…
Mitchell Marsh and Warner help Delhi beat Rajasthan by 8 wkts
Mumbai: Australian duo of Mitchell Marsh and David Warner's match-winning 144-run partnership helped Delhi Capitals to beat Rajasthan Royals by eight wickets in an IPL match here at the DY Patil Sports Academy on Wednesday. Marsh (89 off…
Gujarat Titans first to reach play off stage
Pune, May 10: Rashid Khan ran through Lucknow Super Giants, helping Gujarat Titans register a 62-run win in an IPL match here at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Tuesday. The leg-spinner returned with the figures of 4/24…
India denies rumors of Sri Lankan political persons fleeing to India
Colombo/New Delhi, May 10: The Indian High Commission in Sri Lanka on Tuesday night strongly denied rumors circulating on social media that “certain” political persons and their families had fled to India, amid rumors that former Prime…
Mysterious blast in IB office at Mohali (Punjab)
Mohali (Pb.): A mysterious low intensity blast at the Intelligence Bureau HQ of Punjab Police, has been reported early morning on Tuesday. Police and intelligence teams are arriving at the blast site, though no human injury has been…
Ancestral home of Rajapaksas burnt by protesters, several homes of ruling party MPs attacked
Colombo, May 9: The ancestral home of the Rajapaksas in Medamulana in Hambantota was set on fire by a group of protestors late on Monday evening. The houses of several Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) MPs have also been attacked or…
Bumrah’s sensational bowling 5/10, unable to cash in advantage
Kolkata defeat Mumbai by 52 runs and keep IPL playoff chances alive
SL PM Rajapaksha resigns amid crisis, violence.
Colombo, May 09: Mahinda Rajapaksa resigned on Monday as Sri Lanka's Prime Minister amid a deepening economic crisis, the worst in the country since independence in 1947, and hours after an island-wide curfew was imposed following…
HP Police beefs up security against SFJ plans for June 6
Shimla, May 8: Sikhs for Justice (SFJ), a separatist outfit promoting the idea of Khalistan has said that it would conduct what it calls the "Khalistan Referendum" on June 6, 2022 in Himachal Pradesh. The state police have beefed up…
Croatian PM visits Kiev, meets Ukraine President Zelensky
Kiev, May 8: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met in Kiev Sunday with Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic to discuss defense and energy cooperation and Ukraine's European integration, the Ukrainian presidential press service…
Conway, Moeen demolish Delhi Capitals
Mumbai, May 8: In a battle between mentor and disciple, the former prevailed as MS Dhoni's Chennai Super Kings defeated Rishabh Pant-led Delhi Capitals by 91 runs, the largest victory in the IPL 2022, here at the DY Patil Sports Academy…
MoS Muraleedharan in Doha, holds talks with on energy, trade, diaspora welfare
Doha/New Delhi, May 8: Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan, who is on a three-day visit to Qatar, on Sunday held talks with Qatari State Minister for Foreign Affairs Soltan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi during which they…
Jaiswal, Hetmyer shine as RR beat PBKS
Mumbai, May 7: Yashasvi Jaiswal's 68 off 41 and Shimron Hetmyer's unbeaten 31 off 16 helped Rajasthan Royals (RR) to beat Punjab Kings (PBKS) by 6 wickets in the IPL 2022 match here at Wankhede Stadium on Saturday. Riding on Jonny…
Indore building fire was sparked off by love-lorn youth
Indore, May 7: In a new twist to the inferno that snuffed out seven lives and injured nine on Saturday within a three-storey building at Swarn Bagh Colony in Vijay Nagar Police Station limits of Madhya Pradesh's commercial capital,…
LSG take top spot again, beat KKR by 75 runs
Pune, May 7: Avesh Khan and Jason Holder shared 6 wickets as Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) beat Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 75 runs in an IPL match here at the MCA Stadium on Saturday. With the win, LSG displaced Gujarat Titans to take…
Biden to virtually meet G7 leaders, Zelensky on Sunday
Washington, May 7: US President Joe Biden on Sunday will attend a virtual G7 meeting joined by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the White House said in a statement. "On Sunday, the President will participate in a virtual G7 Leaders'…
Azam Khan, wife made accused in another big fraud case
Rampur (UP), May 6: The legal problems of senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and MLA from Rampur
Sadar seat Mohammad Azam Khan seem not to be ending soon, as he and his wife Tazeen Fatima have been made an accused in another…
Sams’ final-over swank helps MI pull off thriller against Gujarat
Mumbai, May 6: Daniel Sams was brilliant, Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma said after the Australian pacer pulled off a last over thriller for his team against the formidable Gujarat Titans in the 51st IPL match at Brabourne Stadium…