Month: January 2025

Donald Trump asks Supreme Court to block sentencing in his hush money case in New York

January 8, 2025 admin

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump. File | Photo Credit: Reuters President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to call off Friday’s (January 10, 2025) sentencing in his hush money case in New York. Mr. Trump’s lawyers turned to the nation’s highest court Wednesday (January 8, 2025) after New York courts refused to postpone the sentencing…

World

“Shouldn’t Be Dependent…”: Gautam Gambhir’s ‘Jasprit Bumrah’ Verdict After Australia Series Loss

January 8, 2025 admin

Indian cricket team head coach Gautam Gambhir said that the side cannot always be dependent on star fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to get the results following the loss against Australia in the Sydney Test on Sunday. Bumrah did not bowl on Day 3 of the match due to a back spasm as Australia…

Sports

India Asked To Pick Kapil Dev, Anil Kumble Against England In Brutal ‘Superstar’ Rant

January 8, 2025 admin

Harbhajan Singh criticised the ‘superstar culture’ prevalent in the Indian cricket team and said that the side needs performers not superstars after the Test series defeat against Australia. Except for Jasprit Bumrah, star players like Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma had a horrible outing and the former spinner pointed out that selection for…

Sports

“Lots Of Ifs And Buts”: Jasprit Bumrah’s Brutally Honest Take On Series Loss Against Australia

January 8, 2025 admin

Pat Cummins and Jasprit Bumrah© AFP Indian cricket team stand-in skipper Jasprit Bumrah gave his brutally honest verdict on his side’s six-wicket loss against Australia in the fifth Test encounter in Sydney on Sunday. India were completely outplayed by Australia on Day 3 of the Sydney Test as they slumped to a 3-1…

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“Went Hard On Beers”: How Team Australia Went Crazy In Celebrating 3-1 Series Win vs India

January 8, 2025 admin

Australia cricket team celebrate the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series win.© X (Twitter) Australia celebrated a hard-fought 3-1 series victory over India in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25, and seemingly, went all in on the celebrations. After winning the series for the first time in a decade, Australian players celebrated the achievement with a fair few…

Sports

“Won’t Be Surprised If…”: Sunil Gavaskar On “Bold Decisions” By Indian Selectors After WTC Heartbreak

January 8, 2025 admin

File image of Sunil Gavaskar© BCCI For former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar it won’t be a “surprise” if the India selectors take a “bold decision” in the upcoming Test tour of England after the World Test Championship final hopes were quashed in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. When India’s Test fortress at home fell with a…

Sports

Ricky Ponting Deduces Virat Kohli’s Problem, Tells Him To “Find Love…”

January 8, 2025 admin

File image of Virat Kohli.© AFP Former Australian captain Ponting has no shame in admitting that he carried on playing at the highest level longer than he should have. Back in 2022, Kohli had taken a month off from the game and that worked well for him. Ponting feels time has come for…

Sports

No Longer Running National Camps, Athletics Federation Of India To Monitor Athletes For Dope Testing

January 8, 2025 admin

Representative image.© X (Twitter) The Athletics Federation of India (AFI) on Wednesday brushed aside concerns that more doping cases could embarrass the country in future following closure of national camps, saying that it will continue to monitor the athletes and share relevant information with the NADA. The AFI decided to end national camps…

Sports

PM’s Principal Secretary endorses use of hybrid seeds in rice, pulses, oilseeds

January 8, 2025 admin

Representational file image. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah Endorsing the use of hybrid seeds to increase crop production and reduce import dependency, Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister P.K. Mishra said here on Wednesday (January 8, 2025) that hybrid research has to produce products that have higher productivity than open-pollinated seed varieties. Inaugurating the three-day…

Business

Maheesh Theekshana Hattrick Goes In Vain, New Zealand Batter Sri Lanka By 113 Runs

January 8, 2025 admin

New Zealand ripped through Sri Lanka’s top order Wednesday to win the rain-reduced second one-day international in Hamilton by 113 runs and clinch the series. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana took a hat-trick as the home side posted 255-9 off 37 overs, but the tourists could only muster 142 all out off 30.2…

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