Month: January 2025

Budget should provide relief from rising prices, says Congress

January 23, 2025 admin

Jairam Ramesh | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Unemployment and inflation resulting from the “wrong policies” of the Narendra Modi government had made life extremely difficult for lower and middle-class families, and the country now needed a budget that provided relief from rising prices, the Congress said on Thursday (January 23, 2025). Finance Minister Nirmala…

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RANJI TROPHY | Jadeja’s advice was to take calculated risks, says Harvik

January 23, 2025 admin

Saurashtra’s Harvik Desai in action during the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday, January 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI In Harvik Desai’s previous Ranji Trophy outing in November, he was out for 99 in Saurashtra’s first-innings total of 531 for nine against Chandigarh. Against Delhi…

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Karnataka in control after its pacers destroy the Punjab batting line-up

January 23, 2025 admin

Karnataka established a firm stranglehold over its Ranji Trophy Elite Group-C encounter against Punjab, skittling out the visitor for a paltry 55 here on Thursday and then finishing at 199 for four at stumps on day one. R. Smaran’s stroke-filled, unbeaten 83 (100b, 12×4, 1×6) – his first half-century in First Class cricket – was…

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Gautam Gambhir Spoke ‘Absolute Nonsense’ About Sourav Ganguly: Ex-Teammate Accuses. This Was Dada’s Reply

January 23, 2025 admin

File photo of India coach Gautam Gambhir and ex-BCCI president Sourav Ganguly© AFP Gautam Gambhir has been under scrutiny since India lost the Border Gavaskar Trophy against Australia. There were reports that his position as India head coach may be on a shaky ground. In the midst of this, Gambhir came under attack…

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Shardul Thakur: When Someone Has Quality, He Should Be Given More Chances

January 23, 2025 admin

Despite getting overlooked for the all-rounder’s role in the Indian Test side, Shardul Thakur on Thursday asserted that a player should be considered for selection if he has “quality” after producing another rearguard act to save Mumbai some blushes in the Ranji Trophy in Mumbai on Thursday. The 33-year-old Thakur came to Mumbai’s…

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Cops Get Proof Saif Attacker Is Bangladeshi

January 23, 2025 admin

The Mumbai Police teams investigating the stabbing of actor Saif Ali Khan have accessed two identity cards proving the nationality of his alleged attacker Sariful Islam, who had illegally entered India from Bangladesh last year and assumed the alias Bijoy Das. Sariful, 30, was arrested on Saturday from Thane near Mumbai after a three-day manhunt…

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ICC Chairman Jay Shah Inducted Into World Cricket Connects Advisory Board

January 23, 2025 admin

The ICC chairman Jay Shah has been inducted into a newly instituted World Cricket Connects Advisory Board, an independent group that will discuss the many challenges and opportunities in the sport during a discussion at the Lord’s on June 7 and 8. Former BCCI secretary Shah, regarded as the most influential man in…

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Trinamool Attacks Rahul Gandhi Over Date Of Death In Netaji Tribute

January 23, 2025 admin

Kolkata: Trinamool Congress leader Kunal Ghosh has attacked the Congress and its senior figure, Rahul Gandhi, for mentioning a date of death in his tribute Thursday for Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose. “The Congress has always covered up the suspense over Netaji’s death. The Congress has covered up the suspense over Netaji’s disappearance. They have covered…

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RANJI TROPHY | Jadeja thrives on home turf, puts Saurashtra ahead against Delhi

January 23, 2025 admin

Saurashtra’s Ravindra Jadeja in action during the Ranji Trophy match against Delhi at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Thursday, January 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: VIJAY SONEJI All that Ravindra Jadeja needs to do to take wickets on a spin-friendly surface in Rajkot is to turn up. Or so it seems, as the…

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Indian Davis Cup Team Begins Preparations For Togo Tie

January 23, 2025 admin

Representational Image.© AFP Youngsters Karan Singh, Yuvan Nandal and Chirag Duhan sweated it out at the DLTA in New Delhi on Thursday, doing fine live drills to start preparations for the upcoming Davis Cup tie against Togo earnestly. Senior player Ramkumar Ramanathan joined the team in the middle of the session and will…

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