Author Archives: Sayantani Singha

I would have been tempted to have James Anderson in the squad for Lord’s Test, says Stuart Broad

England should have gambled on seamer James Anderson’s fitness and included him in the squad for the first Test against Pakistan at Lord’s, paceman Stuart Broad has said. Anderson, England’s most successful Test bowler with 454 wickets, was left out of England’s 12-man squad for the first match of the four-Test series beginning on Thursday. In his absence, Toby Roland-Jones Read More


This guy abused Netflix on Twitter and their response deserves an applause!

Looks like the guys at Netflix India are actually in a mood to chill these days. So, on July 7, they decided to trend the hashtag #LifeWithoutNetflix and insisted that their users don’t have to live a life with Netflix. Amid a lot of other responses came a tweet from a frustrated user who couldn’t contain his anger and decided Read More


Have made arrangements to evacuate Indians from South Sudan: Sushma Swaraj

In the face of violent clashes between anti and pro government forces in South Sudan, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday reiterated that security of Indians is of paramount importance and that India has formed a task force to take stock of situation there. “We have made all arrangements to evacuate Indians from South Sudan in case the situation Read More


Antoine Griezmann player of Euro 2016, part of team of tournament

France forward Antoine Griezmann was named player of the tournament on Monday after leading the Euro 2016 hosts to Sunday’s final where they lost to Portugal in extra time. The 25-year-old was the tournament’s top scorer with six goals — more than any player at one European Championship since Michel Platini hit nine in France’s 1984-winning campaign on home soil. Read More


Babloo Srivastava bail plea: SC seeks response of Centre, UP

Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and Uttar Pradesh government on the plea of underworld don Babloo Srivastava seeking interim bail, till his application for remission of sentence is considered by the government in light of he having spent over two decades behind bars. A bench of Justices V Gopala Gowda and Adarsh Kumar Goel posted the Read More


Devendra Fadnavis gifts Lord Ganesha idol to Russian PM Medvedev

Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on July 11 presented a Ganesha idol to Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev during the ongoing International Industrial Exhibition ‘Innoprom’ in Ekaterinburg. Fadnavis is currently on an official visit to Russia. At the Maharashtra pavilion at Innoprom, Fadnavis apprised Medvedev of investment opportunities in Maharashtra, an official said. The CM presented the Prime Minister a Read More


Kashmir violence: PDP faces public ire in its own bastion

With 30 civilians dead and more than 1000 injured across the Valley in past three days, Kashmir is on boil. The toll is likely to increase in the coming days as many seriously injured patients are battling for their lives in various hospitals of the city. The situation turned volatile after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani who Read More


Jordan Spieth pulls out of Rio Olympics

Jordan Spieth, world number three, has pulled out of Rio Olympics because of fears concerning the Zika virus, officials said at a news conference held at the British Open. Spieth’s withdrawal means the Olympic golf tournament will be without the world’s top four golfers. Jason Day, Dustin Johnson and Rory McIlroy had all previously said they would not be competing. Read More


Ready to take charge of TNCC, says Khushboo

Tamil Nadu Congress spokesperson Khushboo on Monday met AICC vice-presidentRahul Gandhi and discussed the party affairs in the state in the wake of the recent electoral drubbing. “The new TNCC president will be announced soon,” she told reporters after the meeting, adding that she was ready to take charge. But there are many senior leaders eligible for the post, she said. Read More


UN chief calls for arms embargo, sanctions on South Sudan

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged the Security Council on Monday to impose an arms embargo on South Sudan, sanction leaders and commanders who are blocking the implementation of a peace deal and fortify a UN peacekeeping mission. “We desperately need attack helicopters and other material to fulfill our mandate to protect civilians,” Ban said. “I also urge all countries contributing Read More