India’s batting maestro Virat Kohli held on to the number two position in the latest ICC ODI rankings for batsmen released on Monday. While Rohit Sharma dropped a place to seventh, opener Shikhar Dhawan maintained his eighth position. Following his stellar performance against Pakistan which earned him the Player of the Series award, England batsman Joe Root has surged into Read More

Around 91 others were wounded in the assault, which comes as the Taliban intensify their nationwide offensive against the US-backed government. The two bombers blew themselves up in rapid succession, in an attack apparently aimed at inflicting mass casualties as government workers left the ministry after work. “The first explosion occurred on a bridge near the defence ministry. When soldiers, Read More

Devotees welcomed the God of good luck and prosperity — Lord Ganesha — to their homes and community pandals amid fanfare as the 10-day-long festival devoted to the much beloved deity commenced with religious fervour. IMAGE: A devotee takes Ganesha for a ride across the city on the first day of the 10-day festival. Photograph: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters The festival commenced Read More

Indian mixed doubles pair of Sikki Reddy and Pranaav Jerry Chopra clinched their maiden Grand Prix title, bagging the Brazil Open with a straight games victory over Canadian combo of Toby Ng and Rachel Honderich at  Foz do Iguacu in Brazil, on Sunday. The top seeded Indian pair, ranked 65, prevailed 21-15, 21-16 over second seeds Toby and Rachel in Read More

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May for the first time in Hangzhou, China and held discussions on enhancing bilateral ties in the aftermath of the UK’s decision to exit the European Union. Both the leaders held discussions on the sidelines of the G20 summit on “building opportunities” after the UK voted to leave the Read More

A teacher is strict, loving and caring and puts the best interest of students above everything else. Having said that, teachers can also sometimes be mean, rude and witty depending on how good or bad the students are. Whether we like or loathe them, these mentors and academic coaches play an incredible part in a student’s life. September 5 is Read More

In the climactic tiebreaker, Nadal fought off Pouille’s triple match point at 6-3, but the Frenchman won the final two points, the last coming on a blistering forehand winner. “He’s young. He’s a player that has all the shots. He’s a potential top 10,” Nadal said of Pouille. songa advanced to a clash against either world number one Novak Djokovic Read More

The National Democratic Alliance government at the Centre wants to change the date of the Union Budget, in sync with the suggestions of an expert panel examining the feasibility of a new financial year for the country. At present, the Budget is usually presented on the last day of February. A committee headed by former chief economic advisor Shankar Acharya Read More

A day after Hurriyat leaders snubbed members of the all-party delegation who reached out to them, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the behaviour of the separatists shows they do not believe in ‘Kashmiriyat‘, ‘Insaniyat‘ and ‘Jamooriyat‘. Addressing a press conference on the second day of the delegation’s visit, Singh said he was confident that peace will be restored Read More

The Supreme Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings against cricketer MS Dhoni for an allegedly portrayal as Lord Vishnu on a magazine cover page. In January 2016, Mahendra Singh Dhoni was issued a non-bailable arrest warrant by Anantapur Court for being shown as Lord Vishnu on the cover of Business Todaymagazine in April 2013. The complaint had been filed by Read More